The colonial forum of Tarraco is an
ancient Roman archaeological site located in the modern city of
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 Tarr ...
in
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 nort ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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[Salom i Garreta 2006, pp. 69, 73.]
Notes
References
*Salom i Garreta, C. (2006)
El ''auguraculum'' de la Colonia Tárraco: ''Sedes inaugurationis coloniae Tarraco'' Archivo Español de Arqueología, 79(0): 69-87. Madrid, Spain: Instituto de Historia. . .
Further reading
*Fishwick, Duncan (1999)
The "Temple of Augustus" at Tarraco ''Latomus'' T. 58, Fasc. 1 (JANVIER-MARS 1999), pp. 121–138. Brussels, Belgium: Société d'Études Latines de Bruxelles. .
*Noguera Celdrán, José Miguel (2009)
''Fora Hispanie'': Paisaje urbano, arquitectura, programas decorativos y culto imperial en los foros de las ciudades hispanorromanas Monografías MAM 3. Murcia, Spain: Museo Arqueológico de Murcia.
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Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Catalonia
Ancient Roman forums