🏛️ Complutum-Arriaca
Roman settlement and archaeological site in central Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Period: Founded 1st century CE; occupied through late antiquity
- Status: Archaeological site with partial excavations and museum
- Recognition: Part of the Historic University and Town of Alcalá de Henares UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998)
Complutum-Arriaca was a Roman settlement established in the 1st century CE on the Henares River in the Iberian Peninsula's central plateau. The site served as a regional administrative and commercial hub along communication routes between the interior and the Mediterranean. Archaeological investigations have revealed the remains of residential quarters, public buildings, and infrastructure spanning several centuries of continuous occupation ...