The city Olisipo

1 city

1.1 buildings
1.2 economy
1.3 government
1.4 religion

the city
buildings

during time of augustus (63 bc 14 ad) romans built large theatre (which restored in 57 ad on order of caius heius primus).

the galleries underneath current rua da prata date 20-35 ad; rebuilt in 330 ad.

the thermae cassiorum (cassian baths, relating quintus cassius longinus , lucius cassius) built in 44 ad. building renovated in 336 ad.

several temples built in city, dedicated jupiter, concordia, livia, diana or minerva (on castle hill), cybele (near current largo da madalena), tethys (current são nicolau church) , idae phrygiae (an uncommon cult asia minor), imperial cult , vestal virgins (in chelas).

a large necropolis 1st-4th centuries ad existed under praça da figueira , known large forum (probably in current largo dos lóis) , aqueduct built.

a circus , hippodrome built around 3rd or 4th century ad.

buildings such insulae (multi-storied apartment buildings) existed in area between modern castle hill , downtown.

the city wall strengthened in 4th 5th century ad, , around city there bridges (in sacavém , alcântara) , villae.

economy

economically, olisipo known garum, sort of fish sauce highly prized elites of empire , exported in amphorae rome , other cities. wine, salt , city s famously fast horses exported.

the city came prosperous through suppression of piracy , technological advances, allowed boom in trade newly roman provinces of britannia (particularly cornwall) , rhine, , through introduction of roman culture tribes living river tagus in interior of hispania.

the city connected broad road western hispania s 2 other large cities, bracara augusta in province of tarraconensis (today s portuguese braga), , emerita augusta, capital of lusitania (now mérida in spain).

government

the city ruled oligarchical council dominated 2 families, julii , cassiae. caecilli held power. petitions recorded addressed governor of province in emerita , emperor tiberius, such 1 requesting dealing sea monsters allegedly responsible shipwrecks.

around 80 bc, roman quintus sertorius led rebellion against dictator sulla. during period, organized tribes of lusitania (and hispania) , on verge of forming independent province in sertorian war when died.

the city administered 2 duumviri , 2 aediles.

lucius iulius maelo caudicus 1 of duumviri in 1st century ad.
lucius iulius iustus (son of lucius iulius reburrus) 1 of city aedils in 1st or 2nd century ad.

between 140 , 150 lucius statius quadratus, governor, in olisipo. in 185 sextus tigidius perennis, governor of lusitania, visited region. between 200 , 209 junius celanius, governor, came olisipo.

lucidius native roman governor of city in 468, having helped suebi under remismund take it.

religion

olisipo, great cities in western empire, centre dissemination of christianity. first attested bishop st. potamius (c. 356), , there several martyrs killed during persecutions, such diocletianic persecution; maxima, verissimus , julia significant names. according legend 3 sons of roman senator, martyred in lisbon in 4th century, under roman governor ageian or tarquinius in time of emperor diocletian. temple built in campolide area, ruins still existed in middle ages.

in middle of 4th century olisipo diocesis formed.

there legend of saint ginés (são gens), presented 1 of first martyr bishops of lisbon , remembered in nossa senhora monte chapel.

at end of roman rule, olisipo 1 of first christian cities.