Historical place profile

Urso/Col. Genetiva Iulia

At the modern town of Osuna in Spain's Seville province, archaeological investigation has revealed an extensive Roman-era settlement. In 2022, an earlier "Phoenician" necropolis was discovered.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:256503
Catalogue ID
pleiades:256503
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
37.246621, -5.099275
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

At the modern town of Osuna in Spain's Seville province, archaeological investigation has revealed an extensive Roman-era settlement. In 2022, an earlier "Phoenician" necropolis was discovered.

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 26 E4 Urso/Col. Genetiva Iulia

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Research path

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