🏛️ Flavium Brigantium–Aquae Calidae
Roman settlement and thermal complex in Galicia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near A Coruña in northwestern Spain (Galicia)
- Established as a Roman military and administrative centre in the 1st century CE
- Known for substantial thermal baths complex fed by natural hot springs
- Partially excavated; remains visible at ground level and in local museum collections
Flavium Brigantium–Aquae Calidae was a Roman settlement in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula, serving as both a military outpost and a settlement centred on naturally occurring hot springs. The site combines the Roman fort name Flavium Brigantium with the Latin designation for thermal waters, reflecting its dual purpose during the Roman occupation of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis. Archaeological evidence indicates occupation from the 1st century CE through the late imperial period ...