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Come with us on a walking tour of Nyon...
5. rue Nicole
the Forum
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The
Archaeology Walk
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| The text in English reads: The forum - The status of Colonia Iulia Equestris (founded about 45 BC) required it to have institutions conforming to those of the Roman metropolis in order to ensure the political, judicial, economic and religious administration of the town and its territory. The forum, an architectural complex with several buildings, fulfilled this function. The main highway through the town divided the forum into two parts: the sacred area where official religious ceremonies were held, and the public area (basilica and porticos) that was used for the lay activities of the town. A large mosaic, depicting a procession of water divinities, which decorated the floor of one of these public area porticos, was discovered in 1932. |  |
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Sacred area (A) Public
area (B) |
Click here to go to the Nyon Roman Museum's page about this part of town |
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Read
(in French) about the
archaeological investigations of the forum carried out by Archeodunum
S.A.
Use Babelfish.com to translate a web page from French to English. http://babelfish.altavista.com |
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Below
the map on the glass panel in rue Nicole, these elevation drawings show the
whole forum.
Move your mouse over the drawing to identify each area; Click on each area to
link to other pages in this sitef or more details.
Reconstructed North-South section across the sacred area: a) cryptoportico b) portico c) temple reconstruction f) macellum (market)
Reconstructed
East-West section of the whole forum. In the sacred area a) cryptoportico b)
portico c) temple. In the Public area d) porticos
e) basilica.
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the
Rhone River
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This page was updated on 24 April, 2004 by K. Epps
Unless
otherwise mentioned, all photos are by Katharine Epps.
Sauf mention contraire les photos sont de Katharine Epps
nyon@isg-online.org