🏛️ Clunia-Medina de Rioseco
Roman city ruins in the interior of Castile and León
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Peñaranda de Duero, Burgos province, Spain
- Founded as a Celtiberian settlement; became major Roman city under Augustus
- Abandoned by the 5th century following economic and military decline
- Archaeological site open to public with interpretive signage and partial reconstructions
Clunia was one of the most important Roman cities in Hispania's interior, strategically positioned in what is now Castile and León. Established initially as a Celtiberian town, it was refounded and expanded under Roman rule, particularly during the 1st century CE. The city served as an administrative and commercial hub until its gradual decline during late antiquity and the early medieval period ...