Gallia Romana
Notice
| City | Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, 13) |
|---|---|
| Subject(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Resource type | Printed book |
| Date | 1631 |
| Inscription | |
| References | Gölnitz 1631, pp. 533-534 |
| Bibliography | Constans 1921, pp. 325-345 ; Lemerle 2005, p. 90 ; Rothé/Heijmans 2008, pp. 419-426 |
| Remarks | |
Transcription
Constans 1921, pp. 325-345 ; Lemerle 2005, p. 90 ; Rothé/Heijmans 2008, pp. 419-426
The circus aedicule described by Gervase of Tilbury in the 13th century no longer existed in the 16th century; only the obelisk three-quarters of which were buried remained. The upper part of the monolith (approximately two-thirds of the entire obelisk) had been conserved in the suburb known as the ‘Faubourg de la Roquette’, where it was used as a bench in the square in front of the house originally occupied by the Ventabren family, which, in the author’s time, had passed into the hands of the Porcellets. In 1675, the obelisk was erected in front of the town hall (located on the old market place)
« ante [Porcellanorum domus] fores devoluta stat [534] pars pyramidis grandioris ; cujus pars infima & basis extra portam in agro quodam conspicitur jacens. »