Gallia Romana
Notice
| City | Vienne (Isère, 38) |
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| Subject(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Resource type | Printed book |
| Date | 1605 |
| Inscription | |
| References | Du Bois 1605, p. 8 |
| Bibliography | Pelletier 1974, pp. 6-15 ; Pelletier 1982, pp. 221-222 ; Lemerle 2003, pp. 10-14 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 66, 96 |
| Remarks | |
Transcription
Pelletier 1974, pp. 6-15 ; Pelletier 1982, pp. 221-222 ; Lemerle 2003, pp. 10-14 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 66, 96
The quadrifrons (square-sided) arch which constituted the base of the obelisk stood on the spina of the circus
« Extra illam portam Avenionensem in vineto, visitur Obeliscus olim intra urbem positus, in cujus vertice qui nunc truncatus spectatur : urna fuisse dicitur, in qua conditi erant cineres Venerii Affricani (sic), qui profugus à patria cum illic consedisset, Urbem Viennam condidit »