1
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3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> century
The Roman Empire experienced political instability
and waves of migration.

2
00:00:11 --> 00:00:17
5<sup>th</sup> century
Honorius, the Western Roman Emperor,
forbid gladiatorial combats in 404.

3
00:00:19 --> 00:00:25
6<sup>th</sup> century
The Arena was transformed
into a fortress by the Visigoths.

4
00:00:27 --> 00:00:34
8<sup>th</sup> century
The city of Nîmes was taken over by Charles Martel.
The amphitheater became the residence of the Carolingian counts.

5
00:00:36 --> 00:00:42
9<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> century
The counts of Toulouse acquire
the viscountcy of Nîmes.

6
00:00:44 --> 00:00:51
12<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup> century
Nîmes was part of the royal domain.
Representatives of the King settled in the château in the Arena.

7
00:00:53 --> 00:01:00
14<sup>th</sup> century
The viscount of Nîmes and his knights left the Arena.
Local inhabitants moved into the amphitheater.

8
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14<sup>th</sup> century
A neighborhood with habitations and two churches
developed inside the monument.

9
00:01:09 --> 00:01:17
16<sup>th</sup> century
After the visit of Francis I, the constructions
in the corridor on the first level were demolished.

10
00:01:19 --> 00:01:26
17<sup>th</sup> century
600 people were living in the amphitheater in 1620.

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As the Maison Carrée, the amphitheater was preserved
because it has been continually occupied since the end of the Roman Empire.

12
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The successive occupations caused some of the damage
done to the Roman monument, but they saved it from being abandoned.

13
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They prevented it from being used as a stone quarry
as was the case for the amphitheater in Béziers.