Blog Remains of the Roman Seville

The remains of the passage of the Roman Empire through the city of Seville, are quite obvious. Considering that Seville was the eleventh city in the hierarchy of the High Empire, it is common to find in different places in the city the remains left in its wake the Romans. Should be noted that Seville was Roman since 206 BC, when armies commanded by Scipio defended of the Carthaginians.

The Roman Seville

We have found some vestiges that prove the passage of the Roman Empire in our city. The Roman Forum, which was located in the popular district of Alfalfa. The temple, next to the church of San Sebastian there are still three intact columns that belonged to a Roman temple. The columns, which are perfectly well conserved in the Alameda de Hercules. The aqueduct, which is located near the Carmona door. The walls, which were built in the time of Julius Caesar in the years 68 and 65 BC. The Antiquarium, located in the basement where is the Metropol Parasol, is certainly the place where there is a set of remains which presumably is believed to be one of the most important places of the city in Roman times. There is now a museum called Antiquarium. Macarena; Macarena name comes from the Latin Macarius-ena, which means Macario property; in the neighborhood of La Macarena we can find several buildings dating from the second century after Christ. Just outside Seville, is the zone where we can find the largest set of buildings from the Roman Empire, Italica near Santiponce, are preserved in the place; The Roman Forum, some streets and walls of a city where it is thought that they lived the most illustrious and prestigious citizens of Hispalis.