Ruins of the Temple of Valetudo. Glanum, fortified Roman town in Provence. ( emily_m_wilson / Adobe Stock) Although Glanum lost its independence, it prospered further under Roman rule. The construction of the Via Domitia , the first Roman road built in Gaul, benefitted not only the town, but the entire region as it connected Italy and Spain via Gallia Narbonensis (today the southern part of France). The new road brought numerous travellers to Glanum, by then a religious sanctuary built around the sacred spring. During the reign of Augustus, Glanum first became a colonia, and was then given the status of a city. Glanum became one of the leading centres of Roman civilisation to the west of the Alps. Unfortunately, the prosperity did not last forever. During the 3