Roman city of Lucus Augusti

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The Roman city of Lucus Augusti, located in what is now Lugo in northwestern Spain, was an important administrative and military center of Roman Gallaecia renowned for its remarkably preserved defensive walls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman colonia
ancient Roman city
archaeological site
archaeologicalRemainsFound building foundations
ceramics
coins
inscriptions
associatedWith Roman Gallaecia
connectedBy Roman roads
connectedTo Asturica Augusta
Bracara Augusta
country Spain
foundedBy Romans
foundedInPeriod 1st century BC
function administrative center
commercial center
military center
hasCityWallGates multiple city gates
hasCityWallHeight up to about 10 to 15 metres
hasCityWallPerimeter approximately 2117 metres
hasCityWallTowers over 80 towers
hasFeature Roman baths
Roman bridge
Roman walls of Lugo
linked to: Roman Walls of Lugo

amphitheatre
aqueduct
defensive walls
forum
road network
hasLatinName Lucus Augusti
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Roman Walls of Lugo"
languageUsed Latin
locatedIn Galicia
Lugo
Roman province of Gallaecia
northwestern Spain
linked to: northwest Spain
modernName Lugo
namedAfter emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus
notableFor remarkably preserved Roman walls
urban defensive system
partOf Roman Empire
region northwest Iberian Peninsula
religionPracticed Roman polytheism
servedAs conventus capital of Lucensis
timePeriod Roman Imperial period
UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent Roman Walls of Lugo
wasCapitalOf conventus Lucensis

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Roman Walls of Lugo partOf Roman city of Lucus Augusti
Muralla de Lugo surrounds Roman town of Lucus Augusti
linked to: Roman city of Lucus Augusti