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Multi-periodSite Name: Oppidum de Nages Alternative Name: Roque de Viou Oppidum, Oppidum des CastelsCountry: France Département: Languedoc:Gard (30) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Nimes Nearest Village: Nages-et-Solorgues
Latitude: 43.795200N Longitude: 4.227000E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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TheCaptain saw from a distance on 21st Sep 2005 On the top of the hill to the north of Nages are the remains of an oppidum. This is a nice looking hill rising steeply from the plains, and with what looks to be a sculpted top.
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Roads were straight, parallel, up to 5 metres wide and laid out "en damier" (checkerboard style). Houses were comfortable. Shops had several rooms. There was a fanum, a small gallic temple. Ceramics include huge vessels for oil, campanian pottery and italic amphores. Coins date from 400 BCE onwards and are Roman, gallic, from Marseille and Nimes. In the 1st century BCE the oppidum declined and was given up around 10 CE, when the inhabitants moved to Nemausus (Nimes).
Large parts have been restored.
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