Rama (Gaul)
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Rama or Rame was an ancient town in Gallia Narbonensis
, which the Itineraries fix on the road between Ebrodunum (modern Embrun
) and Brigantium (modern Briançon
). D'Anville says that there is a place called Rame on this road near the Durance
, on the same side as Embrun and Briançon, and at a point where a torrent named Biesse joins the Durance
. The editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
place Rama near La Roche-de-Rame
.
Gallia Narbonensis
Gallia Narbonensis was a Roman province located in what is now Languedoc and Provence, in southern France. It was also known as Gallia Transalpina , which was originally a designation for that part of Gaul lying across the Alps from Italia and it contained a western region known as Septimania...
, which the Itineraries fix on the road between Ebrodunum (modern Embrun
Embrun, Hautes-Alpes
Embrun is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Description:...
) and Brigantium (modern Briançon
Briançon
Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
). D'Anville says that there is a place called Rame on this road near the Durance
Durance
The Durance is a major river in south-eastern France.Its source is in the south-western Alps, in Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon and it flows south-west through the following départements and cities:* Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.* Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.* Vaucluse:...
, on the same side as Embrun and Briançon, and at a point where a torrent named Biesse joins the Durance
Durance
The Durance is a major river in south-eastern France.Its source is in the south-western Alps, in Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon and it flows south-west through the following départements and cities:* Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.* Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.* Vaucluse:...
. The editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
The Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World is a large-format English language atlas of ancient Europe, Asia, and North Africa, edited by Richard Talbert. The time period depicted is roughly from archaic Greek civilization through Late Antiquity . The atlas was published by Princeton...
place Rama near La Roche-de-Rame
La Roche-de-Rame
La Roche-de-Rame is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
.