Grecs en Gaule du Sud. Tombes de la colonie d'Agathé (Agde, Hérault, IVe - IIe siècles av. J.-C.) Moyen-âge Exhibition Catalogue

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in their own way

of the memory of an individual

away from the gaze of others and the noise of the city

du musée d'Orsay et de l'Union centrale des arts décoratifs de Paris

Grecs en Gaule du Sud. Tombes de la colonie d'Agathé (Agde, Hérault, IVe - IIe siècles av. J.-C.) Moyen-âge Exhibition CatalogueThe Greek colony of Agatha, already cited by ancient authors, has been the subject of much discussion among modern historians, who were primarily seeking its precise location and date of foundation. Initial fieldwork by Raymond Aris in the late 1930s, followed by work by Andr Nickels in the 1970s and 1980s, confirmed the location of the ancient city on the modern site of Agde and provided a better understanding of the lives of its inhabitants and,