FIG. 28. AQUEDUCT, FRÉJUS.
Between Fréjus and Cannes, the Roman Via Aurelia passes inland through the chain of the Esterelle mountains, whence the Romans obtained much of the granite and porphyry found in their monuments. At Cannes and neighbourhood there are a few Roman relics. A bridge over one of the small streams which descend from the hills through the town is said (but this is doubtful) to be of Roman origin. A delightful walk of an hour from Cannes over the hills leads by Vallauris to Clausonne, where the well preserved remains of the Roman aqueduct ([Fig. 29]) which conveyed the water supply to Antibes are still to be seen.
FIG. 29. AQUEDUCT OF CLAUSONNE.
At Antibes, the ancient Roman Antipolis, there are no Roman remains; but according to M. Lenthéric, a stone has been found here with a Greek inscription, giving proof of the ancient worship of the Hellenes in this region in the fifth century B.C.
At Vence, the ancient Ventium, a town some seven miles inland, a number of Roman inscriptions are built into the wall of the Cathedral, and two granite columns are preserved, which are supposed to have been anciently
