Caesar and the Rhône: Ancient Masterpieces of Arles

Museum of Art and History, Geneva

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Mosaïque représentant l’enlèvement d’Europe (c. end of 2nd century AD), Arles Museum of Antiquity. Photo: © MDAA, Rémi Bénali

In 46 BC Julius Caesar founded a colony at Arles (then Arelate), which would become a key port. Recent archaeological finds, including bronze and marble sculptures, shed light on life in the Roman city. Find out more from the MAH Geneva’s website.

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Portrait d'homme: César, fondateur de la colonie d’Arles (?) (c. 1st century BC), Arles Museum of Antiquity.

(c. 1st century BC), Arles Museum of Antiquity. Photo: © MDAA, Rémi Bénali

(c. 240 BC), Musée du Louvre

Aphrodite dite Vénus d'Arles (4th century BC), Musée du Louvre.

The Venus of Arles (4th century BC), Musée du Louvre. Photo: © Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Daniel Lebée/Carine Déambrosis

Paire de patères à manche avec décor mythologique (2nd-3rd centuries AD), Calvet Museum of Avignon.

Pair of simpulums (ladles) with mythological decorations (2nd–3rd century AD), Calvet Museum of Avignon. Photo: © Avignon, Musée Calvet – Fondation Calvet