🏛️ Tombeau romain dit Trophée de Marius à Pourrières
Roman monument from the 1st century BC in Provence, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Pourrières, Var department, Provence
- Period: 1st century BC
- Attribution: Traditionally attributed to general Gaius Marius
- Construction: Roman masonry with Republican-era techniques
The Tombeau romain dit Trophée de Marius à Pourrières is a Roman monument in the Var department of southern France that preserves evidence of Roman military commemoration in Gaul. Local tradition attributes the structure to Gaius Marius, the general who defeated the Cimbri and Teutons around 102 BC, though modern scholarship questions this attribution and dates the monument's construction to the late Republican or early Imperial period. As of 2026, the structure remains accessible to visitors ...