The Roman Bética Route
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Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
road that passes through fourteen cities of the provinces of Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Cadiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, and Cordova
Cordova
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in Spain
Spain
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. It runs through the southern part of the Roman province of Hispania
Hispania
Another theory holds that the name derives from Ezpanna, the Basque word for "border" or "edge", thus meaning the farthest area or place. Isidore of Sevilla considered Hispania derived from Hispalis....
and includes territories also traversed by the Via Augusta
Via Augusta
Via Augusta was a Roman road crossing all the Hispania Province, from Cádiz in the southern tip of current Spain, to the Coll de Panissars, where it crossed the Pyrenees close to the Mediterranean Sea, and joined the Via Domitia...
. On this route are landscapes of geographic and natural interest such as the Natural Park of the Cordovan Subbética, the Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park is a natural park located in the province of Cádiz .- Nature :It's about 100 km², located at the mouth of the Guadalete river, consists of marshland, beaches, reed and sand dunes...
, and the Valley of the Guadalquivir
Guadalquivir
The Guadalquivir is the fifth longest river in the Iberian peninsula and the second longest river to be its whole length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is 657 kilometers long and drains an area of about 58,000 square kilometers...
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Cities on the route
- SantiponceSantiponceSantiponce is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 7742 inhabitants.The city contains the ruins of Roman city Italica.-External links:...
- CarmonaCarmona, SpainCarmona is a town of south-western Spain, in the province of Seville; 33 km north-east of Seville.Carmona is built on a ridge overlooking the central plain of Andalusia, to the north is the Sierra Morena, to the south is the of peak of San Cristobal. The city is known for its thriving trade...
- La LuisianaLa LuisianaLa Luisiana is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 4495 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
- ÉcijaÉcijaÉcija is a city belonging to the province of Seville, Spain. It is located in the Andalusian countryside, 85 km east of the city of Seville. According to the 2008 census, Écija has a total population of 40,100 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth most populous city in the province...
- Almodóvar del RíoAlmodóvar del RíoAlmodóvar del Río is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
- CórdobaCórdoba, Spain-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
- MontoroMontoroMontoro is a city and municipality in the Córdoba Province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located about east-northeast of the capital of the province, Córdoba...
- AlmedinillaAlmedinillaAlmedinilla is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 2536 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
- Puente GenilPuente GenilPuente Genil is a village in the Spanish province of Córdoba, situated about 45 miles from the city of Córdoba. It has a population of 30,033 ....
- OsunaOsunaOsuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c...
- MarchenaMarchenaMarchena is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Its only described species, M. minuta, is only found in the USA. It dwells on the barks of conifers along the west coast, especially California, Washington and Nevada...
- Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. , the city, the largest in the province, had 208,896 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia...
- TarifaTarifaTarifa is a small town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the southernmost coast of Spain. The town is located on the Costa de la Luz and across the Straits of Gibraltar facing Morocco. The municipality includes Punta de Tarifa, the southernmost point in continental Europe. There are five...
- CádizCádizCadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....