Conjuto Arqueologico de Italia, Seville
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In the course of the Second Punic War, after the Carthaginian defeat in the battle of Ilipa (206 BC) at the hands of the Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio, a detachment of legionaries wasRead more
In the course of the Second Punic War, after the Carthaginian defeat in the battle of Ilipa (206 BC) at the hands of the Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio, a detachment of legionaries wasRead more
Today morphed into my first Camino day.
I went to the Cathedral to get my credential stamped. The guard was very happy and pleased to do this and wished me Buen Camino. I didn’t actually go intoRead more
A short 12km walk from Sevilla, made slightly longer by my bad map reading. Once I was back on track I had no problems following the yellow arrows. I took the river route which was slippery and muddyRead more
In Seville we learned about the nearby Roman city of Italica. Only ruins were left but we were curious to explore its history.
It wasn't too exciting at first. We walked past crumbled houses andRead more
Italica war eine römische Stadt in Hispanien; ihre Ruinen liegen in Santiponce, etwa zehn Kilometer nördlich von Sevilla (Hispalis) am Guadalquivir. Die Ruinen wurden genutzt als Drehort der SerieRead more
Ein supertolles Ausgrabungsgebiet einer kompletten Stadt. Strassennetz, Kanalisation, Grundmauern, zahlreiche Bodenmosaike und Amphitheater.
Bellissima scoperta i resti romani e il santuario di San Isidoro
San Isidro Del Campo monastery, 2nd century Roman ruins
Cafe con leche - with sugar. I’m told that it helps with muscle cramps.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Santiponce
Traveler
A nearby plaque reads: Despite not having been excavated completely, the data obtained has been used to consider this building as possibly one of the largest constructions in the city. The excavations carried out have defined two principal areas: one destined to a thermal use and the second was a domestic structure. The thermal area keeps the remainder of a heating system of two rooms, as well as a part of the frigidarium, or cold room, in which we can find the mosaic that gives name to the building. The Neptune mosaic is presided by the figure of the sea god, who appears on top of a carriage pulled by two sea horses and surrounded by dynamic mythological sea figures, usual iconography in thermal buildings. Other more realistic elements are the representations of species like a seashell, crustaceans, a red seabream or a gilt-head bream. The frame that encloses the central scene is decorated with fishing and fighting scenes between pygmies and cranes, as well as an interesting catalogue of fauna as an hippopotamus or a crocodile, clearly Egyptian inspired motifs.