They are among the best known monuments that were left by the Roman civilization in Europe. The Antiques have come down through the centuries virtually unscathed. There are references to them in the 16th century by Andréa ALCIAT, SCALIGER, and NOSTRADAMUS. They were visited by Catherine de Médicis and Charles 9 th and their court on the 16th June 1564 during their visit to Provence where they also went to see Nostradamus who lived, at that time, in Salon de Provence.

These monuments have always been shrouded in mystery and legend. One of these is the ancient belief that, on certain nights, a golden goat could be found roaming around the Antiques. Nostradamus predicted the discovery of treasures near the monuments.Over the centuries, particularly after torrential rain, precious objects and coins were found around the present day site of Glanum ( whose location had been forgotten for several centuries).

The mausoleum seems to date from around 30-40 B.C. This work of architectural art is 18 meters high and is remarkably well preserved for a building that has no foundations no mortar to hold the stones together.

Nostradamus called the mausoleum, the "trophée de sext". When he enrolled at the university, he described himself as " sextrophae natus gallia" (born in Gaul where you can see the trophée de sext=Saint Remy). There are mentions of this magnificent tomb in the "Centuries".