Juliobriga (Spanish: Julióbriga, was the most important urban centre in Roman Cantabria, as stated by numerous Latin authors including Pliny the Elder. The site has traditionally been identified with ruins in the village of Retortillo and its Villafría district, in the municipality of Campoo de Enmedio. Its founding, during the Cantabrian Wars, made it a powerful symbol of Roman domination of the tribes of the Cantabri.

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  • Juliobriga (Spanish: Julióbriga, was the most important urban centre in Roman Cantabria, as stated by numerous Latin authors including Pliny the Elder. The site has traditionally been identified with ruins in the village of Retortillo and its Villafría district, in the municipality of Campoo de Enmedio. Its founding, during the Cantabrian Wars, made it a powerful symbol of Roman domination of the tribes of the Cantabri. The city was named after the reigning emperor Augustus and his adopted family name, the gens Julia, with the Celtic toponym element -briga, common in Iberia. Due to its strategic location in the Besaya valley, it was able to control trade between the Douro river and the Bay of Biscay. Juliobriga grew slowly, reaching its peak between the end of the 1st century and the early 2nd century AD. Following that, its population began to decline, until the city was completely abandoned in the 3rd century. The ruins of Retortillo were first identified with Julióbriga in the second half of the 18th century by Enrique Florez. Numerous historians and archaeologists have worked on the site since, including some of Spain's foremost. The ruins of Juliobriga were declared a Heritage Site by the Spanish Government on March 29, 1985.
  • Julióbriga fue la ciudad romana más importante de las 9 fundadas en Cantabria, de más de 20 hectáreas. Está situada sobre una colina de 917 metros en la población de Retortillo (actual municipio de Campoo de Enmedio). Situada en el valle de Campoo, en el interior de Cantabria, y en el área de transición entre la Costa y la Meseta; tenía acceso al mar por el llamado Puerto de la Victoria (Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium) que fue fundado el año 19 a. C. , al final de las Guerras Cántabras. Algunos autores defienden que estaba en la actual Bahía de Santander, mientras que otros creen que se encontraba en Santoña.
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  • Juliobriga (Spanish: Julióbriga, was the most important urban centre in Roman Cantabria, as stated by numerous Latin authors including Pliny the Elder. The site has traditionally been identified with ruins in the village of Retortillo and its Villafría district, in the municipality of Campoo de Enmedio. Its founding, during the Cantabrian Wars, made it a powerful symbol of Roman domination of the tribes of the Cantabri.
  • Julióbriga fue la ciudad romana más importante de las 9 fundadas en Cantabria, de más de 20 hectáreas. Está situada sobre una colina de 917 metros en la población de Retortillo (actual municipio de Campoo de Enmedio). Situada en el valle de Campoo, en el interior de Cantabria, y en el área de transición entre la Costa y la Meseta; tenía acceso al mar por el llamado Puerto de la Victoria (Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium) que fue fundado el año 19 a. C.
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