Gallia Romana
Notice
| City | Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, 13) |
|---|---|
| Subject(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Resource type | Manuscript |
| Date | Late 16th century |
| Inscription | |
| References | Anonymous Nicolay 242, p. 3 |
| Bibliography | Constans 1921, pp. 350-351 ; Lemerle 2005, p. 91 |
| Remarks | |
Transcription
The eight porphyry columns originally belonged to a temple situated in the north-eastern corner of the city. They sank near the ‘Pont Saint-Esprit’ along with the boat that was transporting them. The anonymous author’s text was copied in 1776 by the abbot Bonnemant from the original version conserved in the cabinet of M. Nicolay
« Non deffuerunt (sic) quoque antiquæ marmoreæ statuæ, quæ nostro cum dedecore à Magnatibus passim asportatæ sunt ; inter quos Katherina Medicea Francorum Regina, cùm Arelatæ esset cum filio Karolo IX° anno 1564, duas nobilissimas elegantissimis tùm columnis tùm statuis expoliavit ecclesias, ecclesiam nempè sanctæ Mariæ Majoris octo porphireis columnis, quæ præbisterium fulciebant »