Tarraco

Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). During the Roman Empire was one of the major cities of the Iberian Peninsula and capital of the Roman province called Hispania Citerior or Hispania Tarraconensis. The full name of the city at the time of the Roman Republic was Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. In 2000, the archaeological ensemble of Tarraco was declared a World heritage site by UNESCO.

Read more about Tarraco:  Origins and Second Punic War, Tarraco During The Roman Republic, The Period of Caesar Augustus, The City During The High Empire, Low Empire, Archaeological Ensemble