🏛️ Caesaraugusta-Ilurcis
Roman settlement ruins in northern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Grañón, La Rioja, northern Spain
- Founded as a Roman military settlement in the 1st century CE
- Part of the wider Caesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza) provincial network
- Sparse visible remains; primarily of archaeological interest
Caesaraugusta-Ilurcis represents a minor Roman settlement in the Rioja region of northern Spain, established during the early imperial period as part of Rome's consolidation of the Iberian Peninsula. The site served local administrative and possibly military functions within the broader provincial system centered on Caesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza). Excavations and archaeological surveys have documented occupation spanning several centuries, though substantial structures have not survived to the ...