🏛️ Caesaraugusta-Agiria
Roman colonial settlement and archaeological site in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded by Roman colonists under Augustus around 25 BCE
- Located in present-day Utebo, Aragon, approximately 15 km southwest of Zaragoza
- Served as a secondary Roman settlement in the province of Hispania Tarraconensis
- Archaeological investigations have uncovered domestic structures, pottery, and inscriptions
Caesaraugusta-Agiria was a Roman colonial settlement established in the 1st century BCE in the eastern Iberian Peninsula. Named in honour of Augustus Caesar, the site represents one of several colonial foundations created to consolidate Roman control and urbanise the interior regions of Hispania. The settlement existed as a secondary administrative and commercial centre until its gradual abandonment in late antiquity ...