#conimbriga

[wandering-jana]

The Ancient Roman ruins of Conimbriga

Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal

Jan. 25, 2026

[oespiritocelta]

Portugal

Portugal é um país localizado na Península Ibérica. O nome do país provém da sua segunda maior cidade, Porto, cujo nome latino-celta era Portus Cale.

Um dos países mais antigos da Europa, seu território era habitado pelos povos celtas e ibéricos, como os lusitanos, os galaicos, os célticos, os túrdulos e os cónios.

A presença celta é visível em evidências arqueológicas e linguísticas, com ruínas de castros e vestígios da Cultura Castreja, como Conímbriga e Miróbriga.  

Portugal

Conímbriga

Miróbriga

[geopsych]

In late afternoon of that day in Portugal two years ago we visited the ancient Roman city of Conimbriga, as guessed by @torradeiraonfire . It’s still being excavated. We saw a water garden/atrium with fountains that can still be made to work, lots of beautiful mosaic floors whose colors were bright because they had been cleared of dust by the cold rains we were shivering in, other kinds of building foundations, and many fascinating ancient artifacts including beautiful glass.

I said, Roman things look so modern! And before our guide could answer, a member of our party who had studied Rome in school said, No, modern things look so Roman! And our guide laughed and nodded. That’s right! We still use so many Roman objects and designs without realizing that’s where they came from. We also saw Roman good luck charms, but this is a family-friendly blog. ;-)

[memories-of-a-lost-soul]

O caminho faz-se caminhando...

Cascata do Rio dos Mouros

Aug. '23

[romegreeceart]

House of the Fountains

* Conimbriga (Portugal)

* 1st century CE / 2nd century CE

Pic 1: Halley Oliveira from Guimarães, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Pic 2: Elisardojm, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

[ancientromebuildings]

House of Fountains, Conimbriga (Portugal)

* constructed: early 1st century CE

* remodeled: during the first half of 2nd century CE

* abandoned: late 3 rd/early 4th century CE

source: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

[biostatprof]

A reconstructed pavilion. 

I forget if they said this was somebody’s living room... :-)

[biostatprof]

Steps at the old amphitheatre