Complutum (Roman city)

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Complutum was an important Roman city in central Hispania that served as the ancient predecessor of modern Alcalá de Henares in Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury early Middle Ages
archaeologicalExcavationsBegan 20th century
associatedWithReligion Roman pagan cults
early Christianity
connectedBy Roman road network
country Roman Empire
currentUse open-air archaeological park
declinedInPeriod late antiquity
developedInPeriod early Roman Empire
distanceTo approximately 30 km east of Madrid
economyBasedOn agriculture
trade
foundedInPeriod late Republican period
hasLatinName University of Alcalá
surface form: Complutum
hasNotableBuilding Augusteum
Casa de Hippolytus
Casa de los Grifos
amphitheatre
necropolis
nymphaeum
public baths
hasPatronSaints Justus and Pastor
hasUrbanFeature basilica
cardo maximus
city walls
curia
decumanus maximus
domus
forum
macellum
thermae
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
heritageDesignationCountry Spain
inscriptionsLanguage Latin
locatedIn Community of Madrid
Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis
surface form: Hispania Tarraconensis

Spain
central Hispania
modernLocation Alcalá de Henares
nearbySettlement Celtiberian oppidum of El Viso
openToPublic true
partOf archaeological heritage of Alcalá de Henares
predecessorOf Alcalá de Henares
reachedPeakInCentury 3rd century
situatedOn Henares River
urbanStatus civitas
municipium

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Alcalá de Henares namedAfter Complutum (Roman city)