Santiponce | Italica | Spain

In formerly Tartesian territory; Roman settlement for Italian colonists; home of emperors Trajan and Hadrian; with a well-preserved theater, amphitheater, and residential neighborhoods

Pleiades Gazetteer: 256231

UNESCO (tentative list): Hadrianic City of Italica

Conjunto arqueológico de Itálica: official website (in Spanish) and Google Arts and Culture site (in English)

Sculptures, mosaics, and other finds from Italica can be found at the Museo Arqueológico de Sevilla and at the Palacio de Lebrija. Collection highlights are on the Seville Destinations page.

Landmarks

theater

amphitheater

House of the Birds

House of the Planets: mosaic with gods of the week

House of the Planets: mosaic with Dionysus

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