🏛️ Alba-la-Romaine: Agglomération antique d'Alba Helviorum
Gallo-Roman city and capital of the Helvii people
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- Gallo-Roman city flourishing from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD
- Capital of the Helvii, a Gallic tribe in what is now Ardèche, France
- Notable remains include a well-preserved theater, forum, monumental palace, and Roman road
- Open to the public with museum and interpretive panels on site
The Agglomération antique d'Alba Helviorum, located in Alba-la-Romaine in the Ardèche department of southeastern France, represents one of the region's most significant archaeological sites from the Gallo-Roman period. The city served as the administrative and cultural capital of the Helvii tribe and remained a thriving urban center for approximately 500 years before declining in the late Roman period and eventual abandonment in the 5th century AD. Ongoing excavations continue to reveal the ...