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Itálica

The Spanish department of GIRALDA CENTER-SPANISH HOUSE offers you the following information to help you discover the wealth of Spanish history and monuments.

We consider that it forms part of the culture of Spain, and it will also help you to learn Spanish and the history of the country. The ruins of Italica are located in Santiponce, a small town just 15 kms from Seville’s center. Our school organizes monthly visits to Italica as part of the cultural program.

The Roman city is visited with the guide of one of our Spanish tutor, expert in ancient history. From Italica you can enjoy one of the best views of Seville and the countryside around.

In the middle of the 3rd Century B.C. a conflict of interests between Carthage (Northern Africa) and the Roman Republic brought these two major powers of the Western Mediterranean into conflict. The results were the legendary Punic Wars, the second of which was waged on the Iberian Peninsula.

The definitive Roman victory over Carthage in 202 B.C. also signalled the beginning of the conquest of Hispania, an incomparable territory in terms of the abundance of resources it offered.

ORIGINS OF ITÁLICA: The remains which can still be seen today are extended over a hillock which dominates the plains of the Guadalquivir River, approximately 7 kms. from the city of Seville. It was founded in 206 B.C. by the Roman General Escipion for soldiers wounded in battle in the nearby town of Ilipa Magna –today Alcalá del Río- during the Second Punic War. It is the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula.

EMPERORS: Itálica was the birthplace of Trajan (53-117 AD) – the first Roman Emperor of provincial origin. His successor Hadrian (76-138 AD) was also educated there. Trajan represented Rome’s military peak, with the Empire reaching its maximum expansion under his power.

Hadrian, meanwhile, reinforced frontiers and maintained an efficient army. He granted Itálica the status of a colony and established and upgraded the Northern quarter, occupying various hills which doubled the original size of the city. This part of the city is today buried below the town of Santiponce.

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