Alcúdia
Locatie:
- Spanje, Alcúdia
- geo:39.849262,3.121878
- Locatie precies
Period or year:
- -123 / 465
Classificatie:
- Stad
- Zichtbaar
Identifiers:
- vici:place=11242
- pleiades:place=266004
- dare:place=24890
- wikidata:entity=Q1512868
Annotaties
The Roman city of Pollentia was founded on the north-eastern coast of Mallorca (Balearic archipelago) after the Roman conquest of the island in 123 BC according to Strabo (3.5.1), it was founded by Caecilius Metellus Balearicus with 3000 Roman colonists.
See:
- Strabo, Geography Book III Chapter 5
- Richard Stillwell,et all. : sv. POLLENTIA (Alcudia de Pollensa) Majorca, Spain., The Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press. 1976.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~classics/oldsite/PollentiaNet/PollentiaNet.html
Pollentia (die Mächtige) war der römische Hauptort auf Mallorca (erst die Mauren verlegten das Zentrum nach Palma). Bedeutend waren die beiden Häfen: Der große Hafen in der Bucht von Alcudia und der kleine Hafen in der Bucht von Pollensa.
In de buurt
Pollentia, Tuscan Temple
Large temple at forum of Pollentia.
Pollentia, Temple I
Temple I in forum of Pollentia.
Pollentia, Temple II
Temple II in forum of Pollentia.