Ambrussum

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Ambrussum (French pronunciation: [----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Latin pronunciation: is a Roman archaeological site in Villetelle, Occitania, Southern France. It is close to the modern town Lunel, between Nimes and Montpellier. Ambrussum is notable for its museum, its staging post on the Via Domitia, its bridge Bridge Ambroix over the Vidourle, painted by Gustave Courbet, and for its oppidum (fortified village).

Its history of settlement spanned 400 years. The whole site is still being excavated. A lower settlement prone to flooding was a staging post for travellers on the Via Domitia and provided stability and accommodation and the full range of repair facilities that were needed by carts and the Imperial postal service.

The higher settlement was based on a pre-Roman oppidum which was within a surrounding wall including 21 powers. The Romans re-modelled the oppidum, so there is evidence of a complete range of hosting styles from the early one room dwellings to sophisticated courtyard houses on the second century AD. The Roman road, the Via Domitia, ran at the foot of the settlement, leading from it is a paved road with visible with traces of Roman trolley tracks.

The Roman...