🏛️ Bracara Augusta – Iria Flavia
Roman provincial city and ecclesiastical center in Galicia
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded as a Roman settlement in the 1st century CE under Emperor Augustus
- Capital of the Roman province of Tarraconensis, later Gallaecia
- Located in present-day Braga, northern Spain (Galicia region)
- Became an early Christian religious center and seat of an archbishop
Bracara Augusta was established in 27 BCE as a Roman military and administrative center in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. The city served as the provincial capital and a major hub for the conquest and governance of Lusitania and Gallaecia. It evolved from a military foundation into a significant urban center and later became one of the earliest seats of Christian authority in the Iberian Peninsula ...