First to Third century CE Treveri and Roman remains at the Gallo-Roman Museum in Arlon, Belgium
First to Third century CE Treveri and Roman remains at the Gallo-Roman Museum in Arlon, Belgium. Before the Roman conquests of Gaul, the territory of Arlon and a vast area to the southeast were settled by the Celtic Treveri tribe. The settlement was located at what would become crossroads of two important Roman roads (Reims-Trier and Metz-Tongres) after the Roman conquest of Gaul. This allowed ancient Orolaunum to prosper and become a vibrant commercial and administrative center during the first three centuries of the common era. Then much of the city was destroyed during the Germanic invasions of the 3rd century CE despite the defensive walls that had been built on the Knipchen hill. The first archaeological discoveries made in Arlon go back to the 17th century, when remains of the defensive wall were dismantled and its foundations revealed the reuse of fragments of funerary monuments. During the 19th century a necropolis was unearthed along the a wealth of grave goods. Then ...