Roman cities in Portugal
The territory that is modern-day Portugal would be romanized in the sequence of the Second Punic War (3rd century BCE), through the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
The Romans would create some Roman cities, as well as romanize some previously existing settlements. As a general rule, cities with names ending in -briga are thought to have existed before the romanization of the territory, but that is not always the case (e.g., Augustobriga, near Cáceres, Spain, clearly refers to Augustus so can only be a name from the Roman period, thus it is possible that some -briga names were still being given to cities during the Roman rule).[1]
Arabriga
Arandis
Aretium
Aviarium
Baesuris
Elbocoris
Bracara Augusta
Brigantia
Caetobriga
Calipolis
Castra Leuca
Cilpes
Aravorum
Calabriga
Cobelcorum
Collipo
Dipo
Egiptania
Equabona
Guimaranis
Roman cities in Portugal (Portugal)
List of Roman cities and towns in Portugal
| Latin name (variant(s)) | English Name (native language(s)) |
|---|---|
| Municipium Aeminium | Coimbra |
| Aquae Flaviae | Chaves |
| Arabriga | Alenquer |
| Arandis | Garvão, a parish of Ourique |
| Aretium | Alvega |
| Aviarium | Aveiro |
| Baesuris, Esuri | Castro Marim |
| Balsa | west of Tavira |
| Elbocoris | Bobadela 40°21′39″N 7°53′36″W |
| Bracara Augusta | Braga |
| Brigantia | Bragança |
| Caeciliana | (a Roman villa between Caetobriga and Malateca) |
| Caetobriga | Setúbal |
| Calipolis | Vila Viçosa |
| Castra Leuca | Castelo Branco |
| Cilpes | Silves |
| Civitas Aravorum | Marialva Castle, near Mêda |
| Civitas Calabriga | Monte do Castelo, Almendra |
| Civitas Cobelcorum | Almofala, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo |
| Centum Cellas | Colmeal da Torre, a parish of Belmonte |
| Collipo | Leiria |
| Municipium Conimbriga | Condeixa-a-Nova, south of Coimbra (the inhabitants of Conimbriga fled to nearby Aeminium, the ancient name of Coimbra, in 468) |
| Conistorgis | (location unknown in the Algarve or Baixo-Alentejo) |
| Dipo | Elvas |
| Ebora, Ebora Cerealis, Liberalitas Julia | Évora |
| Eburobritium, Eburobrittium | Óbidos |
| Municipium Egitandiorum, Egiptania | Idanha-a-Velha |
| Equabona | Coina, a parish of Barreiro |
| Guimaranis, Vimaranis | Guimarães |
| Ipses | Alvor |
| Municipium Lacobriga, Laccobriga | Lagos |
| Lamecum | Lamego |
| Lancobriga | Fiães, a parish of Santa Maria da Feira |
| Lorica | Loriga, a parish of Seia |
| Malateca | Marateca, a parish of Palmela |
| Metallum Vipascense | Mina de Aljustrel, central Alentejo |
| Mirobriga Celticorum | Santiago do Cacém |
| Mondobriga | Alter do Chão |
| Moron | near Santarém |
| Myrtilis Iulia | Mértola |
| Sellium, Nabantia, Nabancia, Selleum | Tomar |
| Municipium Olisipo, Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulyssipolis, Ulisseia | Lisbon (Lisboa) |
| Ossonoba | Faro |
| Colonia Civitas Pacensis, Pax Iulia, Pax Augusta, | Beja |
| Portus Alacer | Portalegre |
| Portus Cale | Porto |
| Portus Hannibalis | Portimão |
| Urbs Imperatoria Salacia, Bevipo | Alcácer do Sal |
| Colonia Scalabis Preasidium Iulium, Scalabis, Scallabi Castrum, Præsidium Iulium, Scallabis Praesidium Iulium or Colonia Scallabis Iulia | Santarém |
| Sirpe | Serpa |
| Sinus | Sines |
| Talabara | Alpedrinha, a parish of Fundão |
| Talabriga | Marnel, near Águeda |
| Tongobriga | Freixo, Marco de Canaveses |
| Tritium | Covilhã |
| Tubucci Aurantes | Abrantes |
| Veniatia | Vinhais |
| Villa Euracini | Póvoa de Varzim |
| Vipasca | Aljustrel |
| Vissaium | Viseu |
References
- ALBERTOS FIRMAT, M. L (1990). "Los topónimos en -briga en Hispania". Los topónimos en -briga en Hispania. 7: 131–146. ISSN 0213-2095.
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