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List of Roman sites in Spain. 1 language. Simple English; ... Roman ruins of Calduba; ... Ancient Ports – Ports Antiques Spain and Portugal. Cities
Italica was the first Roman settlement in Spain. It was founded in 206 BC by Publius Cornelius Scipio during the Second Punic War close to a native Iberian town of the Turdetani (dating back at least to the 4th c. BC) as a settlement for his Italic veterans, a mixture of socii and Roman citizens, and therefore named Italica after its ...
Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Spain (11 C, 15 P) C. ... Pages in category "Roman sites in Spain" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 ...
Site is key to understanding arrival and consolidation of Romans in Spain, researchers say
Apart from 1984, 1985, and 1986 (Spain's first three years as a member), 2000 saw the most new sites inscribed, with five that year. As of 2024, Spain has 50 total sites inscribed on the list, which is the fifth largest number of sites per country, only behind Italy (60), China (59), Germany (54), and France (53). [5]
Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis following the latter's creation during the Roman Empire. In 2000, the archaeological ensemble of Tarraco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Sagunto [a] (Valencian: Sagunt) [b] [2] is a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community. It belongs to the modern fertile comarca of Camp de Morvedre . It is located approximately 30 km (19 mi) north of the city of Valencia , close to the Costa del Azahar on the Mediterranean Sea .
Baelo Claudia was an ancient Roman town in Hispania, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) outside of Tarifa, near the village of Bolonia, in southern Spain.On the shore of the Strait of Gibraltar, the town was originally a fishing village and trade link when it was settled approximately 2,000 years ago.