🏛️ Tarraco-Dertosa
Roman archaeological sites in Tarragona and Tortosa, northeastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Tarraco (modern Tarragona): major Roman city founded 218 BCE, provincial capital of Hispania Tarraconensis
- Dertosa (modern Tortosa): Roman settlement on the Ebro River, established as a trading post
- Both cities retain substantial archaeological remains including walls, temples, amphitheaters, and tombs
- Located in Catalonia, approximately 150 kilometers south of Barcelona
Tarraco and Dertosa represent two significant centers of Roman settlement in Hispania Tarraconensis, the largest province in Roman ...