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Roman Villa Of Centcelles
The Roman villa of Centcelles is located in the municipality of Constantí, in Catalonia (Spain). It contains a masterpiece of Early Christian Art. In one of its rooms, which has been almost completely preserved, you can see the oldest known dome mosaic with a Christian theme in the Roman world, dated to the 4th century AD.Vastenavond, Barbara. «El tresor amagat de Centcelles». Sàpiens arcelona núm. 86 data = desembre 2009, p. 62. . See also * Centum Cellas Centum Cellas, also referred to as ''Centum Cellæ, Centum Celli'', or ''Centum Cœli'' (and in pt, Centocelas), is a Roman villa rustica that dates back to the 1st century AD, located in the Mount of Santo Antão in Belmonte, Castelo Branco D ... References {{Authority control Roman villas in Spain Roman sites in Catalonia Province of Tarragona ...
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Constantí
Constantí is a town in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. History Archaeological remains can determine that it was inhabited during the time of the Romans. The medieval village was established in 1153, after the conquest of Siurana. Was granted a town charter in 1159. Archbishop Espàrec de la Barca (1215) boosted its population, ordering build the castle, the first church and the city wall. The castle became the summer residence of the Archbishops of Tarragona. Had suffered several attacks during the Catalan Revolt. On January 12, 1641 the town was attacked by the troops of Josep Margarit. In 1642 was attacked by Marshal La Mothe that turned the people as a base of operations. In 1649, after a siege of two days, the city fell to the troops of Juan de Garay. The church and castle were destroyed. During the Independence War, General Louis-Gabriel Suchet Louis-Gabriel Suchet (2 March 1770 â€“ 3 January 1826), Duke of Albufera (fre ...
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Archaeological Ensemble Of Tárraco
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco is inscribed as UNESCO world heritage site since 2000. It is situated in Tarragona Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tar .... List of monuments It consists of the following monuments: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco Archaeological sites in Catalonia Phoenician colonies in Spain Mediterranean port cities and towns in Spain Coloniae (Roman) Roman sites in Spain World Heritage Sites in Spain Cultural tourism in Spain ...
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Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas
– Demographia, April 2018
Current day Catalonia comprises most of the medieval and early modern Principality o ...
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Centum Cellas
Centum Cellas, also referred to as ''Centum Cellæ, Centum Celli'', or ''Centum Cœli'' (and in pt, Centocelas), is a Roman villa rustica that dates back to the 1st century AD, located in the Mount of Santo Antão in Belmonte, Castelo Branco District, Portugal. History In the context of the Roman invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, the Villa was supposedly the property of a Lúcio Cecílio (in Latin: LVCIVS CÆCILIVS), a wealthy Roman citizen, a tradesman of tin (an abundant metal in the Iberian Peninsula) who ordered its construction in the 1st century AD. Hispania (modern Spain and Portugal) was one of if not the richest Roman province in the case of mineral ore from around the first century BC. Containing deposits of the metals (gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron, and mercury), it was very rich in resources. The Romans realised this, and there is evidence of large-scale mining and processing in the region. From its acquisition during the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, ...
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Roman Villas In Spain
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