🏛️ Valentia-Dertosa
Roman settlement remains in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman settlement founded 138 BCE in the Valencian region
- Located near modern Tortosa in Catalonia, northeastern Spain
- Seat of a Roman administrative district during the Imperial period
- Archaeological remains visible in urban landscape; ongoing scholarly study
Valentia-Dertosa represents an important Roman settlement in the eastern Iberian Peninsula, established during the late Republican period. The site preserves evidence of continuous occupation and administrative function through the Roman Empire, reflecting the region's integration into Roman territorial expansion and provincial organization. Modern archaeological work continues to clarify the settlement's urban layout and economic role ...