Olisipo
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Municipium Cives Romanorum Felicitas Julia Olisipo (in Latin: Olisippo or Ulyssippo ; in Greek: Ὀλισσιπών, Olissipṓn, or Ὀλισσιπόνα, Olissipóna) was the ancient name of modern-day Lisbon while it was part of the Roman Empire.
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18 sectionsContents
- Background
- The city
- Buildings
- Economy
- Government
- Religion
- Roman architectural remains in the region
- In the current Sintra municipality
- In the current Cascais municipality
- In the current Amadora municipality
- In the current Torres Vedras municipality
- In the current Loures municipality
- Fall of the Roman Empire
- Alans
- Suebi
- See also
- References
- External links
Municipium Cives Romanorum Felicitas Julia Olisipo (in Latin: Olisippo or Ulyssippo ; in Greek: Ὀλισσιπών, Olissipṓn, or Ὀλισσιπόνα, Olissipóna) was the ancient name of modern-day Lisbon while it was part of the Roman Empire.
==Background== thumb|Roman Hispania (Iberia) in approx. 10 AD During the Punic Wars, after the defeat of Hannibal, the Romans decided to deprive Carthage of its most valuable possession, Hispania. After the defeat of the Carthaginians by Scipio Africanus in eastern Hispania, the pacification of western Hispania was led by Consul Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus. He obtained the alliance of Olisipo (which sent men to fight alongside the Roman legions against the northwestern Celtic tribes) by integrating it into the Roman Republic in 138 BC. Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus also fortified the city, building city walls as a defence against Lusitanian raids and rebellions.
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