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  • View over Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, with the Catedral Basilica de Tarragona in Romanesque and Gothic style (top), the Parc del Miracle, Roman circus (left), the Torre del Pretorio Romana, originally part of the provincial forum of Hispania Citerior (centre) and the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (right). The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Early christian necropolis, dating from the late Roman period, probably after Bishop Fructuosus and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius were burnt in the amphitheatre in 259 AD, and used until 5th century, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.  The cemetery was discovered in 1925 and over 2,000 tombs excavated. Behind is the museum building of the paleochristian necropolis, part of the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona. Tarragona was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, with the Catedral Basilica de Tarragona in Romanesque and Gothic style (top), the Parc del Miracle, Roman circus (left), the Torre del Pretorio Romana, originally part of the provincial forum of Hispania Citerior (centre) and the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (right). The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Emperor Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD, co-regent with Marcus Aurelius, marble, 2nd century AD, found in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This was the official idealised image of the emperor distributed throughout the Empire, carved in a local workshop based on a prototype created in Rome by an official sculptor. Tarragona was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral Basilica de Tarragona, begun 1154, in Romanesque and Gothic style, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, with the Catedral Basilica de Tarragona in Romanesque and Gothic style (centre) and the Torre del Pretorio Romana, originally part of the provincial forum of Hispania Citerior (right). The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, with the Catedral Basilica de Tarragona in Romanesque and Gothic style and the Torre del Pretorio Romana, originally part of the provincial forum of Hispania Citerior (right). The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral Basilica de Tarragona, begun 1154, in Romanesque and Gothic style, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ivory doll with articulated arms and legs, Roman, 3rd - 4th century AD, from the sarcophagus of a young girl in the Early Christian Necropolis of Tarraco, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The doll formed part of the grave goods of the girl, who died at the age of 5 or 6. Gold thread was found next to the doll, confirming that it was dressed in clothes. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mnemosyne, goddess of memory and mother of the 9 Muses, Roman mosaic medallion, late 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of prince Nero Julius Caesar, Roman, marble, 23-41 AD, part of a gallery of portraits of the Julio-Claudian family in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Nero Julius Caesar was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina, brother of Caligula and nephew of Claudius. In 23 AD Tiberius named him his heir, along with his brother Drusus, but shortly afterwards they both fell into disgrace. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of prince Nero Julius Caesar, Roman, marble, 23-41 AD, part of a gallery of portraits of the Julio-Claudian family in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Nero Julius Caesar was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina, brother of Caligula and nephew of Claudius. In 23 AD Tiberius named him his heir, along with his brother Drusus, but shortly afterwards they both fell into disgrace. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official portrait head of Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, as a young man, Roman, marble, 2nd century AD, from the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This portrait dates to when he was heir to the Empire, replaced only when he took the throne on the death of Antoninus Pius. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official portrait head of Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, as a young man, Roman, marble, 2nd century AD, from the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This portrait dates to when he was heir to the Empire, replaced only when he took the throne on the death of Antoninus Pius. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble plaque with inscription from the pedestal of the silver statue dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia (the city’s protector divinity and its personification), detail, Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The inscription reads, Lucius Minicius Apronianus, a duumvir quinquennal, provided in his will for a silver statue weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces, to be dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silenus, companion of the Dionysus the god of wine, with a crown of ivy, vine leaves and grapes, detail from a monumental crater or krater, a wine vase, Roman, 2nd century AD, part of the furniture in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Apollo, god of sun and light, protector of music, poetry and the arts, 25-50 AD, marble bust, copy of an original Greek sculpture from 4th century BC, from the area of the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock, symbol of immortality and of the godess Juno, detail, Roman fresco fragment, 1st - 3rd century AD, from the wall of a patio containing the lararium of a luxurius house near the port, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peacock, symbol of immortality and of the godess Juno, Roman fresco fragment, 1st - 3rd century AD, from the wall of a patio containing the lararium of a luxurius house near the port, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral Basilica de Tarragona, begun 1154, in Romanesque and Gothic style, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aqueducte de les Ferreres or Tarragona aqueduct, built 1st century AD under Emperor Augustus, to supply drinking water to Tarraco from the Francoli river 15km away, near Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The aqueduct is built in opus quadratum style with a double row of arches. Tarragona was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral Basilica de Tarragona, begun 1154, in Romanesque and Gothic style, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. On the right is the Torre del Pretorio Romana, originally part of the provincial forum of Hispania Citerior. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre del Pretorio Romana, originally part of the provincial forum of Hispania Citerior, and the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (right), in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Emperor Caesar Augustus, 63BC -14AD, outside the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, looking out over the Mediterranean Sea, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Emperor Caesar Augustus, 63BC -14AD, outside the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Emperor Caesar Augustus, 63BC -14AD, outside the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene with dog chasing deer, detail, Roman fresco fragment, 2nd – 3rd century AD, from the southern wall of a corridor in a luxurious house near the port, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is thought the fresco was painted by a local artist. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene with dog chasing deer, Roman fresco fragment, 2nd – 3rd century AD, from the southern wall of a corridor in a luxurious house near the port, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is thought the fresco was painted by a local artist. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anthropomorphic phallus, probably representing Priapus, a fertility god, marble, Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The sculpture was probably made in a local workshop in Tarraco and is the only one of its kind known. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated marble statuette of Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, harvests and fertility, holding a cornucopia, mid 2nd century AD, from the Villa of Ceres, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Goddess Nemesis accompanied by a genius with cornucopia and hunter with bow next to a bear, detail, Roman fresco fragment, from the wall of an underground shrine where gladiators and hunters would have prayed to the goddess before going into the arena, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of a Julian Claudian prince, possibly Drusus Germanicus or Britnicusson of Claudius, Roman, marble, early 1st century AD, part of the decoration in the Tarraco amphitheatre, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official portrait head of Livia, 58 BC - 29 AD, 3rd wife of Augustus, marble, early 1st century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of a Julian Claudian prince, possibly Drusus Germanicus or Britnicusson of Claudius, Roman, marble, early 1st century AD, part of the decoration in the Tarraco amphitheatre, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official portrait head of Emperor Hadrian, 76-138 AD, Roman, marble, 130 AD, sculpted in a Tarraco workshop, part of a gallery of illustrious figures in a public space in Tarraco, discovered near the Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of goddess Minerva as patron of artisans, wearing a Corinthian helmet, Roman, marble, 2nd century AD, copy of a Greek prototype, part of the decoration of the schola of the Tarraco Collegium Fabrum, the seat of the corporation of building workers, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Emperor Caesar Augustus, 63BC -14AD, outside the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Medusa, central section from a Roman floor mosaic, late 2nd – early 3rd century AD, Severian period, in marble, limestone, glass paste and sigillata pottery, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This is the finest of all the mosaics found in Tarraco, from a house in the port area. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asclepius, god of medicine, Roman marble statue, mid 2nd century AD, part of the decoration of the frigidarium nymphaeum in the bath at the Roman villa of Els Munts, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official portrait head of Emperor Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD, co-regent with Marcus Aurelius, Roman, marble, 2nd century AD, found near the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The idealised head was carved in a Tarraco workshop based on a prototype created in Rome by an official sculptor. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Official portrait head of Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, as a young man, Roman, marble, 2nd century AD, from the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This portrait dates to when he was heir to the Empire, replaced only when he took the throne on the death of Antoninus Pius. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Posthumous portrait head of Emperor Tiberius, 42 BC - 37 AD, wearing the civic crown, Roman, marble, 1st century AD, part of a gallery of portraits of the Julian-Claudian family in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The sculpture was damaged and repaired in ancient times. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Emperor Claudius, 10 BC - 54 AD, Roman, marble, 1st century AD, from the schola of the Tarraco Collegium Fabrum, the seat of the corporation of building workers, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This portrait is idealised, and was carved shortly after his ascent to the throne in 41 AD. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Armoured statue of Antinous, used to represent an emperor from Tarraco, part of the decoration of the scaenae frons in the amphitheatre of Tarraco, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jupiter Ammon, an Egyptian divinity popular during the time of Augustus, fragment of a clipeus, a large defensive shield, Roman, 1st century AD, part of the decoration of the portico of the Tarraco workshop area, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Venus, Roman goddess of beauty and love, marble torso statue, mid 2nd century AD, probably from a small chapel in the cavea of the Tarraco amphitheatre, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of young Ethiopian slave holding a tray on which lamps and instruments for lighting them were placed, known as El Negret or Little Black Boy, Roman bronze sculpture, 1st – 2nd century AD, Early Imperial period, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The sculpture was made using the lost wax process and was found in a house in the port area of Tarraco. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble font from a fountain replicating a nymphaeum, Roman, early 2nd century AD, from the peristyle or garden of a house, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Medusa, detail, central section from a Roman floor mosaic, late 2nd – early 3rd century AD, Severian period, in marble, limestone, glass paste and sigillata pottery, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This is the finest of all the mosaics found in Tarraco, from a house in the port area. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aqueducte de les Ferreres or Tarragona aqueduct, built 1st century AD under Emperor Augustus, to supply drinking water to Tarraco from the Francoli river 15km away, near Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The aqueduct is built in opus quadratum style with a double row of arches. Tarragona was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre del Pretorio Romana, originally part of the provincial forum of Hispania Citerior, and the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (right), in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze sculpture of Romulus and Remus suckling the she-wolf, Roman, from the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aequitas, goddess of justice, equality and symbol of honest measure, Roman, bronze sculpture filled with lead, 2nd century AD, used as an aequipodium or counterweight from a set of scales found in the port area of Tarraco, where it would have been used to weigh the merchandise entering or leaving the city, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The female divinity Aequitas represents Equity, the goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. It was made using the lost wax process. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble plaque with inscription from the pedestal of the silver statue dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia (the city’s protector divinity and its personification), Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The inscription reads, Lucius Minicius Apronianus, a duumvir quinquennal, provided in his will for a silver statue weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces, to be dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman statue of a female member of the Julian-Claudian family, mid 2nd century AD, part of the gallery of statues in a public area of the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arc de Bera, a Roman triumphal arch built 13 BC, on the Via Augusta at Roda de Bera near Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The arch was erected in memory of its donor, Lucius Licinius Sura, in homage to Augustus, and is decorated with fluted pilasters with corinthian capitals. Tarragona was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftop view of a Modernist courtyard, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Lonja (The Exchange), 14th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. La Lonja was a wheat storage building and the place where the price of wheat was established for the western Mediterranean basin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional catalan wooden boat on the Ebro river, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parroquia de Santiago de Remolinos (Santiago de Remolinos Parish), or Parroquia de Sant Jaume, plaza de la Inmaculada, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parroquia de Santiago de Remolinos (Santiago de Remolinos Parish), or Parroquia de Sant Jaume, plaza de la Inmaculada, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse with cupboard containing Tortosas old archive, Church of Sant Domenec, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puente del Estado (Estate bridge) and Parroquia del Rosario (Rosary chruch), 1912 - 1914,  Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to the "batalla de l'Ebre" (the Ebro battle), Lluis M. Saumells Panades, 1966, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This memorial commemorates the decisive 1938 battle that sealed the fate of the Spanish Civil War. In 1986, the Franco-related symbols were removed from the monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to the "batalla de l'Ebre" (the Ebro battle), Lluis M. Saumells Panades, 1966, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This memorial commemorates the decisive 1938 battle that sealed the fate of the Spanish Civil War. In 1986, the Franco-related symbols were removed from the monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to the "batalla de l'Ebre" (the Ebro battle), Lluis M. Saumells Panades, 1966, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Castle of Sant Joan or La Suda in the distance. This memorial commemorates the decisive 1938 battle that sealed the fate of the Spanish Civil War. In 1986, the Franco-related symbols were removed from the monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arch giving access to the enclosure of the Castle of Sant Joan or La Suda, 10th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The original Arab structure include the perimeter walls reinforced by square towers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fluted column and capital with flying angel, portal of the Royal Schools, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Founded by Charles V for the purpose of educating the Moors, the Royal Schools are some of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen Isabella I of Castile, guardrail of the first floor gallery, patio, Royal Schools, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Busts of the kings of the Aragon Crown, from Ramon Berenguer IV to Philip IV are carved in the stone guardrail of the gallery. Founded by Charles V for the purpose of educating the Moors, the Royal Schools are some of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charles V, guardrail of the first floor gallery, patio, Royal Schools, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Busts of the kings of the Aragon Crown, from Ramon Berenguer IV to Philip IV are carved in the stone guardrail of the gallery. Founded by Charles V for the purpose of educating the Moors, the Royal Schools are some of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arches and guardrail of the first floor gallery, patio, Royal Schools, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Busts of the kings of the Aragon Crown, from Ramon Berenguer IV to Philip IV are carved in the stone guardrail of the gallery and figures of Jewish and Moors people are carved in the stone arches of the courtyard. Founded by Charles V for the purpose of educating the Moors, they are some of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio, Royal Schools, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Founded by Charles V for the purpose of educating the Moors, they are some of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the nave, Gothic cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Construction begun in 1347 and it was still uncomplete in 1597 when the cathedral was consecrated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the nave and the semicircular apse, Gothic cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Construction begun in 1347 and it was still uncomplete in 1597 when the cathedral was consecrated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ornamentation of the baroque main facade, cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, 14th - 16 th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. This portal was designed by Marti Abaria in 1625 but construction was not carry out until the following century between the years 1728 and 1757. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gothic cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Construction begun in 1347 and it was still uncomplete in 1597 when the cathedral was consecrated. 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).
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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 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 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 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 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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  • Modernist foutain, Teodoro Gonzalez Park, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of Sant Domenec, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The church only has one nave, without a cross, and with chapels placed on the right and left wings, between the buttresses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puente del Estado (Estate bridge) and Parroquia del Rosario (Rosary chruch), 1912 - 1914,  Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to the "batalla de l'Ebre" (the Ebro battle), Lluis M. Saumells Panades, 1966, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Castle of Sant Joan or La Suda in the distance. This memorial commemorates the decisive 1938 battle that sealed the fate of the Spanish Civil War. In 1986, the Franco-related symbols were removed from the monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castle of Sant Joan or La Suda, 10th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The original Arab structure include the perimeter walls reinforced by square towers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ornamented Coat of Arms of Charles I of Spain (Charles V), portal of the Royal Schools, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Founded by Charles V for the purpose of educating the Moors, the Royal Schools are some of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio, Royal Schools, 16th century, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Founded by Charles V for the purpose of educating the Moors, they are some of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the nave and the semicircular apse, Gothic cathedral of Tortosa dedicated to Santa Maria, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Construction begun in 1347 and it was still uncomplete in 1597 when the cathedral was consecrated. 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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  • 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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  • 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
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  • 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
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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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  • An abandoned doll surrounded by the rubble of a decaying wall on the floor of a room in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Derelict buildings in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view of the Ebro Delta from Mont Caro in the Els Ports National Park, Tarragona, Spain. The Ebro Delta is the main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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