Most Recent Visit: June 2017. About 11 kilometers to the east of the modern town of Termini Imerese are the remains of ancient Himera. After a crushing Carthaginian defeat at Himera at the hands of the combined forces of Gelon of Syracuse and Theron of Akragas in 480 BCE ended the First Sicilian War between…
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Continued From Tarraco Part II There are a number of interesting Roman sites in the area around Tarraco, most of them accessible with public transportation from Tarragona. The one exception to this is the Arc de Berà, an arch constructed in 13 BCE at the behest of Lucius Licinius Sura and dedicated to Augustus. This…
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Quick Info: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano Calle de José Ramón Mélida, s/n 06800 Mérida Hours: Tue-Sat 09:30-20:00 (9:30-18:30, October through April) Sunday 10:00-15:00 Closed Monday Admission: 3 Euros Continued From Augusta Emerita Part VII As early as the 16th century CE, Roman finds from Augusta Emerita, including statuary and inscriptions, were known to…
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Continued From Augusta Emerita Part I The lifeblood of a Roman city, it’s not much of a surprise that Augusta Emerita relied on three separate aqueducts to thrive. The first of these three aqueducts constructed was, what is today often referred to as, the Cornalvo Aqueduct, but was probably called the Aqua Augusta in antiquity….
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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: Casa del Sol – Museo de Segovia C/ Socorro, 11, 40003 Segovia Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-14:00, 16:00-19:00 (17:00-20:00 July-September) Sunday 10:00-14:00, Closed Monday. Admission: 1 Euro Fresh off a transatlantic flight, I took the opportunity of a mid-morning arrival in Madrid to take a short trip up to…
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