Скачать или смотреть Places to see in ( Tarragona - Spain ) Tarragona Amphitheatre

Places to see in ( Tarragona - Spain ) Amfiteatre

Tarragona Amphitheatre is an amphitheatre from the Roman city of Tarraco, now Tarragona, in the Catalonia region of north-east Spain. It was built in the 2nd century AD, sited close to the forum of this provincial capital.

Tarragona Amfiteatre was built at the end of 1st century BC and the start of 2nd century BC, down from the walls and facing the sea. There are remains of a large inscription dating to the reign of Elagabalus (3rd century AD) and located in the podium.

In 259, during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Valerian, the city's bishop, Fructuosus, and his deacons, Augurius and Eulogius, were burned alive. After Christianity became the official religion of the empire, the amphitheatre lost its original functions. The following years some of the building's stones were used to build a basilica to commemorate the three martyrs. Tombs were excavated in the arena and funerary mausoleums were annexed to the church.

The Islamic invasion of Spain started a period of abandonment of the area, which lasted until the 12th century, when a church was built over the remains of the Visigothic church, in Romanesque style. This was demolished in 1915.

In 1576, Tarragona Amphitheatre became the convent for the order of the Trinity until 1780 when it became a prison for prisoners who were constructing the port. After closing the prison, it was abandoned up to the mid-20th century when work was started to recover the theatre, funded by the Bryant Foundation.

( Tarragona - Spain ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Tarragona . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Tarragona - Spain

Join us for more :
   / @placestoseein3171  
http://placestoseein87.blogspot.com.eg/
https://plus.google.com/1084608455791...
  / placestoseein87  
  / placestoseein1  
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/placestos...
  / places-to-see-in