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The name Barcino was formalised around the end of the reign of Caesar Augustus (AD 14). It was a shortened version of the name which had been official until then, Colonia Faventia Julia Augusta Pia Barcino (also Colonia Julia Augusta Faventia Paterna Barcino) [23] and Colonia Faventia. [24]
Barcelona (/ ˌbɑːrsəˈloʊnə / ⓘ BAR-sə-LOH-nə; Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə] ⓘ; Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona] ⓘ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city ...
Barcino (Polish: [barˈt͡ɕinɔ]; German: Bartin) [1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kępice, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. [2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Kępice , 22 km (14 mi) south of Słupsk , and 110 km (68 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk .
Children. Hannibal Hasdrubal Mago three daughters (names unknown) Hamilcar Barca or Barcas (Punic: 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤁𐤓𐤒, Ḥomilqart Baraq; c.275 –228 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago. He was also father-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair.
The Museum of the History of Barcelona (Catalan: Museu d'Història de Barcelona, MUHBA) is a history museum that conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the historical heritage of the city of Barcelona, from its origins in Roman times until the present day. The museum's headquarters are located on Plaça del Rei, in the Barcelona ...
The Temple of Augustus in Barcelonawas a Roman templebuilt during the Imperial periodin the colony of Barcino (modern day Barcelona). The temple was the central building on Tàber Hill, currently in Carrer del Paradísnumber 10, in the city's so-called Gothic Quarter. The dedication to Augustus is traditional, but unproven.
Map of Barcino superimposed on the current map of the Gothic Quarter. Barcelona was founded by Roman colonizers in the first century BC with the name of Barcino . [ note 1 ] Originally, it was a small walled city which took the urban form of castrum initially, and later oppidum , seated on the Mons Taber (16.9 meters above sea level ), a small ...
Plaça Sant Jaume. The Plaça de Sant Jaume (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈplasə ˈsaɲ ˈʒawmə], in English "Saint James's Square") is a square at the center of the Old City of Barcelona and the administrative heart of both the city and surrounding Catalonia. This is because the Palace of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the City Hall are ...