{"product_id":"toulouse-flaminio-gundy-9798862784589","title":"Toulouse: Capital of Occitania","description":"In the heart of Haute-Garonne lies the city of Toulouse, which was named so by the Romans when they conquered it between 120 and 100 BC.\u003cbr\u003eLater under the reign of Emperor Augustus the city was moved a few kilometers from the hills to the banks\u003cbr\u003eof the Garonne.\u003cbr\u003eThe first bishop of Toulouse was Saturninus, venerated as a holy martyr by the Catholic Church because after his refusal to sacrifice to Capitoline Jupiter was tied by the pagan residents to the neck of a bull, which running away angry, he tortured him to death in 257 AD. C.\u003cbr\u003eThe basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse was built on the site where his remains were found.\u003cbr\u003eStarting from the 12th century, a new conception of Christianity developed in this region of France, \u003cbr\u003ein disagreement with the Roman Catholic Church: Catharism, but the followers of this new religion were persecuted and condemned en masse.\u003cbr\u003eConstruction work on the Pont Neuf began in 1544, interrupted in 1560 by the Wars of Religion, resumed\u003cbr\u003eonly in 1632 and inaugurated in 1659 by King Louis XIV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Flaminio Gundy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798862784589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.12d","brand":"Flaminio Gundy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623420965119,"sku":"9798862784589","price":11.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toulouse-flaminio-gundy-9798862784589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}