- Carteia was a Roman Naval base in Baetica. The Roman ruins are between the town of San Roque and Gibraltar.
- Strabo wrote that it was founded by the Phoenicians in 940 BCE.
Naval Base
- 206 BCE: Naval Battle of Carteia:
- Adherbal, the Carthaginian Admiral was confronted by the Roman Admiral Gaius Laelius, who defeated the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War (218-202 BCE).
- 190 BCE: Carteia finally fell to the Romans.
- 67 BCE: Carteia became a Roman naval base:
- Pompey made Carteia his base when the conflict between Pompey and the Pirates resulted in Rome clearing the Mediterranean of Pirates permanently.
Roman Sites
- Roman Temples
- Roman Kilns
- Roman Forum
Strait of Gibraltar
- The Strait of Gibraltar is the sea between Gibraltar and Morocco, and the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
- The distance at the narrowest point is 8.1 miles (13km) and the winds blow predominately from the east (the Levante) or the west (the Poniente).
Pillars of Hercules
- Eratosthenes (c.275-194 BCE) associated the Pillars of Hercules with the Strait of Gibraltar, with the Rock of Gibraltar on one side and Jebel Musa near Ceuta on the other.
- Prior to Eratosthenes, ancient Greek writers placed the Pillars of Hercules on the Strait of Sicily between Sicily and Tunisia.
Roman Roads
- The Via Augusta
Carteia, near La Linea