Orange

Orange is a city in Provence founded by veterans of Rome's second legion in 35 B.C.

The Triumphal Arch of Orange was built during the reign of Augustus to honor veterans of the Gallic Wars, and later modified by Tiberius to celebrate Germanicus' victories in the Rhineland. 

Orange later became a Principality of the Holy Roman Empire. The territory passed into the hands of the Counts of Nassau in Germany, who in turn became Stadtholders in the Low Countries. The House of Orange-Nassau still rules the Netherlands today; mercifully, after numerous occupations, France annexed Orange in 1713, though the Dutch retained the title.

The Roman Theater of Orange was built in the 1st century A.D.

The theater fell into disrepair after the Catholic Church issued an edict in 391 closing it.

After being pillaged be the Visigoths in the following century, it was used as a fortification, shelter, and stage for religious plays.

The theater was restored by France in the 1800s, and is still in use today.