Nîmes | Nemausus | France
Gallic history; a leading city of the Roman province Gallia Narbonensis; the temple (Maison Carrée), amphitheater (Les Arènes), and gate (Porte d'Auguste) are among the empire's best preserved; on the Via Domitia
Pleiades Gazetteer: 148142
Online Coins of the Roman Empire: Nemausus mint (the most famous series features a crocodile and palm tree, which has become a modern emblem for the city).
Landmarks
amphitheater (Les Arènes)
line of the wall behind the Musée de la Romanité
gate (Porte de France)
gate (Porte d'Auguste)
temple (Maison Carrée)
Nîmes Archaeological Museum | Musée de la Romanité
Opened in 2018, the new museum houses the city's extensive archaeological collection
the museum, across the street from the amphitheater
the museum's interior
Gallic relief sculpture with severed heads
Gallic statue with shield
milestones of Augustus and Antoninus Pius
map of the Via Domitia
placenames inscribed on a small column pedestal
fragment of a circus cup
statue and fountain depicting Neptune
fresco painting with a seated male figure in the central panel
mosaic depicting the death of Pentheus
Altar for Jupiter Heliopoltianus and Nemausus dedicated by a soldier from Beirut
funerary dedication for Licinia Flavilla and Sextus Adgennius Macrinus
draped female statue somtimes identified as Antonia Minor
remains from the fountain sanctuary reinstalled at the museum
funerary statues from Beaucaire, near Nîmes
mosaic from Brignon, near Nîmes, in a reconstructed bedroom
Architectural Models at the Museum
digitized model of Nîmes
interactive model of the Maison Carrée
interactive model of the amphitheater
interactive model of the fountain sanctuary
view of cork models
cork model of the Maison Carrée
cork model of the amphitheater
cork model of Rome's Colosseum