Italica, Seville

Italica, Seville (Spain)

Italica north of modern-day Santiponce 9 km northwest of Seville in southern Spain was an Italic settlement founded by the Roman general Scipio in the province of Hispania Baetica. It was the birthplace of Roman Emperors Trajan Hadrian and Theodosius. It flourished under the reign of Hadrian becoming an elaborate urban centre and obtaining the highest status of Roman city. The