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NimesNimes is in the south of France. Historians believe the city was once a colony founded by the emperor Augustus and populated with legionnaires, veterans of the Egyptian campaign who settled here after the battle of Actium in 31 BC.
The Amphitheater The amphitheater in Nimes is one of the best preserved in the whole of the Roman world. It was designed at the end of the 1st century for the presentation of animal and gladiator combats. It is still used today for bull fights. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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