Place details
Place nameBarcelona
Other namesBarcelone, Barcino, Colonia Iulia Augusta Paterna Faventia Barcino, Barcinona, Barchino, Barschaluna, Barcinonensis
CountryEspaña
Latitude41.417
Longitude2.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Carthaginian settlement was taken by Romans; Visigoths then held the city until Moorish rule began in 8th cen. AD; Carolingian supremacy began in 801; powerful medieval counts controlled all of Catalonia & Aragon; was great commercial power.
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