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Italica
Ancient city of Hispania Baetica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 the children of Roman soldiers and native women.[2] Among the Italic settlers were a branch of the gens Ulpia from the Umbrian city of Tuder and a branch of the gens Aelia from the city of Hadria, either co-founders of the town or later migrants who arrived at an unknown time; the Ulpi Traiani and the Aelii Hadriani were the respective stirpes of the Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian, both born in Italica.[3][4]
Itálica | |
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Location | Santiponce (Seville), Spain |
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Region | Hispania Baetica |
Coordinates | 37°26′38″N 6°02′48″W |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 206 BC |
Cultures | Roman |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruins |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Archaeological site |
Designated | 13 December 1912 |
Reference no. | RI-55-0000002 |
According to some authors, Italica was also the birthplace of Theodosius.[5][6][7]
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