๐๏ธ Tarraco-Semproniana
Roman archaeological site in Tarragona, northeastern Spain
๐ Fast Facts
- Located in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain (41.47ยฐN, 2.08ยฐE)
- Ancient Roman city founded as Tarracล in 218 BCE
- Capital of the Roman province Hispania Tarraconensis
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tรกrraco since 2000)
Tarraco, known in antiquity as Tarracล, was one of the most important Roman settlements in Hispania. Founded during the Second Punic War as a military base, it developed into the provincial capital of Hispania Tarraconensis, the largest Roman province in the Iberian Peninsula. The site contains substantial remains spanning multiple centuries of Roman occupation and construction ...