Caesaraugusta
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Caesaraugusta or Caesar Augusta was the name of the Roman city of Zaragoza, founded as a Colonia Inmune from Rome in 14 BC, possibly on December 23, on the intensely Romanized Iberian city of Salduie. Its foundation occurred in the context of the reorganization of the provinces of Hispania by Caesar Augustus after his victory in the Astur-Cantabrian wars. thumb|Caesaraugusta on modern plan of the city 1.- Decumano (present-day Calle Mayor, Calle Espoz y Mina and Calle Manifestación). 2.- Cardo (present-day Calle Don Jaime I) 3.- Forum of Caesaraugusta 4.- Fluvial port 5.- Public baths 6.- The
Key facts
- Former subdivision.common_name
- Caesaraugusta
- Former subdivision.image_map
- Augusto Prima Porta (Zaragoza).jpg
- Former subdivision.year_start
- 14 b.C.
- Former subdivision.government_type
- Roman Empire
- Former subdivision.political_subdiv
- Tarraconense
- Former subdivision.subdivision
- Conventus Caesaraugustanus
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- The foundation as an inmune mixed colony
- Wall
- Bridge
- Augustan Forum
- Hydraulic equipment
- High-Imperial Administration
- 1st century A.D.
- Forum of Tiberius
- Theater
- Other public works: temples and baths
- Ceramics
- Late 1st century A.D.
- 2nd century A.D.
- 3rd century A.D.
- Late Antiquity (284-408 A.D.)
- Low-Imperial Administration
- The arrival of Christianity
- The fall of the Empire (408-472 A.D.)
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Caesaraugusta or Caesar Augusta was the name of the Roman city of Zaragoza, founded as a Colonia Inmune from Rome in 14 BC, possibly on December 23, on the intensely Romanized Iberian city of Salduie. Its foundation occurred in the context of the reorganization of the provinces of Hispania by Caesar Augustus after his victory in the Astur-Cantabrian wars. thumb|Caesaraugusta on modern plan of the city 1.- Decumano (present-day Calle Mayor, Calle Espoz y Mina and Calle Manifestación). 2.- Cardo (present-day Calle Don Jaime I) 3.- Forum of Caesaraugusta 4.- Fluvial port 5.- Public baths 6.- Theater 7.- Wall
The new city received the name of "Colonia Caesar Augusta". It enjoyed the privilege of bearing the full name of its founder, who entrusted its deductio, like many other tasks of the Empire, to his general and close friend Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caesaraugusta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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