🏛️ Clunia-Uxama
Ruins of a Roman provincial city in Castile and León
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Peñalba de Castro in the province of Burgos, Spain
- Founded in the 1st century BCE as a Celtiberian settlement; became a major Roman city under Augustus
- Served as capital of the Roman province of Tarraconensis during the 1st century CE
- Excavated intermittently since the 19th century; partially open to visitors
Clunia-Uxama stands as one of the most significant Roman archaeological sites in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula. The city emerged from earlier Celtiberian occupation and developed into a substantial Roman urban centre, particularly during the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. The site preserves substantial remains of public buildings, domestic structures, and infrastructure spanning multiple centuries of Roman occupation ...