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Bartolomé de las Casas
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Bartolomé de las Casas

A 16th-century portrait of the Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566) who wrote a graphic description of the abuses of indigenous peoples going on in the New World in his A Very Brief Recital of the Destruction...
Treasure of Carambolo
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Treasure of Carambolo

The treasure of El Carambolo is a product of the Tartessan civilization. It was discovered in 1958 at the hill of El Carambolo which is about 1 km east of Seville in Spain. There are 21 pieces which total three kilograms...
Votive Statue of Melqart
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Votive Statue of Melqart

Votive statue of Melqart from Gades (Cadiz, Spain), 7th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Seville). Melquart was a Phoenician god and patron god of the city of Tyre.
Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain)
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Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain)

The Roman amphitheatre of Italica (located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres north of Seville in Spain) was one of the largest in the Empire, measuring 160 by 137 metres (525 by 450 feet). It was built during...
House of the Birds, Italica (Spain)
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House of the Birds, Italica (Spain)

The House of the Birds is a large residence in Italica (an archaeological site located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres (5.5 miles) north of Seville in Spain) endowed with a good quantity of mosaics of high...
Mosaic with Quadriga Racing Vigorously
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Mosaic with Quadriga Racing Vigorously

Fragment of a mosaic with a circus scene and a quadriga (chariot led by a four-horse team) racing vigorously, found in Paradas, dated to the 4th century CE. Museum of Archaeology, Seville.
Iberian Bull Statue
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Iberian Bull Statue

This limestone statue of a bull comes from Osuna (Seville), Spain. It dates from the late 5th century CE. It was originally abutted to a funerary monument. Bulls were protectors of tombs, symbols of masculinity, and they were...
The Toledo Gate in Ciudad Real
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The Toledo Gate in Ciudad Real

The Toledo Gate, photograph by Juan Ángel Piqueras, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 13 July 2026. The Toledo Gate (Spanish: La Puerta de Toledo) in Ciudad Real is a significant example of military architecture...
Iberian Ram Protome
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Iberian Ram Protome

Believed to be an architectural element, specifically a corbel supporting an architrave or adorning a door jamp, this ram protome is made of limestone and dates from the 2nd-1st century BCE. It comes from Osuna (Seville), Spain...
Cardo Maximus of Italica, Spain
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Cardo Maximus of Italica, Spain

The Cardo Maximus (north-south street) of Italica, an archaeological site located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres (5.5 miles) north of Seville in Spain.
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