🏛️ Ocelo Duri-Medina de Rioseco
Roman settlement ruins in the Duero valley, Castile and León
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid Province, Castile and León, Spain
- Period: Roman occupation during the 1st–2nd centuries CE
- Archaeological status: Partially excavated; remains visible but unexcavated areas persist
- Access: Open-air site; advance permission often required for close study
Ocelo Duri represents a secondary Roman settlement in the Duero River valley, positioned along ancient trade and military routes that connected Lusitania with the interior plateau regions of Hispania. The site reflects the broader Roman settlement pattern in inland Iberia during the early imperial period, when road networks and administrative centres were systematised across the peninsula. Archaeological evidence suggests occupation during the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, with the settlement ...