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Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco

Hispania Citerior, Spain

Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis following the latter's creation during the Roman Empire. In 2000, the archaeological ensemble of Tarraco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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