Cartagena Roman Theatre Museum
Where to go in Cartagena: the Roman Theatre Museum or Museo Teatro Romano The Roman Theatre Museum is in many ways the jewel in the crown of Cartagena. It is the most visited museum in the whole..

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The Roman Forum District museum in the Molinete archaeological park in Cartagena
The remains of a thermal baths complex and a temple to the deities Isis and Serapis on the Molinete hill in Cartagena When the importance of Carthago Nova, the Roman city which evolved into Cartagena..

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The Augusteum, a Roman temple in Cartagena dedicated to the Emperor Augustus
A temple to elevate the Emperor of Rome to the status of a deity in the city of Carthago Nova The Romans conquered the Carthaginian city of Qart Hadasht in 209 BC, renaming it Carthago Nova, and..

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La Casa de la Fortuna, a 2,000-year-old Roman residence in Cartagena
A glimpse into the lives of the wealthy merchants of Carthago Nova The Romans conquered the Carthaginian city of Qart Hadasht in 209 BC, renaming it Carthago Nova, and almost 150 years later (between..

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The Punic Wall Interpretation Centre in Cartagena
Remains of the 2,200-year-old Carthaginian "Muralla Púnica" which failed to protect the city from the Romans This centre contains part of the remains of the original wall which encircled..

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The Roman city of Carthago Nova, forerunner of Cartagena
A city of up to 17,000 people lived off the wealth created by 40,000 mining slaves “If, soldiers, you imagine that I have brought you here merely to attack a city, you have given more thought..

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The Morería district next to the Molinete archaeological park in Cartagena
The former Roman site was home to the “morisco” descendants of the Moors during the late Middle Ages The hill of Molinete is one of the five which stand on what was once the peninsula of Cartagena..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - King of Spain opens the Roman Forum museum in Cartagena
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Felipe VI visits the museum at the largest city centre archaeological park in Europe King Felipe VI of Spain visited Cartagena on Thursday to officially open the Roman Forum Museum..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Work to resume on excavations of Roman Ampitheatre in Cartagena
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The site is being cleared of scrub and rubbish yet again The stop-start process of excavating the Roman Ampitheatre which lies buried beneath the old bull ring in Cartagena is..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Roman Theatre Museum in Cartagena re-opens from Friday 5th June
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The most visited museum in the Region of Murcia re-opens its doors on Friday 5th June after the Covid crisis forced its temporary closure. Click here to see full information about..

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