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The arch was constructed alongside the “Via Agrippa,” a collection of Roman roads in Roman Gaul established by Marcus Agrippa (63-12 B.C.), the person architect of Augustus. It was probably built during the reign of Augustus

View of the arch / Andim / Wiki Commons 3. The name of the settlement, Arausio, was derived from the local Celtic water god. It’s assumed that the Triumphal Arch of Orange was constructed in honor of these veterans who were part of the Roman Conquest of Gaul. as “Arausio” by veterans of the second legion, also known as the “Legio II Augusta.”Īs its name suggests, this legion was active during the reign of the first Roman Emperor Augustus, although it was established in the late Roman Republic. The Roman settlement that became the modern-day town of Orange was founded in the year 35 B.C. The much bigger cities of Montpellier and Marseille aren’t too far to the southwest and southeast respectively as well. The larger city of Avignon is situated about 21 kilometers (13 miles) south of Orange. The border of the Vaucluse and the Gard Departments is marked by the Rhône River which flows just west of Orange. It’s located in the relatively small town of Orange which is situated in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France.

The Triumphal Arch of Orange is one of the dozens of arches constructed by the Romans that still stand today. It’s located just north of the historical heart of Orange It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since the early 1980s 1.