Archaeology

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Augusta Emerita, Circus

Augusta Emerita: Roman city in western Spain, modern Mérida, capital of the province of Lusitania.The circus, or hippodrome, was used for chariot races. It was situated a bit outside Augusta Emerita, and was built in the first quarter of the…

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Augusta Emerita, Provincial Forum

Augusta Emerita: Roman city in western Spain, modern Mérida, capital of the province of Lusitania.  North of the Civic Forum, near the modern Plaza de la Constitución, a second forum has been found; it is tentatively indicated as the Provincial Forum.…

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Avars

Avars: ancient and medieval nation, living in modern Hungary and along the Middle and Lower Danube, dominating power in Central Europe between c.560 and c.790 CE.This timeline was taken from Walter Pohl, The Avars. A Steppe Empire in Central Europe,…

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