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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.