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- The city of Salamanca, or “Helmantika”, was founded in the 4th century BC by the Celts and Romanized short after. It constituted an important link of communications of the Ruta de la Plata, the Roman “Road of the Silver” which crossed the Peninsula from North to South.
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At the end of the Roman age, the mastiffs moved to Lusitania and the city became a part of this region. Then the Visigoths conquered the city and added it to their territory. We don’t have a lot of information about the development of Salamanca in the Visigoth period.
It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century. The university, one of the oldest in Europe, reached its high point during Salamanca's golden age. The city's historic centre has important Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments.
The Roman bridge of Salamanca is an infrastructure that since the 1st century allows the passage over the Tormes River. Three of the cultural elements that have had the greatest influence on the configuration and development of the city of Salamanca come from the Roman period.
It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century. The university, one of the oldest in Europe, reached its high point during Salamanca's golden age. The city's historic centre has important Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments.
During its incorporation into the Roman province of Lusitania, Salamanca- then called Salmantica or Helmantica- became a staging post on the Vía Lata (Silver Route) and enjoyed its first taste as an important hub of commerical activity.
Roman city. In 220 B.C., the pre-Roman city of Salmantica and its almost 5,000 inhabitants were laid siege to by Carthaginian general Hannibal, assisted by an unexpected troop of some 40 elephants. This episode, which put Salamanca on the map, was simply a precursor of things to come – namely a Roman conquest.
Jun 16, 2010 · It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century. The university, one of the oldest in Europe, reached its high point during Salamanca's golden age. The city's historic centre has important Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments.
