{"id":375938,"date":"2025-08-26T21:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/375938\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:28:10","slug":"a-well-preserved-roman-mausoleum-unearthed-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/375938\/","title":{"rendered":"A Well-Preserved Roman Mausoleum Unearthed in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA well-preserved Roman mausoleum, modeled after the famous Mausoleum of Augustus\u00a0in Rome, was discovered by archaeologists in Saint-Romain-en-Gal<\/a>, near Lyon, France.<\/p>\n

\n\tConstructed around 50 CE, the interior of the structure measures more than 50 feet in diameter and is thought to have had 20-foot-tall ceilings. It would have been visible to those in the Roman colony Vienna and can be seen along the Rh\u00f4ne River.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis was a person who, even in death, remained present in the world of the living,\u201d Giulia Ciucci, archaeologist and scientific director of the Saint-Romain-en-Gal museum site, told Arkeonews<\/a>. \u201cThe resemblance to the emperor\u2019s mausoleum suggests a figure of significant political power and influence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe monument\u2019s opulence and location indicate that it was likely constructed for a member of the aristocratic elite who had a strong connection with imperial authority.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt is one of only 18 mound mausoleums found in France and is the only known circular elevation monument in such well-preserved conditions.<\/p>\n

\n\tNot only does the mausoleum provide a rare look at the conditions of Roman Gaul, but also provides further evidence of a connection between the two locales. (The Mausoleum of Augustus\u00a0in the Campus Martius is the massive tomb and final resting place of Rome\u2019s first emperor.)<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to the mausoleum, archaeologists also unearthed the remains of three ancient shops that date from the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. A fire that destroyed the shops at the time helped preserved wood structures and artisan tools. <\/p>\n

\n\tTwo of these workshops would have once been occupied by fullers who cleaned and reinforced wool, while a kiln found in the third shop indicates that it would have been used for glassmaking or culinary purposes.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe shops were initially identified in the 1980s, and would have been part of a larger commercial complex with at least eight units that is indicative of a thriving class of local artisans and workers.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe quality and diversity of these remains will allow us to better understand local commerce,\u201d Benjamin Cl\u00e9ment, professor of Roman archaeology<\/a> at the Universit\u00e9 de Franche-Comt\u00e9, told Arkeonews. \u201cWe know much about long-distance trade in this period, but it is rare to have such well-preserved evidence of everyday local economic activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tExcavations at the site are expected to continue in collaboration with universities in Aix-Marseille, Universit\u00e9 de Franche-Comt\u00e9, and the CNRS through 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A well-preserved Roman mausoleum, modeled after the famous Mausoleum of Augustus\u00a0in Rome, was discovered by archaeologists in Saint-Romain-en-Gal,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5309],"tags":[2397,2000,299,36,131311],"class_list":{"0":"post-375938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-france","8":"tag-archaeology","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-france","12":"tag-saint-romain-en-gal"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115097193893038344","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}