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🏛️ Lucus Augusti–Flavium Brigantium

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🏛️ Lucus Augusti–Flavium Brigantium
Roman settlement and harbour town in Galicia, northwestern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 15:11
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in present-day A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
  • Founded as a Roman settlement in the 1st century CE under Emperor Augustus
  • Served as a major Atlantic harbour and administrative centre for Lusitania and Tarraconensis
  • Substantial Roman archaeological remains visible in the Old Town (Cidade Vella)

Lucus Augusti–Flavium Brigantium was a prominent Roman harbour settlement established on the Galician coast during the reign of ...

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