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  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania; Lusitania (Hispania Ulterior) Bridge (in the distance) built by Santiago Calatrava, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050649.jpg
  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania; Lusitania (Hispania Ulterior) Bridge (in the distance) built by Santiago Calatrava, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050651.jpg
  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050650.jpg
  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050652.jpg
  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050648.jpg
  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania; Lusitania (Hispania Ulterior) Bridge (in the distance) built by Santiago Calatrava, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050655.jpg
  • Roman bridge on the Guadiana River, built during the 1st Century BC, to establish the way out of the city through the north; length 792 meters; 60 arches; Largest ever built in the Antic Hispania, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050653.jpg
  • Roman Amphitheatre, dated 8 BC, with a capacity of 15?000 spectators to enjoy the gladiators? games, fights between animals and between human and animals, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050639.jpg
  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
    atarraco06239.jpg
  • Colonial Forum, III and II Century BC, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The ruins actually consist of an arcaded square, a row of tabernae, and, in the centre the curia or Aedes Augusti (Room of a roman basilica used as a tribunal of justice with the statue of the Emperor).
    atarraco06173.jpg
  • Bera?s Arch, Triumphal arch monument, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; An inscription explains that it was built in memory of the funeral Luci Lucini Sura in the I Century AD but recent researches say that it is from the I Century BC, when the Via Augusta was reformed; Corinth fluted pilasters hold the entablature on each side of the arcade.
    atarraco06216.jpg
  • General view of the House of the Birds, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. The House of the Birds is named for its central mosaic. It is the most Italian in style of the houses in Italica. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Water Reservoir; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
    atarraco06251.jpg
  • Bera?s Arch, Triumphal arch monument, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; An inscription explains that it was built in memory of the funeral Luci Lucini Sura in the I Century AD but recent researches say that it is from the I Century BC, when the Via Augusta was reformed; Corinth fluted pilasters hold the entablature on each side of the arcade.
    atarraco06221.jpg
  • Bera?s Arch, Triumphal arch monument, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; An inscription explains that it was built in memory of the funeral Luci Lucini Sura in the I Century AD but recent researches say that it is from the I Century BC, when the Via Augusta was reformed; Corinth fluted pilasters hold the entablature on each side of the arcade.
    atarraco06220.jpg
  • The Scipio?s Tower (detail of relief); First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
    atarraco06210.jpg
  • Low angle view of statue of Emperor Trajan, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the afternoon. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of a Via or street, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the afternoon. The wide streets are cobbled with enormous paving stones and are in good condition even today. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_ITALICA_DEC06_MC001.jpg
  • The Thermal Baths; Villa of El Munts; Between First and middle of Second Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
    atarraco06257.jpg
  • The Cistern; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
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  • The Cistern; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
    atarraco06254.jpg
  • Water Reservoir; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
    atarraco06252.jpg
  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
    atarraco06242.jpg
  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
    atarraco06232.jpg
  • The Scipio?s Tower; First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
    atarraco06206.jpg
  • The Scipio?s Tower; First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
    atarraco06205.jpg
  • Colonial Forum, III and II Century BC, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The ruins actually consist of an arcaded square, a row of tabernae, and, in the centre the curia or Aedes Augusti (Room of a roman basilica used as a tribunal of justice with the statue of the Emperor).
    atarraco06172.jpg
  • Relief; columns and capitals in the distance, Colonial Forum; III and II Century BC, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
    atarraco06171.jpg
  • Colonial Forum, III and II Century BC, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The ruins actually consist of an arcaded square, a row of tabernae, and, in the centre the curia or Aedes Augusti (Room of a roman basilica used as a tribunal of justice with the statue of the Emperor).
    atarraco06169.jpg
  • The Frigidarium; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
    atarraco06166.jpg
  • Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
    atarraco06163.jpg
  • Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
    atarraco06162.jpg
  • Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
    atarraco06160.jpg
  • Temple of Diana, dated end of 1st Century BC ? Beginning of 1st Century AD; Identification made by D. Bernabé Moreno de Vargas, local historian, in the 17th Century gave it its name; Excavation in 1971 led the archaeologists to identify it as a Temple dedicated to the Imperial Worship, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Ceres, behind the scenae frons of the Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC); Replica of the original sculpture dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050619.jpg
  • Ceres, behind the scenae frons of the Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC); Replica of the original sculpture dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050610.jpg
  • Low angle view of a Via or street, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. The wide streets are cobbled with enormous paving stones and are in good condition even today. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Furnace; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco). © Manuel Cohen
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  • Principal access to the roman amphiteatre dated 8 BC, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Columns and Capitals (Detail); Scenae frons built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050626.jpg
  • Scenae frons, built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD, with sculptures of Emperor in military dress and Persephone; Replicas of the original sculptures dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050615.jpg
  • Detail of Labyrinth mosaic in the House of Neptune, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. This mosaic depicts a labyrinth with geometric pattern decoration. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_ITALICA_DEC06_MC015.jpg
  • High angle view of grate,  Roman drainage system, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the afternoon. An aqueduct supplied fresh water to the city, and underground drains, visible through grates at road intersections, carried away the waste water. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_ITALICA_DEC06_MC010.jpg
  • Detail of Ex-voto plaque, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. An ex-voto is a simple devotional sculpture, an offering of gratitude to a God who has helped a certain body part, or a vow of faith. Presumably this Roman was grateful to a God for the healing of feet. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_ITALICA_DEC06_MC008.jpg
  • The Rooms; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco). © Manuel Cohen
    atarraco06264.jpg
  • Water Reservoir; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
    atarraco06250.jpg
  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
    atarraco06243.jpg
  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
    atarraco06240.jpg
  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
    atarraco06227.jpg
  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
    atarraco06226.jpg
  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
    atarraco06223.jpg
  • The Scipio?s Tower (detail of relief); First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
    atarraco06212.jpg
  • The Scipio?s Tower (detail of relief); First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
    atarraco06211.jpg
  • The Scipio?s Tower; First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
    atarraco06204.jpg
  • The Frigidarium; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
    atarraco06170.jpg
  • Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
    atarraco06167.jpg
  • Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
    atarraco06159.jpg
  • Roman Circus, built at the beginning of the 1st Century AD; Wide steps for 30?000 spectators; Width 115 meters; Length 440 meters, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Roman Amphitheatre, dated 8 BC, with a capacity of 15?000 spectators to enjoy the gladiators? games, fights between animals and between human and animals, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050638.jpg
  • Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC); Scenae Frons built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD. Wide steps conceived for 6'000 of spectators. Excavation of the theatre in 1910; Since 1933, heart of the Classic Theatre Summer Festival in Spain, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Persephone; Scenae frons built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD; Replica of the original sculpture dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050629.jpg
  • Ceres, behind the scenae frons of the Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC); Replica of the original sculpture dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050628.jpg
  • Entrance to the stage; Scenae frons, built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050623.jpg
  • Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC); Scenae Frons built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD. Wide steps conceived for 6'000 of spectators. Excavation of the theatre in 1910; Since 1933, heart of the Classic Theatre Summer Festival in Spain, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050622.jpg
  • Pluto with Ceres in the distance; Scenae frons built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD; Replicas of the original sculptures dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050621.jpg
  • Ceres, behind the scenae frons of the Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC); Replica of the original sculpture dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050618.jpg
  • Scenae frons, built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD, with sculptures of Persephone and Ceres in the distance; Replicas of the original sculptures dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
    aextrem050616.jpg
  • Scenae frons, built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD, with Sculpture of Pluto and the Emperor in military dress; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Detail of column and capital in the House of the Birds, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. This column, with capital decorated with acanthus leaves, is in the style of the Corinthian order. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The House of the Birds is named for its central mosaic. It is the most Italian in style of the houses in Italica. The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of Amphitheatre, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the afternoon. The Amphitheatre was built during Hadrian's reign and was the third largest in the Roman Empire, with a capacity of 25,000 in three tiers of seating. The cross shaped pit in the centre was for restraining wild animals. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of mosaic in the House of Neptune, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. The House of Neptune is named for its central mosiac showing the God of the Sea with his trident surrounded by sea creatures. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_ITALICA_DEC06_MC006.jpg
  • The Thermal Baths; Villa of El Munts; Between First and middle of Second Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco). © Manuel Cohen
    atarraco06259.jpg
  • The Cistern; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
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  • The Quarry of El Mèdol; Roman, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The most spectacular one, near the ancient Via Augusta, nine km north of Tarragona; The impressive stone needle in the centre is a memorial to the labours undertaken on this site.
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  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
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  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
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  • The Garden; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
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  • The Scipio?s Tower (detail of relief); First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
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  • The Scipio?s Tower; First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
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  • The Scipio?s Tower; First Century AD; Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; built with big stone blocks which came from a local quarry, it is formed by three superimposed bodies, a plinth and two upper floors where there are two high relief figures and an inscription which cannot be read due to the deterioration; These high relief figures were wrongly attributed to the Escipion?s brothers, founders of the Roman Tarraco. In fact they are two relief figures of the God Atis, a funeral god.
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  • Colonial Forum, III and II Century BC, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The ruins actually consist of an arcaded square, a row of tabernae, and, in the centre the curia or Aedes Augusti (Room of a roman basilica used as a tribunal of justice with the statue of the Emperor).
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  • Colonial Forum, III and II Century BC, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; The ruins actually consist of an arcaded square, a row of tabernae, and, in the centre the curia or Aedes Augusti (Room of a roman basilica used as a tribunal of justice with the statue of the Emperor).
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  • Ruins of the Visigothic Basilica raised after 259 AD, becoming later a Romanesque church; Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
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  • Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
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  • Roman Amphitheatre ; Second century AD ; Remodelled by Heliogabalus at the beginning of III century AD ; In 259 AD it witnessed the first local Christians martyrs? executions, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain
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  • Temple of Diana, dated end of 1st Century BC ? Beginning of 1st Century AD; Identification made by D. Bernabé Moreno de Vargas, local historian, in the 17th Century gave it its name; Excavation in 1971 led the archaeologists to identify it as a Temple dedicated to the Imperial Worship, Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Pluto in between of the columns of the scenae frons, built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD; Replica of the original sculpture dated 1st Century AD, in safe custody at the National Museum of Roman Art since 1986; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Scenae frons, built in 105 AD and restored between 333 and 335 AD, with Sculpture of Pluto and the Emperor in military dress; Roman Theatre, built in 16 - 15 BC, promoted by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC), Merida (Augusta Emerita, Capital of Hispania Ulterior), Extremadura, Spain
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  • Detail of a Roman game on a stone, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the afternoon. It seems that this game was played with dice. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of mosaic in the House of the Birds, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. The House of the Birds is named for its central mosaic. It is the most Italian in style of the houses in Italica. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Oblique view of a Via or street, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the afternoon. The wide streets are cobbled with enormous paving stones and are in good condition even today. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of mosaic in the House of Neptune, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the morning. The mosaic depicts a hunter with a large wading bird. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The House of Neptune is named for its central mosiac showing the God of the Sea with his trident surrounded by sea creatures. The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of Mosaic, House of the Planetarium, Italica, Seville, Spain, pictured on December 28, 2006, in the afternoon. The mosaic shows the seven gods, and this detail depicts Jupiter. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a centre for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa, a defeat for Carthage during the Punic Wars, and became a military outpost. The name signifies that the original settlers were from an Italian regiment. It was one of the first cities in Roman Hispania and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors: Trajan (53-117 AD) and Hadrian (76-138 AD). The city declined after the fall of the Roman Empire. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • The Frigidarium; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco). © Manuel Cohen
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  • Water Reservoir; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
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  • Entrance; Villa of El Munts; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; one of the largest built on a hill overlooking the coast, only 12 km from Tarragona (Tarraco).
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  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
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  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
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  • The ?Ferreres? Aqueduct; I Century AD, Tarragona (Tarraco, Hispania Citerior), Catalonia, Spain; 217 metres long and maximum height of 27 meters; two storeys of superimposed arcades, with eleven arches on the lower storey and twenty-five arches on the upper storey; located on the left bank of the River Francolí, about 4 km from the town, it carried the water to the town.
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