
On the banks of the Baetis--the modern Guadalquiver, --and under the woods that crown the southern slopes of the Sierra Morena, lies the beautiful and famous city of Cordova. It had been selected by Marcellus as the site of a Roman colony; and so many Romans and Spaniards of high rank chose it for their residence, that it obtained from Augustus the honourable surname of the "Patrician Colony." Spain, during this period of the Empire, exercised no small influence upon the literature and politics of Rome
Page Count:
132
Publication Date:
2016-06-30
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10:
1530609437
ISBN-13:
9781530609437
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