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The Roman colony of Libisosa

Lezuza, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

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The Roman colony of Libisosa

Historical milestone · Lezuza, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

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Over the old Iberian oppidum razed in the Sertorian wars, Rome founded the colony of Libisosa Foroaugustana in the time of Augustus, on the road linking Cartagena with Complutum; from it comes the pedestal dedicated to Marcus Aurelius.

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