Most Recent Visit: June 2016 In 29 BCE, the Romans began a series of actions in northern Hispania intended to finally bring the whole of the peninsula under Roman control, a task that the Romans had been taking on for the better part of the previous two centuries. The Cantabrian Wars lasted from 29 BCE…
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Most Recent Visit: June 2016 Quick Info: Address: Calle Ferraz, 1 8008 Madrid Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-20:00 Monday Closed Admission: Free The capital of Spain, though having a significant place in history in the medieval and modern periods, doesn’t seem to have been the site of a significant settlement in antiquity. There is some evidence to…
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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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Most Recent Visit: June 2016 Quick Info: Address: Calle de Serrano, 13 8001 Madrid Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-20:00 Sunday 9:30-15:00 Monday Closed Admission: 3 Euros After spending the morning and the early afternoon in Alcalá de Henares, I decided to head back to Madrid to see the Museo Arqueológico Nacional to try and take it…
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Quick Info: Address: Complutum: Ciudad Romana Camino de Juncal s/n 28802 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00-14:00 Saturday-Sunday 10:00-14:00, 16:00-19:00 Monday Closed Admission: 1 Euro Address: Museo Arqueológico Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid Plaza de las Bernardas, s/n 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00-19:00 Sunday 11:00-15:00 Monday Closed Admission: Free Continued…
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Most Recent Visit: June 2016 Quick Info: Address: Casa de Hippolytus Av. Madrid, s/n 32315 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00-14:00 Saturday-Sunday 10:00-14:00, 16:00-19:00 Monday Closed Admission: Free Complutum, located in the modern city of Alcalá de Henares, doesn’t seem to have featured much in the historical record other than a reference by Pliny…
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Most Recent Visit: June 2011 Quick Info: Address: Museo dell’Opera del Duomo Piazza del Duomo, 23 56126 Pisa PI Hours: 8:00-20:00 (April-September) 9:00-19:00 (October) 10:00-17:00 (November-February) 9:00-18:00 (March) Admission: 5 Euro Currently closed for renovation (2017) Even in antiquity, the ancient precursor to Pisa was considered an “old” city. While that was agreed upon by…
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Most Recent Visit: August 2015 Quick Info: Address: Museo Civico Archaeologico Via di Villa Adele, 2 00042 Anzio RM Villa Imperiale Neroniana Viale Fanciulla D’Anzio, 20 0042 Anzio RM Hours: 10:30-12:30, 16:00-18:00 (15:00-19:00 in July and August) Closed on Monday, Wednesday, Friday Admission: Free Located about 50 kilometers south/southeast of Rome, Antium is located at…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2015 Quick Info: Address: Loc. Nezakcij, Frazione Valtura 52202, Ližnjan (Lisignano) Hours: 9:00-12:00, 16:00-20:00 Admission: Free The Roman settlement of Nesactium (Vizače [Istrian], Nezakcij [Croatian]) is located on the site of a pre-Roman settlement of the Istri that shows evidence of occupation dating back to the 11th century BCE. Not much…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2013 Quick Info: Address: Via Margaritone, 10 52100 Arezzo Hours: Monday-Saturday 8:30-19:30 Sunday 13:30-19:30 Admission: 6 Euro Present day Arezzo began as an Etruscan settlement called Aritim, probably in the 9th century BCE. For the sake of clarity, I’ll use the Roman name, Arretium, throughout to refer to the ancient city,…
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