Ulia Fidentia or simply Ulia was a
Roman municipium in the province of
Hispania Baetica. The site is the location of the current city of
Montemayor,
Córdoba.
During the
Second Hispanian campaign of
Caesar's Civil War almost all the towns of
Hispania Ulterior had switched allegiance to
Pompey's side, except for a few towns, including Ulia.
Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caes ...
therefore honored the town with the appellation ''Fidentia''.
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Roman sites in Spain
Roman towns and cities in Spain
Province of Córdoba (Spain)