Pollentia (Majorca)
Pollentia (Catalan: Pol·lèntia) was a Roman city founded by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus in the present city of Alcúdia, allegedly in the year 123 BC.
"Sa Portella" residential area in Pollentia | |
Shown within Spain | |
| Location | Alcúdia, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′0″N 03°07′20″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 1st century BC |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 17th century |
| Excavation dates | 1923–present |
The first documented remains belong, however, to the first half of the 1st century BC. This had led the researches to establish the possibility of the creation of a castra (military camp) by the military expedition that, a generation later, would result in the current city of Pollentia.
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