Dertosa

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Dertosa is the ancient Roman name for the city now known as Tortosa, located in Catalonia, Spain, which served as an important settlement along the Ebro River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
former populated place
historical place
autonomousCommunityToday Catalonia NERFINISHED
countryToday Spain NERFINISHED
culture Roman
developedFrom pre-Roman Iberian settlement
hasAncientName Dertosa NERFINISHED
hasContinuityAs medieval Tortosa
hasEconomicActivity agriculture in surrounding area
craft production
river trade
hasHistoricalPeriod Roman period NERFINISHED
hasHydrologicalFeature Ebro River NERFINISHED
hasModernName Tortosa NERFINISHED
hasRole commercial center
river port
strategic military site
hasStrategicImportance access to Mediterranean trade networks
control of Ebro River traffic
hasType municipium
knownFor strategic position on the lower Ebro River
trade and communications route between interior Iberia and the Mediterranean coast
languageUsed Latin NERFINISHED
locatedIn Catalonia
Hispania Tarraconensis NERFINISHED
Roman Hispania NERFINISHED
northeastern Iberian Peninsula
locatedInPresentDay Catalonia NERFINISHED
Province of Tarragona NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
Tortosa NERFINISHED
locatedOnRoute communications route between interior Hispania and the Mediterranean
modernEquivalent Tortosa NERFINISHED
partOf Roman Empire
Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis NERFINISHED
precededBy Iberian settlement
presentIn Roman Hispania urban network NERFINISHED
provinceToday Tarragona NERFINISHED
region Tarraconensis NERFINISHED
RomanNameOf Tortosa NERFINISHED
situatedNear Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
situatedOn Ebro River NERFINISHED

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Tortosa historicalName Dertosa