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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_carrée






Folksy Travel (in my Borsalino) by Bill Smale
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When Augustus Caesar finally took control of Egypt, Rome decided to use the Egyptian alligator and palm trees to represent the Roman empire. In the 1500s the mayor of Nimes requested from Rome permission to use the alligator and the palm trees as the symbol of the city.






















