This was our first day trip with Owen (well, with Owen out in the cold, cruel world). Italica is only an hour and a half away just north of Seville. The ancient paths on the site were not very stroller friendly, so Damon held Owen for most of the walking. This was the first permanent Roman settlement in the southern Iberian Peninsula in 206 BC. The Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian were born in this city. Hadrian provided the town with a water supply system and drainage network. The running water was from cisterns and aqueducts that was distributed via lead pipes. Some of the pipes were dug up in the excavations. The city itself is organized with an orthogonal layout having the private structures clustered and then the public buildings clustered. An interesting side not with the archaeological dig was that it was stopped during the Franco years. The excavation and visitor center was very well done and many of the signs were in English as well which was really nice for me. Italica is part of the Junta de Andalucia that also tends to Carmona and Balelo Claudia where we have already visited. I love visiting Roman ruins. It makes me wonder if any of our modern cities will fare this well in 2,000 years.
Our first photo on a trip with him out in the world!
This is the first colosseum that we have been able to go into the main arena.
A panorama of the colosseum.
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