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The Roman walls of Lugo are the ancient Roman defensive walls of the Roman colonia of Lucus Augusti –present-day Lugo, Spain–, in the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis.[1]

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  1. 27 relations: Ancient Roman defensive walls, Arde Lucus, Aurelian Walls, Bien de Interés Cultural, Camino de Santiago, Colonia (Roman), Defensive wall, Granite, Great Wall of China, Hispania Tarraconensis, List of Roman sites in Spain, Lists of World Heritage Sites, London Wall, Lugo, Middle Ages, Moat, Parapet, Pilgrim, Qiu Xiaoqi, Roman bridge of Lugo, Roman Empire, Roman province, Servian Wall, Slate, UNESCO, World Heritage Committee, World Heritage Site.

  2. 260s establishments in the Roman Empire
  3. 3rd-century fortifications
  4. Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Lugo
  5. Buildings and structures completed in the 3rd century
  6. Buildings and structures in the Province of Lugo
  7. Culture of Galicia
  8. Lugo
  9. Roman fortifications in Hispania Tarraconensis
  10. Roman walls in Spain

Ancient Roman defensive walls

Defensive walls are a feature of ancient Roman architecture.

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Arde Lucus

Arde Lucus (also written as Arde Lvcvs) is a festival celebrated in Lugo, Spain in the last weeks of June which revives the Roman and castro past of the city, and which emerged to commemorate the declaration of the city's Roman walls as a World Heritage Site in 2000. Roman walls of Lugo and Arde Lucus are culture of Galicia, Lugo and Tourist attractions in Galicia (Spain).

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Aurelian Walls

The Aurelian Walls (Mura aureliane) are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Aurelian. Roman walls of Lugo and aurelian Walls are buildings and structures completed in the 3rd century.

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Bien de Interés Cultural

A bien de interés cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain.

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Camino de Santiago

The Camino de Santiago (Peregrinatio Compostellana,; O Camiño de Santiago), or in English the Way of St. Roman walls of Lugo and Camino de Santiago are culture of Galicia and world Heritage Sites in Spain.

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Colonia (Roman)

A Roman colonia (coloniae) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the purpose of securing it.

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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China (literally "ten thousand ''li'' long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe.

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Hispania Tarraconensis

Hispania Tarraconensis was one of three Roman provinces in Hispania.

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List of Roman sites in Spain

This is a list of existing Roman sites in Spain.

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Lists of World Heritage Sites

This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites.

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London Wall

The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in AD 200, as well as the name of a modern street in the City of London, England.

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Lugo

Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous community of Galicia.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence.

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Parapet

A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.

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Pilgrim

A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place.

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Qiu Xiaoqi

Qiu Xiaoqi (born June 1956) is a retired Chinese diplomat who served four times as Ambassador: to Bolivia (1996–98), Andorra and Spain (2003–08), Brazil (2009–2011), and Mexico (2013–2019).

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Roman bridge of Lugo

The Roman bridge of Lugo crosses the Minho river in Lugo, Galicia. Roman walls of Lugo and Roman bridge of Lugo are Lugo.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Roman province

The Roman provinces (pl.) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.

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Servian Wall

The Servian Wall (Murus Servii Tullii; Mura Serviane) is an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC.

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Slate

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade, regional metamorphism.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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See also

260s establishments in the Roman Empire

  • Roman walls of Lugo

3rd-century fortifications

Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Lugo

Buildings and structures completed in the 3rd century

Buildings and structures in the Province of Lugo

Culture of Galicia

Lugo

Roman fortifications in Hispania Tarraconensis

Roman walls in Spain

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_walls_of_Lugo