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	Pilar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Spanish for "Our Lady of the Pillar") the name given to Virgin Mary for her appearance in Spain, whose shrine (Nuestra Señora del Pilar Basilica) is in Zaragoza, Spain, by the river Ebro.
		According to legend, in the early days of the Church, the Apostle James the Greater was evangelizing the Gospel in Caesaraugusta, but making little progress when miraculously he saw Mary on a pillar committing him to Jerusalem.
		In it, she was atop a column or pillar, which was being carried by angels.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pilar (184 words)

	Zaragoza
		The Museum of the Forum of Caesaraugusta, which was openend in 1995, displays the archaeological remains discovered in the 1988-89 excavations, including a typical market from the time of Augustus and the later forum of the city, from the era of Tiberius.
		The Museum of the Theatre of Caesaraugusta consists of a building that contains the archaelogical remains found in the excavations of the site and the architectural remains of the theatre over an area of more than 6000 m2, being the best preserved Roman monument of the city.
		The 'Walls of Caesaraugusta' are several visible stretches of the walls of Caesaraugusta that have been preserved, dated from the 3rd century AD.
	www.planum.net /4bie/main/m-4bie-zaragoza.htm (1112 words)

	Prudentius
		Christian Latin poet whose Psychomachia ("The Contest of the Soul"), the first completely allegorical poem in European literature, was immensely influential in the Middle Ages.
		Prudentius was born in Caesaraugusta (Saragosse), Spain; he practiced law, held two provincial governorships, and was awarded a high position by the Roman emperor Theodosius.
		Tiring of court life, he devoted the rest of his time, from about 392, to writing poems on Christian themes.
	www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/P/Prudentius.html (317 words)

	Cesaraugusta — The Roman Zaragoza - Themed Visits - Leisure and Culture - CAI Tourism of Aragon
		Caesaraugusta was founded as a non taxpaying colony by the Emperor Caesar Augustus in the year 24 b.c.
		These archeological spaces are the Forum, the nerve centre of the former city; the River Port, the commercial centre; the public baths, the leisure centre and the theatre which provided culture and entertainment.
		Caesaraugusta, like other Roman cities, was surrounded by a ring of walls serving both to defend the city as well as act as a monument symbolising its strength and prestige.
	www.caiaragon.com /en/actividades/index.asp?idAct=46&idSeccion=3&idTipo=92&idloc=606 (896 words)

	Caesaraugusta, the glory of a time \| and in Spain
		Under the streets we are walking and stepping on, it is known for sure that there are remains of these walls, built in the Roman period and essential to the defence of the city in later times.
		From here we head for the Forum of Caesaraugusta Museum, located in the Plaza de La Seo, which dates from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.
		But nevertheless the area preserves the same functions of that period: La Seo Cathedral and the Pilar Basilica are the religious centres; the City Hall, the Government Office and the Courts are the political and administrative centres; and this is also the most commercial area in the city, representing the economical centre.
	www.spanishpromotions.com /ampliacion_noticia.php?id_noticia=413 (588 words)

	SOMA 2005
		Augustus’ treatment of Spain was largely militaristic, and the imperial mints of Colonia Caesaraugusta and Colonia Patricia catered to Augustan legions.
		Indeed, the imperial cult was prominent in Spain during the Augustan Age.
		Roma was worshipped alongside Augustus in Spain as can be seen by an inscription, CIL II 6097, dated to the reign of Augustus, and municipal cults of Roma and Augustus in the western provinces were known to identify Roma and Vesta.
	www.soma2005.org /abstract_r.htm (211 words)

	Ila Varta the homeland of Illyrians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It belonged to the conventus of Caesaraugusta, and was a municipium, with the civitas Romana.
		On the great road from Italy into the N. of Spain, reckoning from Tarraco, stood ILERDA 62 M. P., in the conventus of Caesaraugusta, and with the civitas Romana (Plin.); PERTUSA 18 M. (Pertusa, on the Alcanadre); OSCA 19 M. P., whence it was 46 M. to Caesaraugusta (Itin.
		On the road from Caesaraugusta, up the valley of the Gallicus, to Benearnum (Orthes) in Gallia, were, FORUM GALLORUM 30 M. (Gurrea), and EBELLINUM 22 M. (Beilo), whence it was 24 M. to the summit of the pass over the Pyrenees (Itin.
	www.geocities.com /protoillyrian/ila_varta.html (10080 words)

	DAMS FROM THE ROMAN ERA IN SPAIN
		Of the three areas aforementioned this can be found in the basin of the Ebro (area of Caesaraugusta) where large dams were located, as a rule, in the middle stretch of rivers of some importance.
		However it has not been researched in detail since it is not an easy task due to the fact that the reservoir which it formed on the river Huerva (branch of the Ebro on the right bank) is completely silted up.
		The dam of La Ermita de la Virgen del Pilar on the river Santa María, tributary of the Aguasvivas, is a gravity dam formed by a complex retaining wall built in two stages.
	traianus.rediris.es /textos/presas_in.htm (6000 words)

	PROYECTO COMENIUS - COMENIUS PROJECT - I.E.S. MARTINEZ VARGAS
		They founded many towns, and the most important was Caesaraugusta (nowadays called Zaragoza), the main city in Aragón.
		They start a thorough modification of the environment: they grow wheat, grapes and olives, build a net of paths to communicate the Ebro Valley with the west, bridges, aqueducts, water damps.
		It is the most important transformation of the river until the 20th century, and it makes the most of the water and the land in the area.
	www.iesmv.com /comenius11/ebroandrome.htm (169 words)

	Roman naming conventions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		tribe: Galeria (a tribe from the region of Caesaraugusta in Hispania)
		city: Caesaraugusta (ancient Saragossa or Zaragoza in Hispania)
		In everyday use, people were referred to by either a combination of the praenomen and nomen gentile, or even more usually by just their cognomen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roman_naming_conventions (1632 words)

	BLOOD ON THE GROUND - Arrival at Calagurrius
		It was already turning dark when a group of horsemen entered the cobbled-stoned courtyard of the castellum of CaesarAugusta (Zaragoza).
		The hoofs of the horses echoed through the castellum, bringing forth the Praefectus of the Numerus XV ANDALUSIAS ALA, who soon enough realised that the officer at the head of this unit is the acting legati legionis of the Legio VII, Tribunus Parmenion Solon.
		As he entered the praetorium he decided for good measure and relying on the good sense of Avernius to send a letter to the latter Averius.
	www.ancientworlds.net /150504 (472 words)

	Somewhere along the road to CaesarAugusta
		Snaking through the mountainous areas of Northern Hispania is the Roman road to CaesarAugusta.
		The early spring sun was gently shining on the armour of a troop of horse that is winding its way along this road.
		At the head of this unit is Parmenion Solon, enjoying the ride to CaesarAugusta.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/148766 (277 words)

	Pilgrim Church - PRISCILLIAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Priscillian was made Bishop of Avila, but it was not long before he encountered the hostility of a part of the Spanish clergy.
		Bishop Hydatius, Metropolitan of Lusitania - see glossary, led the opposition, and at a Synod held in 380 at Caesaraugusta (Saragossa) - see glossary accused him of Manichaean and Gnostic heresy.
		The proceedings were not successful until political necessities led the Emperor Maximus, who had murdered Gratian and usurped his place.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/thailand/PC-B-037.HTM (367 words)

	Spain, Caesaraugusta - Ancient Greek Coins - WildWinds.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Click here for the Spain, Caesaraugusta page with thumbnail images.
		Entry for Caesaraugusta on the Digital Historia Numorum
		Search for Caesaraugusta in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/greece/spain/caesaraugusta/i.html (95 words)

	Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta in Zaragoza - Travel Guide from alpharooms.com
		The entrance to the museum (which is beneath the Plaza de La Seo itself) is via an immense portal built in Iranian onyx.
		Other important artefacts can be seen in the Museo del Puerto Romano and in the Museo de las Termas Publicas de Caesaraugusta.
		Check Availability near Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta
	www.alpharooms.com /guide/spain/zaragoza/venues/visiting-the-city/museo-del-foro-de-caesaraugusta/default.aspx (234 words)

	The Portraiture of Caligula
		C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP PATER PATRIAE (Caesaraugusta)
		G CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP (Bilbilis, Segobriga y Caesaraugusta)
		GERMANICVS CAESAR YOU AVG F DIVI AVG N (Caesaraugusta
	www.portraitsofcaligula.com /3/miscellaneous2.htm (704 words)

	Zaragoza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		During the Spanish Civil War it was briefly liberated from Fascism by the Durruti Column, led by Buenaventura Durruti.
		Historically, this site was an Iberian village called Salduie or Salduba, then a new Roman town close to that site, named Caesaraugusta after Emperor Caesar Augustus, later elided into ’Sar Agusta and further renamed Sarakosta or Saraqosta by the Moors.
		This became Saragoça (the ç pronounced /ts/) under the Christians, later Çaragoça, and finally developed into Zaragoza in Castilian and Aragonese, and Saragossa in Catalan, giving the French Saragosse, the Italian Saragozza, and the English and German Saragossa
	www.spanishholidaysguide.com /articles/article_65.asp (518 words)

	"Hills" 2 of 15
		Zaragoza originated from a pre-Christian settlement called Salduba, which the Romans occupied a few decades before Christ.
		They renamed the village "Caesaraugusta," a name that was corrupted into "Zaragoza." Before the Moors captured Spain, the Visigoths and before them the Suevi, occupied the site.
		For nearly 400 years, Zaragoza was the capital for the Kingdom of Aragon, until Aragon was united with Castille by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1469, the royal couple who financed Columbus.
	vccslitonline.cc.va.us /copy_of_hills/Zaragosa.htm (645 words)

	Eagles by Ed Greenwood
		Much diplomacy follows, and by Spring, A.D. 118 (the opening move), many of the important centers in the Empire have declared their support for various candidates.
		Each player assumes the role of a general and begins play from one of the following supply centers (roll a D12, or pick names from a hat): Alexandria, Antiochia, Byzantium, Caesaraugusta, Caesarea, Carthago Nova, Dyrrhachium, Ephesus, Leptis Magna, Londoninium, Lutetia, Mediolanum.
		Note that no general may begin play in Roma itself.
	www.variantbank.org /results/rules/e/eagles.htm (1176 words)

	A Rotating Lift Beneath Zaragoza's Historic City Plaza -- Elevator World June 02
		These stories have been reformatted to appear online.
		The hydraulic lift at the center of the Caesaraugusta Forum and museum (Photo 1) is so much more than just another elevator; it is an inspirational installation showing engineering at its best.
		There are only two installations of this type in the world and the other is found under the glass pyramid in the Paris Louvre (ELEVATOR WORLD, May 1994).
	www.elevator-world.com /magazine/archive01/0206-002.html-ssi (912 words)

	Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza. Museo de las Termas Públicas de Caesaraugusta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		zaragoza.es > El Ayuntamiento > Museos > Museo de las Termas Públicas de Caesaraugusta
		From the 1st century B.C. to the beginning of the 4th century A.C. there were public baths in he centre of the city of Caesarugusta, between the forum and the theatre.
		Men and women bathed separately either in different zones or at different times of the day.
	cmisapp.ayto-zaragoza.es /ciudad/museos/termasen/antecedentes_en.htm (147 words)

	Express By Holiday Inn Zaragoza Zaragoza - online hotel reservations
		Express by Holiday Inn Zaragoza is located in the north side of Zaragoza, approximately two miles from the city center and five miles from Zaragoza Airport.
		Within two miles of the hotel are the Basilica of our Lady of the Pillar, Cathedral Church of la Seo, Carmen Gate, Caesaraugusta Forum Museum, La Aljaferia Palace, Lonja, Palace of the Court of Justice, Church of Saint Paul, Statue of Agustina de Aragon, and Provincial Fine Arts Museum.
		The property's amenities include the complimentary continental breakfast.
	www.all-hotels.com /xbook/servlet/hotel-details?hotl_id=416856 (369 words)

	The old highway through Castile and León
		Under the Roman Empire five of the cities that arose with a reference to Augustus in their title were all linked with Rome by a great West-East highway[1] across the middle of present-day León and Castile, round which the history of the North of Spain developed.
		They were: Augusta Emerita [Mérida], Caesaraugusta [Saragossa] (founded by Augustus himself), Lucus Augusti [Lugo], Bracara Augusta [Braga] and Asturica Augusta [Astorga], the last three as a result of local gold production.
		Like all Roman roads, they were excellent highways, surveyed, planned and constructed by highly professional engineers
	traianus.rediris.es /viasromanas/santiago01_en.htm (5659 words)

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