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Conímbriga is one of the largest Roman settlements excavated in Portugal, and was classified as a National Monument in 1910. Located in the civil parish of Condeixa-a-Velha e Condeixa-a-Nova, in the municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova, it is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the municipal seat and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Coimbra (the Roman town of Aeminium).
Lusitanian-Roman Ruins of Torre de Palma (Vaiamonte, Monforte) Lusitanian-Roman Ruins of Villa of Torre de Palma (Vaiamonte, Monforte) Roman Ruins of Tróia (Carvalhal, Grândola) Roman Arch of Beja (Santa Maria da Feira, Beja) Roman Arch of D. Isabel (Sé e São Pedro, Évora) Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa (Seda, Alter do Chão)
Conimbriga: Municipium: Condeixa-a-Nova, south of Coimbra (the inhabitants of Conimbriga fled to nearby Aeminium, the ancient name of Coimbra, in 468) Conistorgis (location unknown in the Algarve or Baixo-Alentejo) Dipo Elvas: Ebora, Ebora Cerealis, Liberalitas Julia Municipium: Évora: Eburobritium, Eburobrittium: Civitas: Óbidos
Archaeologists excavating the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper in London uncovered the ruins of a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica. The ancient basilica, constructed between 78 and 84 A.D ...
1910 – Ancient Roman Conímbriga ruins near Coimbra designated a national monument. 1911 Electric trams begins operating. Population: 20,581. [13] 1930 Diário de Coimbra newspaper begins publication. [14] City coat of arms redesign adopted. [2] 1947 – Trolleybus begins operating. 1954 – Ponte de Santa Clara (bridge) opens.
Stunning photos showed water levels dropping to entirely reveal the massive ancient complex.
Ancient Roman mosaic in Conimbriga. The first Roman invasion of the Iberian Peninsula occurred in 219 BC. Within 200 years, almost the entire peninsula had been annexed to the Roman Republic, starting the Romanization of Hispania. The Carthaginians, Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars, were expelled from their coastal colonies.
The Roman city was encircled by a wall, and followed an orthogonal plan, with the cardo maximus and decumanus maximus crossing at the forum. An aqueduct existed, the remains of which were incorporated into a latter medieval renovation. Locations for the theater and amphitheater were also proposed, but still unconfirmed by archeology.