Late Third century CE, Early Christian. In fact, I only spent about 4 hours there seeing everything described in this post. Your Lightboxes will appear here when you have created some. It is a rare example of a tomb consisting of all three archetyple forms: sarcophagus base, triumphal arch and a tholos or circular shrine containing the commemorated figures. As it became the fashion in the later times of the Republic to claim a divine origin for the most distinguished of the Roman gentes, it was contended that Iulus, the mythical ancestor of the race, was the same as The dictator Caesar frequently alluded to the divine origin of his race, as, for instance, in the funeral oration which he pronounced when Though it would seem that the Julii first came to Rome in the reign of Tullus Hostilius, the name occurs in Roman legend as early as the time of In the later Empire, the distinction between praenomen, nomen, and cognomen was gradually lost, and The gens was always said to have descended from and been named after a mythical personage named The many Julii of imperial times, who were not descended from the gens Julia, did not limit themselves to the praenomina of that family. SAINT-REMY-DE PROVENCE. Two Roman ruins near the town of Saint-Remy, Provence, Francehttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-larc-de-triomphe-and-the-mausolee-des-antiques-two-roman-ruins-near-11449467.htmlFrance, St. Remy, Glanum, fortified Roman town in Provence. GLANUM, ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, THE MAUSOLEUM AND THE TRIUMPHAlL ARCHhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-image-france-alpilles-regional-parc-saint-remy-de-provence-glanum-roman-165320288.htmlGlanum St Remy Provence France Cenotaph Of Julii Northern Relief Shows Cavalry Fight Maybe Iliad Mausoleumhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-st-remy-provence-france-cenotaph-of-julii-northern-relief-shows-38744106.htmlLes Antiques archeological site near St Remy de Provence, Buches du Rhone, Provence, France.https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-les-antiques-archeological-site-near-st-remy-de-provence-buches-du-35761760.htmlRoman Mausoleum of the Julii, Victory Monument or War Memorial Les Antiquités Glanum Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Les Alpilles Provence Francehttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-roman-mausoleum-of-the-julii-victory-monument-or-war-memorial-les-50260946.htmlGlanum was an oppidum or fortified town in present day Provence, founded by a Celto-Ligurian people called the Salyes in the 6th century BCE.https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-was-an-oppidum-or-fortified-town-in-present-day-provence-founded-58839823.htmlLes Antiques archeological site near St Remy de Provence, Buches du Rhone, Provence, France.https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-les-antiques-archeological-site-near-st-remy-de-provence-buches-du-35762370.htmlRoman Soldiers, Cavalry or Army in Battle Scene on Mausoleum of Julii (c40BC) Glanum Roman Town City or Remains Saint Rémy de Provence Francehttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-roman-soldiers-cavalry-or-army-in-battle-scene-on-mausoleum-of-julii-50261026.htmlGlanum was an oppidum or fortified town in present day Provence, founded by a Celto-Ligurian people called the Salyes in the 6th century BCE.https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-was-an-oppidum-or-fortified-town-in-present-day-provence-founded-58839806.htmlGlanum was an oppidum or fortified town in present day Provence, founded by a Celto-Ligurian people called the Salyes in the 6th century BCE.https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-was-an-oppidum-or-fortified-town-in-present-day-provence-founded-58839790.htmlGlanum was an oppidum or fortified town in present day Provence, founded by a Celto-Ligurian people called the Salyes in the 6th century BCE.https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-was-an-oppidum-or-fortified-town-in-present-day-provence-founded-58839834.htmlGlanum oppidum fortified town Celto-Ligurian people Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône département, about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignonhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-oppidum-fortified-town-celto-ligurian-people-alpilles-bouches-58840022.htmlGlanum oppidum fortified town Celto-Ligurian people Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône département, about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignonhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-oppidum-fortified-town-celto-ligurian-people-alpilles-bouches-58840045.htmlGlanum oppidum fortified town Celto-Ligurian people Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône département, about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignonhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-oppidum-fortified-town-celto-ligurian-people-alpilles-bouches-58840007.htmlGlanum oppidum fortified town Celto-Ligurian people Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône département, about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignonhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-oppidum-fortified-town-celto-ligurian-people-alpilles-bouches-58840035.htmlGlanum oppidum fortified town Celto-Ligurian people Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône département, about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignonhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-oppidum-fortified-town-celto-ligurian-people-alpilles-bouches-58845722.htmlGlanum oppidum fortified town Celto-Ligurian people Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône département, about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignonhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-oppidum-fortified-town-celto-ligurian-people-alpilles-bouches-58839982.htmlGlanum oppidum fortified town Celto-Ligurian people Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône département, about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignonhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-glanum-oppidum-fortified-town-celto-ligurian-people-alpilles-bouches-58839976.html Glanum, St. Remy, France. GLANUM, ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, THE MAUSOLEUM OF THE JULIIhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-image-france-bouches-du-rhne-13-alpilles-regional-parc-saint-remy-de-provence-165320223.htmlEast panel of socle base of mausoleum of the Julii. From the necropolis under St. Peter's Mid-3rd century Grotte Vaticane, Rome. Representation of Christ as the sun-god Helios or Sol Invictus riding in his chariot. Mosaic of the Vatican grottoes under St. Peter's Basilica, on the ceiling of the tomb of the Julii. The imperial family set the example by freely mingling the praenomina of the Julii with those of the The family-names of the Julii in the time of the Republic are Due to the activity of Julius Caesar in Gaul over many years, a number of natives of the Gallic provinces adopted In some accounts, Iulus was the son of Aeneas and Creüsa, who came to Latium from the ruins of Troy, together with his father and others seeking a land in which to settle.