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Astigi, la Écija romana

Écija, Comarca de Écija, Seville

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Astigi, la Écija romana

Historical milestone · Écija, Comarca de Écija, Seville

Beneath the current town lies the Roman colony of Augusta Firma Astigi, founded around 14 BC under Augustus over a pre-Roman settlement. In 1402 Henry III granted Écija the title of city. In 2002, construction work uncovered the sculpture of the 'Wounded Amazon,' dated to the 2nd century AD and now displayed at the Museo Histórico Municipal.

14 a.C. (fundación de Astigi); 1402 (título de ciudad); 2002 (hallazgo de la Amazona herida)

Photo: Benjamín Núñez González (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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