Come and discover the traces and history of the Roman presence in Lisbon, a people who stayed here for over 600 years, leaving a strong legacy in language, architecture and culture.
More than two thousand years ago Lisbon, at the time, Olisipo, was the port of the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania, Augusta Emerita, the present Merida, but had the importance given to the great Roman cities. Its wealth was mainly in the river that made it prosperous, this was a relevant means of communication and with an economic activity sustained by the abundance of fish, wine and olive oil, transported throughout the Roman world, was then called the land of happiness, Congratulations Julia.
The city later became an important municipality of the Roman empire, enjoying urban equipment in the image of Rome, various monuments such as Theaters, Thermal Baths, Roman Circus and various Temples.
