Ancient fire at the colonial forum of Tarraco

The colonial forum of Tarraco, located in the modern city of Tarragona, Spain, is an ancient Roman archaeological site. It is a part of the World Heritage Site known as the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, inscribed in Cairns on 2 December 2000.

The lower forum of Tarraco was destroyed by fire in Late Antiquity and was not rebuilt. The existence of this fire is beyond doubt.

According to Ramón Járrega Domínguez, the destruction may have been connected with the political and military instability surrounding the revolt of Magnentius in the mid-fourth century.

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