🏛️ Flavium Brigantium-Aquae Calidae
Roman settlement and thermal spa complex in Galicia
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Ourense, Galicia, northwestern Spain
- Roman period: 1st–4th centuries CE
- Key feature: Hot spring thermal baths and settlement infrastructure
- Current status: Archaeological site with visible remains and modern spa operations
Flavium Brigantium-Aquae Calidae was a Roman settlement built around naturally occurring hot springs in what is now Galicia, Spain. The site represents a typical Romano-Iberian town, combining military administrative functions with commercial use of thermal waters. The settlement thrived during the Imperial period and preserved evidence of Roman urban planning, bathing infrastructure, and daily life in provincial Hispania ...