Archeological site of Alba-the-Roman:

It is in the heart of the territory of the commmune of Alba-the-Roman, under the wine plain, that one excavates today the vestiges of the ancient city, which was 1st in IVe S. ap. J.C.., the chief place of the city of Helviens and the first episcopal siege of the area. With the foot of the current village grouped around the castle, the ancient city covers 30 hectares.its surface today is well circumscribed by the necropoles, Saint-Pierre (IIe-IVe S ap. J.C. and Saint Martin's day (Ier-IIe S ap. J.C.). Its northern district, in Bagnols, concentrates the popular habitat and undoubtedly the commercial activity. In the east, the suburban villa of Saint Martin's indicates the passage of the city to the countryside; in the south-west, it is the sanctuary of Basalts. To the south, the river of Escoutay and its terraces limit the urban expansion naturally. Deprived of enclosure, Alba is an open city. The large features of its town planning take shape with its axes of circulation and the establishment of its districts: monumental center (theatre, public buildings, forum), residential district (LePinard, Planchette, Téoule). The succession of archaeological building sites during these last years, made it possible to discover urban topography of this chief place of the city and to outline the evolution of the Roman city between Ier and IVe S ap. J.C....