Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and a cathedral city located on the north bank of the mouth of the river Tagus and the Atlantic Ocean. It is in the Lisbon and Alentejo Region of Portugal and is the most westerly capital of Europe.
It was the Roman town of Felicitas Julia Olisipo in the Province of Lusitania.

Underneath the modern city have been found the Roman remains of Bath houses, a Circus, Fish Factories, a Hippodrome, Insulae, a Necropolis and Temples. But although few of these are visible, Lisbon’s Museums hold a unique collection of Roman artefacts.
Lisbon has a similar Legend to Rome, that of the Seven Hills of Lisbon. They are Sao Roque, Sao Jorge, Sao Vicente, Santo Andre, Samta Catarina, Chagas and Sant’Ana.

Roman Theatre (5,000 spectators)
- The Lisbon Roman Theatre Museum is located opposite.
Roman Underground Galleries
- Only open once a year.

Although not Roman, it is in part inspired by Roman design.
It is an 18th century Aqueduct covering 11 miles (18km), water began flowing in 1748 CE.
It reaches a height of 213 feet(65m) over the Alcantara River.

National Archeological Museum
- It is located in the Praca do Imperio, 1400-026, Lisbon.
- The Collections:
  - Sculptures and Sarcophagi from Classical Antiquity.
  - Roman mosaics, mostly from the 3rd century BCE, with themes from Greek Mythology.
  - Gold jewelry and Ancient jewelry, which includes items from the Greco-Roman period.
  - Roman coins, a total collection of 30,000, only some of which are on display.
  - Roman Amphorae and artefacts, including the ‘Atlantic bronzes’ from the Roman period.
  - Roman Epigraphy (Inscriptions), a collection of templates for funerary, votive and honorific inscriptions.
Lisbon Roman Theatre Museum
- The museum is located opposite the remains of the 1st century CE Roman theatre which had a capacity for 5,000 spectators.
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
- This Art Museum houses Greco-Roman Art from the period of Classical Antiquity.
- The museum holds 6,000 works of art with 1,000 on display.

National Archeological Museum, Lisbon