🏛️ Salmantica-Brigeco
Roman settlement ruins in Castile and León
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain
- Period: Roman era, with settlement activity from the Iron Age through Late Antiquity
- Archaeological status: Partially excavated, open-air site with visible foundations and structural remains
- Access: Limited; primarily of interest to specialists and archaeology enthusiasts
Salmantica-Brigeco represents a significant Roman settlement in the western Iberian Peninsula, located in the upper reaches of the Tormes River valley. The site contains archaeological evidence of continuous occupation spanning from pre-Roman Iron Age through the Roman imperial period. Excavations have revealed domestic structures, pottery assemblages, and stratigraphic sequences that document economic and settlement patterns in this frontier region of Roman Lusitania ...