Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco

ancient city on the site of modern Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Place archaeological_site Q1501940
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Summary

Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is located in Tarragona[3].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is located in Hispania Citerior[4].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is located in Hispania Tarraconensis[5].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is in the country of Spain[6].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is in the country of Ancient Rome[7].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's instance of is recorded as Roman colony[9].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's instance of is recorded as fortified town[10].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's instance of is recorded as port city[11].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's instance of is recorded as ancient city[12].
  • Taharqa is named after Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco[13].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco was followed by Tarragona[14].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is part of Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco[15].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's Commons category is recorded as Tarraco[16].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.116477777777774, 'longitude': 1.2552305555555556}[17].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tarraco[18].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's facet of is recorded as Història de Tarragona[19].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's replaced by is recorded as Visigothic Tarragona[22].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's capital of is recorded as Hispania Citerior[23].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's capital of is recorded as Hispania Tarraconensis[24].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's partially coincident with is recorded as Tarragona[25].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's partially coincident with is recorded as Tarragona City[26].
  • Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's partially coincident with is recorded as Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Spain[6], a sovereign state[28], in Spain[29], founded in 1715[30] and Ancient Rome[7], a historical country[31], founded in -0753[32]. Located in include Tarragona[3], a municipality of Catalonia[33], in Spain[34], founded in 1834[35]; Hispania Citerior[4], a Roman province[36], in Ancient Rome[37], founded in -0197[38]; and Hispania Tarraconensis[5], a Roman province[39], in Ancient Rome[40]. Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco is part of Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco[15].

Physical Characteristics

Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+68'}[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[8], Roman colony[9], fortified town[10], port city[11], and ancient city[12]. Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[42].

History and Context

Taharqa is named after Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco include Hispania Tarraconensis[43], a Roman province[44], in Ancient Rome[45].

Why It Matters

Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for it include Hispania Tarraconensis[43], a Roman province[44], in Ancient Rome[45].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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