🏛️ Virovesca-Legio
Roman military settlement in the Basque region of northern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Iruña de Oka, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain
- Period: 1st–2nd century CE
- Status: Archaeological site under ongoing research and conservation
- Coordinates: 42.420045, -4.056468
Virovesca-Legio was a Roman auxiliary fort established during the Flavian period (1st century CE) in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula, serving as a strategic garrison in the conquest and administration of the Cantabrian territories. The site provides evidence of Roman military organization and infrastructure in an inland frontier zone. Excavations and surveys have revealed structures, ceramics, and military equipment that document the fort's occupation across the 1st and 2nd centuries CE ...