Most Recent Visit: June 2018. Valentia In antiquity, the French city of Valence was preceded by the Roman settlement of Valentia. Valentia was located at the second most important crossroads in the region, behind Lugdunum, where the Via Agrippa running between Lugdunum and Arelate intersected with a road running to the east toward Italy via…
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See Part I of Saguntum for a map of site locations. Not far from the museum is the so-called ‘Temple of Diana’, which is in actuality not associated with any temple to Diana or any other deity, but instead seems to be a part of the second century BCE Ibero-Roman fortification walls of Saguntum constructed…
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Quick Info: Address: Alcazaba Plaza del Rastro, s/n 06800 Mérida Hours: Everyday (April-September) 9:30-21:00 Everyday (October-March) 9:30-18:30 Admission: 6 Euros (15 Euros combination ticket) Continued From Augusta Emerita Part II The Roman bridge over the Guadiana River (called the Flumen Anas during the Roman period) is the longest extant Roman bridge in the world at 792…
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Most Recent Visit: June 2016 Quick Info: Address: Termas Romanas Plaza Amador de los Ríos, 3 45001 Toledo Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00 Sunday 10:00-14:00 Monday Closed Admission: Free Address: Cuevas de Hércules Callejón San Ginés, 3 45001 Toledo Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12:00-14:00, 17:00-19:00 Sunday,Monday Closed Admission: Free Despite becoming an important city starting in late antiquity,…
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