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🏛️ Asturica-Lancia

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🏛️ Asturica-Lancia
Roman settlement and gold-mining town in northwestern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 19:55
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in present-day León province, Castile and León, Spain
  • Established as a Roman military settlement and administrative centre in the 1st century CE
  • Principal site of Roman gold extraction in the region (Las Médulas mines nearby)
  • Largely unexcavated; remains visible as earthworks and surface scatters

Asturica-Lancia was a significant Roman settlement in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula, serving as both a military garrison and ...

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