Photos of Emporiae

Emporiae (Greek: ᾽Εμπόριον, "port of trade"): three Graeco-Roman settlements in northeastern Spain, today called Ampurias in Spanish and Empúries in Catalan.

History

Photos

Emporiae consists of several settlements:

The Palaiopolis or Old Town was founded by Greek settlers from Marseilles on an island opposite the Costa Brava near the Pyrenees, at the mouth of the river Fluvià. It is now called Sant Martí d'Empúries, and still occupied, which makes excavation difficult.
The Neapolis or "new town" was later founded on the mainland; it covers about 4 ha. The jetty and the upper strata, from the second and first centuries BCE, have been excavated; the lower strata are less well known.
The Roman city, founded after 195 BCE, on the place of a native settlement that was known as Indikê. It measured about 22½ ha, included an amphitheater, and only a small part has been excavated.
The cemeteries outside the walls.

Emporiae, Neapolis, Serapeum	Emporiae, Neapolis, Southern gate	Emporiae, Neapolis, House of the Peristyle	Emporiae, Neapolis, Temple of Asclepius
Emporiae, Neapolis, Greek sewer	Emporiae, Cistern in the macellum	Emporiae, Neapolis, filters	Emporiae, Neapolis, Roman cistern
Emporiae, Mosaic showing an actor's mask	Emporiae, House 2B, altar with themes from the cult of Asclepius	Emporiae, House 2B, altar with themes from the cult of Asclepius	Emporiae, Mosaic showing a scene from Euripides' "Iphigenia in Aulis"
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Emporiae, Roman town, vine grower's shed	Emporiae, Roman town, forum	Emporiae, Roman town, forum, northern portico	Emporiae, Roman town, forum, temple
Emporiae, Roman town, baths	Emporiae, Roman town, mosaic	Emporiae, Roman town, mosaic	Emporiae, Roman town, amphitheater
Emporiae, Inscription commemorating repair works	Emporiae, Christian shrine	Emporiae, Sta Margarida, Christian funerary mosaic