Mausolées et grands domaines ruraux à l'époque romaine dans le nord-est de la Gaule. Scripta Antiqua 90. Celte Introduction

Introduction

la rétrospective organisée par le Centre Pompidou à la fondation Clément en Martinique constitue la première exposition de cette importance dans la région et signe le grand retour de Télémaque dans la Caraïbe

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Mausolées et grands domaines ruraux à l'époque romaine dans le nord-est de la Gaule. Scripta Antiqua 90. Celte IntroductionIt is absurd to have well arranged houses during one's lifetime, and to take no notice of those where we will have to live much longer. These are the words that the author of the Satiricon, Petronius, puts into Trimalcion's mouth when he takes from the latter the apparently absurd idea of describing to the guests gathered at his banquet the sumptuous mausoleum that he intends to erect in his memory. These words are sufficient to testify to the crucial