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Founded in 206 BC by General Scipio Africanus following the decisive Battle of Ilipa, Italica stands as the first purely Roman city established in Hispania. Nestled in the fertile Guadalquivir valley within present-day Santiponce, this archaeological treasure witnessed the birth of two of Rome's most illustrious emperors: Trajan and Hadrian. Strolling along its wide paved avenues means stepping into a grand imperial city designed with opulent ambition, featuring remarkably preserved domus adorned with brilliant polychrome mosaics and a colossal amphitheater that was once among the largest in the entire Roman Empire.
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