Roman city of Lucus Augusti
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The Roman city of Lucus Augusti, located in what is now Lugo in northwestern Spain, was an important administrative and military center of Roman Gallaecia renowned for its remarkably preserved defensive walls.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucus Augusti | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman colonia
ⓘ
ancient Roman city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsFound |
building foundations
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ coins ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman Gallaecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Roman roads ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Asturica Augusta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bracara Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ military center ⓘ |
| hasCityWallGates | multiple city gates ⓘ |
| hasCityWallHeight | up to about 10 to 15 metres ⓘ |
| hasCityWallPerimeter | approximately 2117 metres ⓘ |
| hasCityWallTowers | over 80 towers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman baths
ⓘ
Roman bridge ⓘ Roman walls of Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ amphitheatre ⓘ aqueduct ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ forum ⓘ road network ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Lucus Augusti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Roman Walls of Lugo" ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Gallaecia NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
remarkably preserved Roman walls
ⓘ
urban defensive system ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| region | northwest Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| servedAs | conventus capital of Lucensis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent | Roman Walls of Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | conventus Lucensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.