Historical place profile

Calagurris (Nassica) Iulia

Calagurris (Nassica) Iulia (modern Calahorra, Spain) was conquered by Rome in 187 BC and later supported Quintus Sertorius in his war against Cn. Pompeius Magnus.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:246279
Catalogue ID
pleiades:246279
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
42.302602, -1.963081
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Calagurris (Nassica) Iulia (modern Calahorra, Spain) was conquered by Rome in 187 BC and later supported Quintus Sertorius in his war against Cn. Pompeius Magnus.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 25 D3 Calagurris (Nassica) Iulia

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Research path

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