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Italica (Spanish: Itálica) was an ancient Roman city in Hispania; its site is close to the town of Santiponce in the province of Seville, Spain. It was founded in 206 BC by Roman general Scipio as a colonia for his Italic veterans and named after them. [ 1 ] Italica later grew attracting new migrants from the Italian peninsula and also with ...
written by Carole Raddato. Italica is a well-preserved Roman city located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres north of Seville in Spain. The city was founded in 206 BC during the Second Punic War (218-202) when the Roman commander Publius Cornelius Scipio settled his Italian veterans on this site following a victory at the Battle of Ilipa.
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The Roman ruins of Italica, with remarkable mosaics and an impressive amphitheatre, are located 9 kilometres to the north of the city of Seville, just outside the village of Santiponce. Nearby you can also see a well preserved Roman theatre. Both are signposted from thethe main road.
Italica was the birthplace of three Roman emperors - Trajan, Hadrian, and possibly Theodosius. One of the earliest Roman settlements in Spain, it was founded in 206 BC by Publius Cornelius Scipius to house legionaries after the battle of Ilipa, which saw the Carthaginians (from North Africa) were defeated. The town rose to high social and military ...
Fortunately the 25,000-seater amphitheatre, which was one of the largest in the Roman Empire, has partly survived (two storeys out of three). The central pit was used for animal cages (bears and wild boar) during gladiatorial combats. In 2016 it was used as a filming location for Game of Thrones (see below). Beyond this, on and around the wide main...
In autumn 2016, Seville was abuzz as various Game of Thronesactors arrived to film for Season 7 in the Atarazanas (Royal Shipyards) and Italica. The episode which featured Italica was the climactic final one, first shown in August 2017, in which three members of major houses have a historic meeting about a common enemy in the amphitheatre. A simple...
1 Jan - 31 March and 16 September - 31 December: Tuesday to Saturday: 09.00-18.00 Sunday and public holidays: 09.00-15.00 1 April - 15 June: Tuesday to Saturday: 09.00-20.00 Sunday and public holidays: 10.00-15.00 16 June - 15 September: Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays: 09.00-15.00 Last entrance 30 minutes before closing time. Monday (excludi...
The 170A and 170B buses to Santiponce leave from Plaza de Armas bus station in Seville. The 170A is more frequent, leaving every half hour, with the journey taking 30 minutes.
The 27km-long Vía Verde of Itálicais a footpath along a former railway line used for transporting pyrite from the Aznalcóllar mines northwest of Seville to the city's port on the Guadalquivir river. From Itálica, you can join the vía verde 4km south at Santiponce, via the N630. From Santiponce, you can either head south to Seville or northwest to G...
Oct 30, 2017 · The site was founded in 206 BC and is known for being the birthplace of Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian. During their reigns, Itálica became important both politically and militarily and was also a major producer of olive oil and grain. Itálica continued to thrive until the 3rd century.
ITÁLICA Sevilla. The city of Itálica is a must-see within walking distance of Seville (7 km) et without a doubt will surprise the visitors for the quality of the preserved as well as the for the magnitude of the city. The city was founded in 206 a.c. by Publio Cornelio Scipio, the African, as a place to recover the wounded troops as well as a ...
Roman theater of Italica. The theater is the oldest known civil work in Itálica and found in 1984. It is located in the so-called Cerro de San Antonio, east of the town of Santiponce and takes advantage of the natural slope on the Baetis. It was built between the 1st century BC. and I century AD. and its use lasted until at least the 5th century.
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Itálica The ancient Roman city was founded in 206 B.C by Escipión "El Africano" with the name Vicus Italicenses, and abandoned after the fourth century A.D. With the gradual decline of the Roman Empire, its ruins today can be visited. The amphitheatre had a capacity for 25,000 people, one of the largest of the empire with three levels of stands.
