Praetorium, Circus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Upper room with concrete barrel vault and walls built from ashlars from the El Medol quarry, part of the Praetorium or Pretorius Tower connecting the Forum to the Roman Circus, built late 1st century AD under emperor Domitian, holding 23, 000 spectators, used for chariot races and theatre, then from 5th century as residential area, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Cataluna Chariot Circ Citerior Dhistoria Domitian Hispania Museu Praetorian Praetorium Pretorius Tarraco Tarraconensis Tarragona Vaulted

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