Roman necropolis Alaskan is the Museum of funeral culture under the open sky. The gloomy place, but noteworthy here are the remains of ancient tombs, graves and chapels. The first burials were made in the third century, and the last burials date back to the period of the French revolution. Unfortunately, in the middle of the XIX century on the territory Alaskana railway track was laid, and one part of the necropolis was alienated from the rest of the cemetery. In that part are the chapel of the XVI century and a leper colony.

This necropolis is not once mentioned in literary works and depicted in paintings. Alaskan surroundings and wrote Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, and in literature it is depicted by Dante Alighieri in "the divine Comedy" and Ludovico Ariosto in "Raging Roland".

The name of the necropolis is translated as "Champs Elysees" in the beginning of its history it was located at the walls of Arles, but when the city grew, it was almost in the very center. Half a kilometer from Alesana is the Roman amphitheatre.

Alaskan became the burial place of the first Bishop of Saint trophime of Arles and of the Holy Martyr Genet – Roman, who died for the Christian faith. The graves of the saints did a very prestigious necropolis, the final resting place where she wished to be buried all the nobles and wealthy citizens, as well as wealthy citizens from other cities in Europe. However, in the XII century the relics of Saint Trophimus were transferred to the Cathedral, and it downgraded the status of the necropolis.

From the XI to the XVI century on the territory Alaskana appeared about two dozen churches and chapels, in the XII century was founded the Abbey of Saint-Honorat, now destroyed. In addition, Alaskan was the beginning of the Camino de Santiago for pilgrims from Provence. Later, during the Renaissance, the necropolis was looted, because of what had been lost Roman sarcophagi original sculptural decoration.