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Fréjus (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 25 58 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.4329 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 44 07 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.7352 decimal degrees |
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Note: An ancient naval base; site of many Roman ruins including a 3rd-century amphitheater, aqueduct, and ancient fortifications; has 13th-century cathedral and 5th-century baptistry; birthplace of Roman poet Gaius Cornelius Gallus; was damaged in the flood of 1959. |
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| Fréjus (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Forum Iulii (H,O)
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| Forum Iulii Oxybiorum (H,V)
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| Forum Julii (H,O)
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............ | Roman |
| Forum Julii Octavanorum (H,V)
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............ | Roman |
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Fréjus (inhabited place) (P) |
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Gaul (historical region) (P) |
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Fréjus (inhabited place) (P,H) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Julius Caesar, 50 BCE |
| town (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| military center (H) |
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