Idanha-a-Velha | Aldeias Históricas de Portugal

Idanha-a-Velha is one of the 12 Historic Villages in Portugal. The famous Roman city Civitas Aegitidanorum, today, Idanha-a-Velha is a mandatory stopover for archaeologists from all over the world. Where the ruins highlight a city with a Roman foundation, the Templar works show the presence of the Order of Christ and many more vestiges denote the influence of various civilizations in this village in Beira Baixa. Filled with traces of other times, it is in its history that its identity resides. The village was founded in the period of Augustus (1st century BC) and the foundation of this population nucleus was extremely important for Rome between Guarda and Mérida. The Roman occupation of this area is well proven by the detailed observation of the walls built between the 3rd and 4th centuries, when the Barbarian Invasions began. It is possible to identify the numerous material remains of Roman houses and temples existing in the village, with the reuse of stone in later constructions. In fact, this wall only surrounded part of what would have been the magnificent city of the High Empire. According to some theories, it was here that, in 305, Pope Damasus I was born Map of our channel videos: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edi... Adobe Stock Video Portfolio: https://stock.adobe.com/pt/contributo... Portfolio, 360º Virtual Tours about Portugal : https://www.360cities.net/profile/san... Donations to the Channel - PAYPAL: [email protected] paypal.me/SantiagoRibasPT