Rura Baeterrensia (1st century AD)

Take in the countryside of Baeterrae (modern-day Béziers - France), on the outskirts of the ancient city, with its rural landscape, suburban theatre, views over the Orb River, and a distant horizon stretching as far as Mount Canigou.

Best experienced from the Plateau des Poètes, at the GPS location below:
43°20'16.4"N 3°13'15.6"E
Map: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.3378...

Rotate the video with your finger to align the virtual amphitheatre with its correct direction and fully enjoy the landscape.


Dialogue heard in the video:

Actor: "Ego sum Dionysos. Vinum do viris, risum do feminis, curas do maritis."
(I am Dionysus. I give wine to men, laughter to women, and worries to husbands.)


A historical evocation by Porta Temporis.