L’amphithéâtre de Reims/Durocortorum : nouveaux éléments de localisation et de datation by Pierre Mathelart

“…Based on this proposal, the Reims amphitheater appears to have been built during the first construction phase of buildings dedicated to performance in the Roman Empire, concurrently, or shortly after the erection of the amphitheaters of Lyon (Rhône) and Saintes (Charente-Maritime), two other capitals of Gaul. Though knowledge about the amphitheater itself remains very limited, the location of and date of foundation for this emblematic monument of Roman culture in Reims now appear to have been identified thanks to this excavation.…”
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