🏛️ Alabonte-Arelate
Roman settlement remains in Provence
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southern France
- Period: Roman era, approximately 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Type: Archaeological site with scattered structural remains
- Access: Open-air site; visibility of features varies seasonally
Alabonte-Arelate represents a secondary Roman settlement in the territory of ancient Arles (Arelate), one of the major port cities of Roman Gaul. The site consists of dispersed archaeological evidence including wall fragments, pottery scatter, and structural foundations scattered across agricultural land. It reflects the pattern of rural settlement and resource exploitation in the Roman provincial landscape of southern Gaul during the Imperial period ...