Italica amphitheatre II

El Rocio

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March 17th 2011
Thursday 10th February 2010 Up today and moving on to El Rocio a rather bizarre town near the Portugese border. On the way however as we pass back near Seville and make a detour to ‘Italica’ a roman city of some importance being the birth place of Roman emperor Trajan. Most impressive is Italica’s amphitheater which seated 25,000 spectators and was the third largest in the Roman Empire. T ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Huelva » Ayamonte

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more