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	Arles Town Village visit - by Provence Beyond
		Arles was one of the richest urban centers in France during the Gallo-Roman period.
		The port brought prosperity to Arles during the reign of Augustus, and by the time of Constantine (306-337) it was the second capital of the Empire.
		In 1521, Arles was permanently attached to the Comté de Provence.
	www.beyond.fr /villages/arles.html (1168 words)

	Arles - LoveToKnow 1911
		ARLES, a town of south-eastern France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Bouches-du-Rhone, 54 m.
		A canal unites Arles with the harbour of Bouc on the Mediterranean.
		Arles still possesses many monuments of Roman architecture and art, the most remarkable being the ruins of an amphitheatre (the Arenes), capable of containing 25,000 spectators, which, in the 11th and 12th centuries, was flanked with massive towers, of which three are still standing.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Arles (943 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - ARLES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Arles fell into the hands of Clovis, and Bishop Cæsarius was openly accused by the Jews of treason.
		Arles, like most towns of southern France, fell under the dominion of the Merovingian kings, whose fanaticism weighed heavily upon the French Jews.
		The counts of Provence gradually established their power in Arles, owing to the incessant conflicts between the archbishop and the Christian inhabitants of the city; and the state of the Arlesian Jews accordingly changed.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=1784&letter=A (1376 words)

	France - Arles
		It is because the sea marched away and left Arles to stagnate in the Rhone lowlands that the enterprising community of the late Roman Empire was not allowed to achieve the destiny prepared for it by Julius Caesar and surpass Marseille as the principal port in lower France.
		Arles, suddenly cut off from the world which might have reshaped it into the uninteresting uniformity of other port cities, clung to its old fashions in dress and language and is to-day a town of pre-medieval character.
		Arles might still have marched on toward the destiny that Caesar had dreamed for her had it not been for the ill advised engineering ventures of Louis XIV.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles07/burgundy-22.shtml (3151 words)

	Arles - France.com
		Arles (Arle in Provençal) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, of which it is a sous-préfecture, in the former province of Provence.
		Arles is an extremely ancient town, having been established by the Greeks as early as the 6th century BC under the name of Theline.
		Arles was badly affected by the invasion of Provence by the Muslim Saracens and the Franks, who took control of the region in the 6th century.
	www.france.com /docs/551.html (1441 words)

	Arles. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Arles is an important railroad, shipping, agriculture, and industrial center with varied manufactures.
		Constantine I convoked (314) a synod at Arles that condemned Donatism; Constantine II was born there.
		Arles was an archiepiscopal see from the 4th cent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ar/Arles.html (258 words)

	Arles
		Arles is at the entrance of the Camargue, state park, and 30 minutes from sandy beaches.
		Arles’ republic (from 1150 to 1200) knew an incredible prosperity thanks to welcoming one of the main 3 roads of the greatest pilgrimages that is to say Jerusalem Rome and Compostelle.
		Arles is not only a cultural city with historic patrimony but also a city open to the nature to Camargue which is extended between the two branches of the Rhone River.
	www.frenchhomerentals.com /provence/arles/home.htm (1115 words)

	Arles Image Web Page Creator
		With the release of Arles 7.3 creating stylish images with a 3D projection effect now only takes a single mouse click.
		The main new features in Arles 7.2.2 are the new Ground Reflection Effect (see image below), full XHTML support, a new title storage system and customizable toolbars.
		There are new table border options, an improved thumbnail and image effects windows and improvements to the popup and security features.
	www.digitaldutch.com /arles (228 words)

	Arles - Camargue -Provence Web
		Arles is the largest city in France with the surface area being 758km2.
		It is encircled by an environment of exceptional beauty: the banks of the Rhône river, the arid plains of Crau, the Alpilles and the untamed land of Camargue.
		Once a metropolis of Roman Gaul, then Arles became a symbole of ardent Christianity as can be seen through the arena, the Alyscamps burial grounds, the amphitheater and the Roman baths of Constantin.
	www.provenceweb.com /e/bouches/arles/arles.htm (234 words)

	Arles
		Arles figures in the public imagination primarily through the brief and tragic residence of its most famous visitor, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-89).
		A seaport in Roman times, the small city is a repository for well-preserved Roman architecture, a market town for the farms in the surrounding countryside, a gateway to Provence, the principal urban center of a region of beautiful and varied landscapes, and the venue of several world-renowned festivals, fairs and exhibitions.
		Arles is short on world-class scandals of this sort and it got into the local papers.
	www.fermentmagazine.org /Bio/arles.html (4280 words)

	Arles, France
		In the center of Arles is a well preserved Roman Coloseum.
		Arles is famous from many pictures van Gogh painted while he was living here.
		Arles was occupied by the Germans during WW2.
	www.homestead.com /astridlanghorne/Arles.html (176 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Caesarius of Arles
		He ruled the See of Arles for forty years with apostolic courage and prudence, and stands out in the history of that unhappy period as the foremost bishop of Gaul.
		Again in 508, after the siege of Arles, the victorious Ostrogoths suspected Caesarius of having plotted to deliver the city to the besieging Franks and Burgundians, and caused him to be temporarily deported.
		These are five in number: Arles (524), Carpentras (527), Orange (II) and Vaison (529), and Marscilles (533), the latter called to judge a bishop, Contumeliosis of Riez, a self-confessed adulterer, but who managed later to obtain a reprive through Pope Agapetus, on the plea of irregular procedure, the final outcome of the case being unknown.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03135b.htm (1773 words)

	Arles travel guide - Wikitravel
		Arles is in Provence in the southeast of France.
		Arles is for the most part small enough to enjoy by foot, if you aren't lazy.
		Arles is centrally located...The town straddles Provence and the Languedoc.
	wikitravel.org /en/Arles (635 words)

	Hotels Arles France - Venere.com
		In the 1826 almanac of Arles, it is written that the 'baron of Chartrouse has just built a façade as elegant as the houses of the Antin causeway'.
		Located in Arles, in a beautiful region famous for its landscapes and its cultural legacy, the Grand Hotel Nord-Pinus is housed in a charming 19th-century building.
		The New hotel Arles Camargue is located near the Amphitheatre and the Antique Theatre, only a five minute walk from the city centre, it welcomes you in a city boasting antique origins and traditions.
	en.venere.com /hotels_arles (866 words)

	Arles : City of Culture, Photography, Food and Mystery
		Even after the fall of Rome, Arles was yet a stronghold of the Roman Catholic Empire with many a church, a nunnery, cloisters and more within its walls.
		Merchandise from all over the Mediterranean was brought to Arles by boat, and then transferred to horse-drawn barges and distributed throughout Northern Europe.
		Arles' strategic positioning as the first city on the Rhone River -- safely inland, but easily accessed -- made it the ideal entry to the Northern European markets.
	www.cuisineprovencale.com /about_arles.html (653 words)

	Arles France - IndigoGuide Arles
		Arles is synonymous with Van Gogh and Roman monuments, but not necessarily in that order.
		Arles cleverly supported Julius Caesar in 49 BC and so it benefited from the sacking of Marseille, which had supported Pompey instead.
		Arles thus became an important port and throughout its early history took advantage of any downturns in Marseille's fortune.
	www.indigoguide.com /france/arles.htm (519 words)

	Arles travel guide
		Located in the Provence, Arles is an important agricultural and industrial centre in France.
		Arles is still full of evidence of Roman times.
		As Van Gogh already said, the nature around Arles is beautiful, and it’s a great area for hiking, cycling, horseback riding, rock climbing or cruising down the river Rhône.
	www.world66.com /europe/france/midi/provence/arles (349 words)

	Athena Review I,4: Romans on the Rhône: Arles
		Arles (Arelate) was the first Roman town to be built in Gaul after the 49 BC defeat of Pompey's forces at Marseille (Massilia) by Caesar during the Civil War.
		The cryptoporticus at Arles is, however, too damp for prolonged storage and may have served as a barracks for public slaves.
		There are also models of the entire city as it would have appeared in the 4th century AD, as well as a representation of the pre-Roman Celtic settlement from the 4th century BC, and another of the Hypogée de la Montagne des Cordes, the most important megalithic tomb in Provence.
	www.athenapub.com /rhone1.htm (1681 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Hilary of Arles
		When Honoratus, who had meanwhile become Archbishop of Arles, was at the point of death, Hilary went to his side and assisted at his latest moments.
		But as he was about to set out on his return to Lérins he was retained by force and proclaimed archbishop in the place of Honoratus.
		Subsequently began between him and Pope St. Leo the famous quarrel which constitutes one of the most curious phases of the history of the Gallican Church.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07349a.htm (427 words)

	/ RENCONTRES D'ARLES 04 // (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In December 2003 Arles was hit by one of the worst floods in its history (7 victims).
		"Arles under Water" is a contribution to this movement: an exhibition giving the people of Arles and their backers a chance to speak about what happened and express their sense of solidarity.
		Photographs by than 3000 amateurs and professionals were handed in at the Rencontres d'Arles office, of which 600 were selected by students from the National School of Photography: strangely poignant images telling an extraordinary story.
	www.rip-arles.org /pages/04festival/04ukexpoautres_arlestxt.html (132 words)

	Arles
		Putting aside warnings from the guidebooks that in Arles we would fall prey to mosquitos from the nearby Camargue, the wet region of the Rhône delta, we chose Arles because it had more to offer than the alternative—Languedoc's major city, Montpelier.
		Specifically, in Arles we could find traces of Van Gogh's last years and we would be close to the cloisters of the Abbey of Montmajour, which looked very scenic in photos.
		Arles combines elements of cities we had already seen.
	home.earthlink.net /~mistahrick/arles.htm (1125 words)

	Arles - Camargue -Provence Web
		Arles is the largest city in France with the surface area being 758km2.
		It is encircled by an environment of exceptional beauty: the banks of the Rhône river, the arid plains of Crau, the Alpilles and the untamed land of Camargue.
		Once a metropolis of Roman Gaul, then Arles became a symbole of ardent Christianity as can be seen through the arena, the Alyscamps burial grounds, the amphitheater and the Roman baths of Constantin.
	www.provenceweb.fr /e/bouches/arles/arles.htm (234 words)

	Roman Theater, Arles
		The Roman theater in Arles is located in Rue de la Calade/Rue du Cloître; opening times are the same as those for the Arènes.
		It was built in the time of Augustus and, with seating for 8,000 on 33 tiers of steps, was as large as the theater in Orange.
		Most of the relics brought to light during excavation can be seen in the Musée d'Art Païen - the most important of these is the "Venus of Arles", a representation of the goddess Diana, which was discovered near a fountain in 1651 and is now in the Louvre in Paris.
	www.planetware.com /arles/roman-theater-f-az-ta.htm (249 words)

	Arles
		Arles was definitely the place for that, though "ruins" wasn't quite the word; the big arena in the middle of town wasn't at all ruined, but still very much a going concern, used for all sorts of events.
		And the bulls of the Camargue are enormous beasts, who spend most of their lives knee-deep in mud and water; so when you get one of them on the dry hard ground of an arena, he can move like a Tomahawk missile.
		They are absolutely fearless and incredibly aggressive; I've seen a photo, taken in the Arles arena, of a bull climbing the barrier and pursuing his prey right up into the bleachers.
	www.sff.net /people/sanders/arles.html (769 words)

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