Roman Ruins of Zaragoza _4405 - a photo on Flickriver

            From their website:
Roman Zaragoza has certainly left its mark on the city as any excavation is invariably halted for a year or two as constructors "trip over" yet another Roman ruin!
In the lead up to the Expo in 2008 works on the newly designed road network had to be changed drastically to a one way system due to yet more Roman ruins being found. This, after half the roads were already built!
To understand the connection to Roman Zaragoza it's important to understand Zaragoza's history.
Zaragoza Roman history
In 15 B.C., when Emperor Cesar Augusta had won the Cantabrian wars, Zaragoza was founded although at the time it was named Colonia Caesar-Augusta in honor of the Emperors victory. Yet it wasn't until the 1st and 2nd centuries AD that the city began to flourish with the construction of a typical Roman forum next to the river, which became the principal trading center of the region due to its excellent connections via the Rio Ebro.
Parts of Zaragoza's Roman forum are visible today underneath the modern day central square, the Plaza Pilar. Zaragoza's Roman wall however, didn't come along until the 3rd century AD when the beginning of the decline of the Roman empire turned the attentions of city governors to defense rather than trade.
   

Taken in: España / Aragón / Zaragoza / Urbanizacion Vinedo Viejo (show map)

Taken on: October 3, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, 21mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	21mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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