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Col. Aquae Sextiae (modern Aix-en-Provence) was founded by Caius Sextius Calvinus, who placed the colony on the territory of the indigenous confederation of the Salluvii in 122 B.C.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148053

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
43.526232, 5.44541

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 5673 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Aix-en-Provence (French, modern)
- Aquae Sextiae Salluviorum (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Col. Aquae Sextiae (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Colonia Iulia Augusta Aquae Sextiae (Col. Iulia Augusta Aquae Sextiae: Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)

Col. Aquae Sextiae makes connections with:

Col. Aquae Sextiae located on Via Aurelia (unspecified date range)

Col. Aquae Sextiae receives connections from:

Maison romaine du Parking Pasteur, Aix-en-Provence located at Col. Aquae Sextiae (unspecified date range)

Place type:
settlement

References:

Evidence:

TP (Talbert: CUP) 2B1 (Talbert 833)

See Further:

See Also:

RFO 175

Related:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 15 E2 Col. Aquae Sextiae

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Aix-en-Provence

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Suggested citation:
S. Loseby, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Col. Aquae Sextiae: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148053> [accessed: 15 October 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

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