Arles Amphitheatre： The Colosseum of Ancient Gaul I SLICE HISTORY

During the Gallic Wars, without putting up a fight, whole cities immediately sided with Rome and even took advantage of the generosity of the emperors, from Julius Caesar to Constantine the Great.
Located at the junction of the main roads and sea routes, Arles, in the south of France, did tremendously well. The city was extremely wealthy and the most beautiful Roman monuments were built there. Its amphitheatre, 21 metres high, with 60 arcades, is a replica of the Colosseum in Rome. Its circus, which is 450 metres long and was built entirely from stone, was one of the three most renowned in all of Roman Gaul. As well as these two monumental structures, the city had a forum, ramparts, and a theatre built in the early days of the Empire. Hence, Arles was nicknamed "the little Rome of Ancient Gaul".
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