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Agde
Agde (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in Southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. Location Agde is located on the Hérault river, from the Mediterranean Sea, and from Paris. The Canal du Midi connects to the Hérault river at the Agde Round Lock ("L'Écluse Ronde d'Agde") just north of Agde, and the Hérault flows into the Mediterranean at Le Grau d'Agde. Agde station has high speed rail connections to Paris and Perpignan, and regional services to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon. History Foundation Agde (525 BCE) is one of the oldest towns in France, after Béziers (575 BCE) and Marseille (600 BCE). Agde ('' Agathe Tyche'', "good fortune") was a 5th-century BCE Greek colony settled by Phocaeans from Massilia. The Greek name was Agathe ( grc, Ἀγάθη). The symbol of the city, the bronze ''Ephebe of Agde'', of the 4th century BCE, recovered from the fluvial sands of the Hérault, was joined in December 2001 by two Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal Du Midi
The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (french: le Midi). Originally named the ''Canal royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is considered one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century. The canal connects the Garonne to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and, along with the long Canal de Garonne, forms the Canal des Deux Mers, joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Strictly speaking, ''"Canal du Midi"'' refers to the portion initially constructed from Toulouse to the Mediterranean – the Deux-Mers canal project aimed to link together several sections of navigable waterways to join the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: first the Canal du Midi, then the Garonne which was more or less navigable between Toulouse and Bordeaux, then the Garonne Lateral Canal built later, and finally the Gironde estuary after Bordeaux. Jean-Baptiste Colbert authorized t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agde Station
Agde is a in the département of Hérault in the south of France. Its railway station was opened in 1857 and is on the Bordeaux–Sète line. Its train services are operated by the SNCF. TGV, Intercités and TER Languedoc-Roussillon trains stop at Agde. The station serves the nearby tourist resort of Cap d'Agde. Train services Train services depart From Agde station to major French cities such as: Paris, Montpellier, Perpignan, Toulouse, Avignon, and Marseille. International services operate to Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ... The station is served by the following service(s): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Agde
The Council of Agde was a regional synod held in September 506 at Agatha or Agde, on the Mediterranean coast east of Narbonne, in the Septimania region of the Visigothic Kingdom, with the permission of the Visigothic King Alaric II. The Council met under the presidency of Bishop Caesarius of Arles. It was attended by 35 bishops: *Caesarius of Arles *Cyprianus of Bordeaux *Clarus of Elusa *Tetradius of Bourges *Heraclianus of Toulouse *Sophronius of Agde *Sedatus of Nîmes * Quintianus of Rodez *Sabinus of Albi *Boëtius of Cahors *Gratianus of Aix *Nicetius of Aux *Suavis of Comminges *Galactorius of Benarnum (Lescar) *Gratus of Oloron *Vigilius of Lectoure *Maternus of Lodève *Petrus de Palatio * Glycerius of Couserans *Chronopius of Périgueux *Probatius of Uzès *Agroecius of Antibes *Marcellus of Senez *Pentadius of Digne * aprario of Narbonne€¡ * ictorinus of Fréjus€¡ * prus of Tarbes€¡ * uphrasius of Auvergne€¡ * ulianus of Avignon€¡ * extilius of Bazas€¡ * arcellus of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephebe Of Agde
The Youth of Agde (l'Éphèbe d'Agde) is a bronze statue discovered on September 13, 1964, on the bed of the river Herault on the south-eastern coast of France, by Denis Fanquerle and divers from the Agde Marine Archaeological Research Group. It is probably associated with an ancient Greek shipwreck. Standing at a height of 1.33 meters, this bronze statue is dated to the 2nd century BC (late Hellenistic period), and depicts a young man, probably a ruler. His features resemble those of Lysippos' Doryphoros, suggesting that its creator was a student of the master sculptor. The statue itself is in poor condition due to its immersion in the Herault Estuary for so many years. The surface of the bronze is corroded, and the lower half of both arms and both feet are missing. One foot was found six months after the initial discovery, about 600 meters away from the original find, buried under 1.5 meters of silt deposits on the bed of the river. The rest of the parts have yet to be locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agde Round Lock
The Agde Round Lock (french: L'Écluse Ronde d'Agde) is a canal lock on the Canal du Midi that connects to the Hérault River in Agde France. It is almost unique because it is round, which allows a boat to turn around, and the fact that it has three sets of lock gates, each with a different water level. It was built in 1676 of volcanic stone and was originally 29.20 m in diameter, 5.20 m deep. The lock is no longer ''round''. It was expanded during a program begun in 1978 to expand locks to the Freycinet gauge to allow for barges up to 38.50 metres long. Originally, buildings in the area of the lock included an administration building, stables, shops, and a chapel. The exits are to Béziers via the western section of the Canal du Midi, to Étang de Thau via the upper Hérault river and the eastern section of the Canal du Midi, and south to the Mediterranean via the lower Hérault river. A second French round lock can be found in the form of the now-disused Écluse des Lorrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hérault (river)
The Hérault (; oc, Erau) is a river in southern France. Its length is . Its source is on the slopes of Mont Aigoual in the Cévennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde. Name The river was known in Latin as ''Arauris'' (or ''Araura'' by Strabo). The name is sometimes considered Pre-Celtic although the element ''Ara-'' suggests a Celtic root.http://docshare02.docshare.tips/files/28516/285161581.pdf Towns The Hérault flows through the following departments and towns: *Gard: Valleraugue. *Hérault (named after the river): Ganges, Pézenas (nearby), Agde. Tributaries Navigation The lower reaches of the Hérault, from Bessan to the sea at Agde, are navigable. The lowest are tidal, whilst the next forms part of the Canal du Midi. These two sections of the river are linked to each other, and to the Canal du Midi to the west, by short junction canals and the famous Agde Round Lock. At the upper end of the section of the Hérault used by the Canal du Midi, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 34 Hérault INSEE History 
Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 34 Hérault INSEE History
Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hérault River, Agde, Hérault 01
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 34 Hérault INSEE History
Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Hérault Méditerranée
Communauté d'agglomération Hérault Méditerranée is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Agde. It is located in the Hérault department, in the Occitania region, southern France. Created in 2002, its seat is in Saint-Thibéry.CA Hérault Méditerranée (N° SIREN : 243400819) BANATIC. Retrieved 16 November 2022. Its area is 386.6 km2. Its population was 80,259 in 2019, of which 29,600 in Agde proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesarius Of Arles
Caesarius of Arles ( la, Caesarius Arelatensis; 468/470 27 August 542 AD), sometimes called "of Chalon" (''Cabillonensis'' or ''Cabellinensis'') from his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône, was the foremost ecclesiastic of his generation in Merovingian Gaul.William E. Klingshirn: ''Caesarius of Arles : The Making of a Christian Community in Late Antique Gaul'', Cambridge University Press, 1994). Caesarius is considered to be of the last generation of church leaders of Gaul who worked to promote large-scale ascetic elements into the Western Christian tradition. William E. Klingshirn's study of Caesarius depicts Caesarius as having the reputation of a "popular preacher of great fervour and enduring influence".Conrad Leyser, "Authority and Asceticism from Augustine to Gregory the Great" Among those who exercised the greatest influence on Caesarius were Augustine of Hippo, Julianus Pomerius, and John Cassian. The most important problem for Caesarius was the efficiency of the bishop's fulfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonies In Antiquity
Colonies in antiquity were post-Iron Age city-states founded from a mother-city (its "metropolis"), not from a territory-at-large. Bonds between a colony and its metropolis remained often close, and took specific forms during the period of classical antiquity. Generally, colonies founded by the ancient Phoenicians, Carthage, Rome, Alexander the Great and his successors remained tied to their metropolis, but Greek colonies of the Archaic and Classical eras were sovereign and self-governing from their inception. While Greek colonies were often founded to solve social unrest in the mother-city, by expelling a part of the population, Hellenistic, Roman, Carthaginian, and Han Chinese colonies were used for trade, expansion and empire-building. Egyptian colony Egyptian settlement and colonisation is attested from about 3200 BC onward all over the area of southern Canaan with almost every type of artifact: architecture (fortifications, embankments and buildings), pottery, vessels, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
