Conference which will present the major stages of Roman military intervention in the southern Alps bordering the sea and the administrative and social transformations that organized these territories.
Like Sardinia, the Maritime Alps remained under the control and protection of the army until after Nero's death, by which time the region was already highly integrated. This integration is reflected in the rapid development of cities whose magistrates and institutions, operating from an urban center, held authority over defined territories, and in the granting of Latin rights, probably as early as 63 AD. The region was an important center for military recruitment for the Roman army, which contributed to its rapid and profound Romanization, extending even to the villages that formed the backbone of the territory and society of the cities. The development of fortified roads significantly contributed to opening up the area.
Pascal Arnaud is an ancient historian, philologist, and archaeologist by training. A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure and a former member of the French School at Rome, he was a lecturer in Roman History and Archaeology at the University of Bordeaux (1985-1992), then a professor at the University of Nice (1992-2010), and finally at the University of Lyon (2010-2018). He has been an emeritus professor since 2018.
His research has earned him three appointments to the Institut Universitaire de France (Junior Chair 1996-2000, Senior Chair 2008-2013 and 2013-2018). His research combines his expertise as an archaeologist with his knowledge of Greek and Latin literary texts, inscriptions, and papyri. He has long studied the history of southern Gaul in general and its integration into the Roman Empire in particular. An expert in the history of the construction of geographical knowledge, he is a specialist in the history of navigation in the ancient world in general and in the history and archaeology of ports in particular.
Pascal Arnaud is an ancient historian, philologist, and archaeologist by training. A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure and a former member of the French School at Rome, he was a lecturer in Roman History and Archaeology at the University of Bordeaux (1985-1992), then a professor at the University of Nice (1992-2010), and finally at the University of Lyon (2010-2018). He has been an emeritus professor since 2018.
His research has earned him three appointments to the Institut Universitaire de France (Junior Chair 1996-2000, Senior Chair 2008-2013 and 2013-2018). His research combines his expertise as an archaeologist with his knowledge of Greek and Latin literary texts, inscriptions, and papyri. He has long studied the history of southern Gaul in general and its integration into the Roman Empire in particular. An expert in the history of the construction of geographical knowledge, he is a specialist in the history of navigation in the ancient world in general and in the history and archaeology of ports in particular.
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On 22 November 2025
- 15:00 at 15:00
