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AD 52 the Romans reached the town and began with the Romanizing. The place was called now Orolaunum.| Arlon (Orolaunum) | Back to the report about Belgium |
Already the Gauls settled at this place which they called Ares Launos. It is on a high plateau.
Around
AD 52 the Romans reached the town and began with the Romanizing. The place was called now Orolaunum.
Among Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus (AD 41 - 54) two important streets were set up near. Reims (Durocortorum Remorum) - Treves (Colonia Augusta Treverorum) and Metz (Divodurum Mediomatricum) - Tongeren (Atuatuca).
Around the years 280
to 300 the town was surrounded with a wall. Later was here a fortified high
settlement.
Today still some remains are to be seen from the roman time:
 | a part of the thermal springs |
| a basilica from the 5th/6th century which was built above a roman building |
| a tower and a part of the town wall |
| an Iupiter giant column |