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- As an important Iberian settlement, it was ravaged by the Carthaginian general Hannibal in 217 bce. A Roman town grew up there because Salamanca (Salmantica) and its bridge were on the “Silver Road” from Astorga to Sevilla.
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A Roman town grew up there because Salamanca (Salmantica) and its bridge were on the “Silver Road” from Astorga to Sevilla. It became a bishopric in the 7th century, though during the Moorish occupation the bishop lived in Oviedo. From the 8th to the 11th century, the city was in the area of warfare between Christians and Moors.
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It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century. The university, one of the oldest in Europe, reached its high point during Salamanca's golden age. The city's historic centre has important Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments.
Three of the cultural elements that have had the greatest influence on the configuration and development of the city of Salamanca come from the Roman period. In the first place, the Calzada de la Plata , considered as its main communication infrastructure, the main axis of city planning and a milestone in the development of its commercial function.
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The Roads of Rome. Though the history of Salamanca begins with the Celtic tribe known as the Vacceos, it rose to prominence when the Romans made their presence known in the 3rd century BC. At that time, it was called Helmantica, being an important hub of Roman commerce based alongside the Via de la Plata road.
The city of Salamanca, or “Helmantika”, was founded in the 4th century BC by the Celts and Romanized short after. It constituted an important link of communications of the Ruta de la Plata, the Roman “Road of the Silver” which crossed the Peninsula from North to South.
Salamanca, ancient Salmantica or Helmantica, City (pop., 2001: 156,368), western Spain. An important Iberian settlement, it was sacked by Hannibal in 217 bc. It later became a Roman station. Captured by Moors in the 8th century, it was reconquered by Christians from 1087 to 1102.
This ancient university town of Salamanca was first conquered by the Carthaginians in the 3rd century B.C. It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century. The university, one of the oldest in Europe, reached its high point during Salamanca's golden age.
