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Itálica

Near Seville lies Itálica, a Roman town founded in 206 BC to settle victorious Italian veterans from the Second Punic Wars against Hannibal and the Carthaginians – therefore the name.   Neptune mosaic   Itálica thrived especially under the patronage of Hadrian, as it was favoured as his birthplace. The city started to dwindle as …

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