Gallia Romana
Notice
| City | Narbonne (Aude, 11) |
|---|---|
| Subject(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Resource type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1557 |
| Inscription | |
| References | Platter A λ III, f. 92= Lötscher 1976, p. 265 |
| Bibliography | Kieffer 1892 ; Lötscher 1976 ; Gayraud 1981 ; Le Roy Ladurie 1995 ; Dellong 2003 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 28-29, 84 |
| Remarks | |
Transcription
Kieffer 1892 ; Lötscher 1976 ; Gayraud 1981 ; Le Roy Ladurie 1995 ; Dellong 2003 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 28-29, 84
In order to finish Narbonne’s ramparts, started under Louis XIII, François I had the subsisting Roman remains, which mostly came from the Gallo-Roman necroplis, collected up and used as building material
« f°urt [° sur u] uns in der stat herumb, zeigt uns der stat muren stercke, doruf mir herumb giengen, item vil antiquiteten, so sich in den ringmuren erzeigten »…
= We made the round tour of the town and were shown the city walls, which seem to me to surround it entirely, and the many antiquities which these walls exhibits…