Valentia, Hispania Tarraconensis

Most Recent Visit: June 2016. Today the site of the third largest city in Spain, after Madrid and Barcelona, Valencia’s origins go back over 2000 years to 138 BCE, where, after a protracted war with Iberian forces led by the Lusitanian commander Viriathus, the consul Decimus Junius Brutus Galaico founded the colony of Valentia Edetanorum…

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Complutum, Hispania Tarraconensis (Part II)

Quick Info: Address: Complutum: Ciudad Romana Camino de Juncal s/n 28802 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00-14:00 Saturday-Sunday 10:00-14:00, 16:00-19:00 Monday Closed Admission: 1 Euro Address: Museo Arqueológico Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid Plaza de las Bernardas, s/n 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00-19:00 Sunday 11:00-15:00 Monday Closed Admission: Free Continued…

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