Asturica Augusta

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Asturica Augusta was an important Roman city in northwestern Hispania, known today as Astorga in Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
archaeological site
connectedTo Bracara Augusta
Augusta Emerita
surface form: Emerita Augusta

Legio VII Gemina
surface form: Legio VII Gemina (León)
country Roman Empire
declinedIn Late Antiquity
economyBasedOn gold mining
regional trade
flourishedIn 1st century AD
2nd century AD
foundedAs military camp
foundedBy Roman Empire
foundedFor administration of conquered Astur tribes
control of gold mining districts
hasCityWallType stone fortification
hasHeritageStatus Roman walls of Astorga
surface form: Bien de Interés Cultural (Astorga archaeological remains)
hasLatinName Asturica Augusta self-link
hasModernName Astorga
hasRemainsIn historic center of Astorga
hasTypeOfGovernment Roman municipal administration
hasUrbanFeature cardo maximus
decumanus maximus
forum complex
public baths
knownFor Roman baths
Roman forum
Roman sewers
Roman walls
archaeological remains
mosaics
languageUsed Latin
locatedIn Hispania Citerior
surface form: Hispania Tarraconensis

northwestern Hispania
locatedInPresentDay Astorga
Castile and León
Province of León
Spain
locatedOn Roman road network in Hispania
Via de la Plata
namedAfter Astures
partOf Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis
religionPracticed Roman polytheism
servedAs administrative center
commercial center
judicial center
timePeriod Roman Imperial period
wasCapitalOf conventus Asturum

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Astorga hasFormerName Asturica Augusta
Roman Spain majorCity Asturica Augusta
Asturica Augusta hasLatinName Asturica Augusta self-link
Via de la Plata linkedTo Asturica Augusta
this entity surface form: Roman city of Asturica Augusta (Astorga)