Narbonne information

Narbonne (Narbona in Catalan and in Occitan, commonly Narbo especially when referring to the Ancient Rome era) is a town and commune of southwestern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It lies 849 km from Paris in the Aude département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about 15 km from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is marginally the largest commune in the Aude département, although the préfecture (capital) resides in the slightly smaller commune of Carcassonne. (...) more....

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Narbo, capital of Narbonne, has two important remains: the Horreum and a section of the Domitian, which summarizes the history of the Roman Empire. Time travel. Sabrié Raymond is accurate. The path traced by Domitius and borrowed by the Caesars is still 1.50 meters below the slabs unearthed in 1997 during the construction of the pedestrian Place de l'Hotel de Ville. 1.50m "dust" covers 440 years of history, between Narbonne visit of Augustus in 27 BC. AD and the arrival of Galla Placidia in 413. Each day, paved the way to Narbonne remember that their city, a strategic crossroads of major trading routes, was one of the most important cities of southern Gaul. Narbonne It crossed from north to south, with the aim of linking Italy to Spain romanized. Dated to the late fourth century, blocks visible today paved the way destiny has taken the last Western Roman Empress, doomed to the twilight of Rome. Galla Placidia (390-450), daughter of Theodosius I, who imposed Christianity and the Empire divided between East and West figured to loot the sack of Rome by Alaric (410). Narbonne is the Visigoth Athaulf, new master of the city, married the princess hostage top 414. Widow and "recovery" by Constance, the pious Galla Placidia ruled by his side and then through their son Valentinian III. The Empress passed away 26 years before the dismissal by Odoacer the last Western Roman emperor, a boy named Romulus Augustulus.

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Narbonne, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

The "Narbo 118", wine Narbonne owner of 7.5 hectares of vines in the vineyard Quatourze, the city of Narbonne had the idea to draw a wine sold to benefit the construction of water towers in Burkina Faso. Think globally, act locally. QED. Narbonne is a culture more than two thousand years of wine. No ingredient is missing in setting up a chain of authority to pursue excellence of the raw municipal solidarity mission. Because the operation is itself a showcase of skills Languedoc wine. Four varieties: Carignan, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre were selected. Winemaking and livestock were given to the wine cooperative of growers of Ambrosia. The new oak barrels have been produced by the cooperage end a century-old house. The Roman Horreum at the perfect humidity and constant length needed to accommodate the wine. It remained to create the label. The thought has failed Rusticus called 446, named the first Archbishop of Narbonne in 446 AD. When the spark has sprung. Narbo, the original name of what would become the first Roman colony founded in - 118 means "place of waters"! That was found. Thus was born the Narbo 118. According to its sponsor, the sommelier Jacques Orthon: "Notes of ripe black fruits, vanilla and liquorice ... A lot of freshness and elegance. "Elegance and generosity. Taste the Narbo 118 July-August, after a guided tour of the galleries Horreum on the theme of ancient trade and wine Narbonne, a sale of the wine tasting Narbo 118, to build a water tower in a village Burkina Faso, is organized.

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