poem Ora maritima did not occur until the late 4th century CE, and thus only about half a millennium after the founding of ''Narbo Martius''. Other scholars consider the identification of the oppidum of Montlaurès with ''Naro'' or ''Narbo'' to be unproven.

Nearby the oppidum lies the lower course of the river Aude , which in Roman times still divided into two branches. The northern branch flowed further east, similar to the river's current course, to meet