Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco
Ancient city · Spain
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 41.116, 1.255
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient city on the site of modern Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
History
Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona. It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis following the latter's creation during the Roman Empire.