Spain
There are 237 items in Spain:
![]() Italica, Theater relief: Dancing satyr |
![]() Lascuta, Imperator inscription |
Legio VII Gemina
Legio VII Gemina: one of the Roman legions. Its name means "the twin legion". Galba In 67, the position of the emperor…
![]() Iberian Peninsula |
![]() Map of the Second Punic War in Spain |
![]() Map of the settlements of Emporion |
Mérida, Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
I visited this museum in 1990 after a long trip. I don't remember anything, except that it was very early in the morning. These photos were taken by Marco Prins and Jan van Vliet, who visited the museum on later…Pillars of Heracles
Pillars of Heracles (Greek: Ἡράκλειαι Στῆλαι): ancient name for the narrow strait that connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, identical to the modern Strait of Gibraltar. …Plutarch on Caesar in Baetica
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In 61/60, Julius Caesar was governor of Andalusia, or…Pyrenees
Pyrenees (Greek Πυρήνη or Πυρηναῖα, Latin Pyrenaei): mountain range between ancient Gaul and Iberia. The Pyrenees Like a straight line between the…
![]() The Pyrenees |
![]() Saguntum, Citadel |