Conimbriga - An unearthed Celtic and Roman City in Portugal!

Located near the city of Coimbra, extensive ruins of ancient habitation that evolved over centuries and reached its apex of civilization during the Roman occupation that began around 139 BC.
Long before the Romans arrived, the indigenous Conii, Celtic people named it Conimbriga - "Conim" meaning "the place of rocky eminence," and "briga," - a Celtic suffix meaning "citadel."
Between 69 and 79 AD, the population of the thriving, Roman dominated city was around 10,600 people.
In 465 and 468 the Germanic "Sueves" destroyed the city, drove away people and enslaved others. After the attacks, a great wall was built around part of the city to protect the remaining inhabitants.
It's estimated that only 10 percent of the city has been excavated.
This is a fascinating, beautiful area to explore and we love the surrounding nature, as well as uplifting energy of this special place in central Portugal.
It's well worth a visit both to the ruins and the museum and as a lovely place to hike and have a picnic. There is a cafe/restaurant and toilets. Be warned though, it will get very busy in the summer months!!
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[@sailaway1015]

I've been to those ruins, they had decorative water gardens covered by pergolas that created shade for the hot summers to cool the citizens and there was also underfloor heating through hollow tunnels where servant slaves would set fires at a distant location and the heat would travel through the hot horizontal flues to heat the buildings and various mosaic floors..

[@OffTheBeatenTrack7]

It must have been great for the wealthy to have their slaves working hard to warm up their homes… 😂🙄The Romans already had ingenious technology, but the whole slave thing was their downfall too….

[@sailaway1015]

@@OffTheBeatenTrack7 Many times slaves were working off a debt or working to establish citizenship after acquiring worthy skills. It wasn't quite like the Barbary coast or black slavery in the US or South America. Not saying it was fun, but slavery has been around for thousands of years.

[@OffTheBeatenTrack7]

@@sailaway1015 Yes, the Romans did at least have the option of allowing slaves to earn their freedom and become citizens, unlike many other nations that used slaves.

[@Veriatos]

Went here on a school field trip in the late 60’s , much more has been excavated since then.

[@sandhusandhu1727]

So nice

[@OffTheBeatenTrack7]

😊😊

[@harmanjot4943]

❤❤

[@dilpreetpreet1733]

❤ nic

[@MrJovision]

The worst barbarian was Napoleon, during the invasions they stole everything they could from Portugal. That is why so many Portuguese objects are presented in Paris...

[@OffTheBeatenTrack7]

Interesting. Napoleon was a ruthless barbarian indeed. Yet the Portuguese also stole from others back in the days of the conquistadors. I suppose what goes around comes around doesn’t it… Hopefully humanity learns one day! 🙄😆

[@MrJovision]

@@OffTheBeatenTrack7 Strange how people never care about the infinite constructions, world heritage that we contructed all over the world. Including the construction of inexistant countries like Brazil, Angola, Mozambique that didnt exist before we arrive. Unfortunately the Americans destroyed a town that we built in Japan called Nagazaki...

[@Mr..B801]

@@MrJovision I'm from Brazil, and we were perfectly fine before the Portuguese came along. Interestingly, we had already "discovered" ourselves. too. Chances are we would be a better country now too if you hadn't come along. 😂

[@jorgegomez524]

@@OffTheBeatenTrack7like what?

[@jorgegomez524]

@@Mr..B801unless you are from native origin, you “are” the portuguese you are talking about

[@Veriatos]

Actually the only old growth forest in Europe are in northern Scandinavia, not to surprising when you consider that man has been in Europe for millennia, Madeira island is a also a good place to see ancient old growth forests, man hasn’t been there long enough to cut them down yet.

[@OffTheBeatenTrack7]

I’m glad to hear there are old growth forests in Madeira. I wasn’t expecting that. Certainly in Scandinavia though. Also Poland etc I think? Never been there though to see them. But we will one day!

[@sailaway1015]

It's a pine tree!

[@Veriatos]

The reason we don’t have beautiful architecture like the days of old is because don’t have slave labor. We have to pay our builders a fair wage. Roman Empire could not have existed without slaves.

[@OffTheBeatenTrack7]

Haha, so true😆😆

[@saraswatkin9226]

Lets remember the original Romans were black and brown people not that false depiction of Hollywood. These buildings are still seen in Northern Africa and parts of Central and Southern India.

[@LennyCash777]

@@saraswatkin9226 Good joke.