Roman Wall of Barcelona
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The Roman Wall is one of the historical monuments in Barcelona.
It was built by the Romans in the 3rd century AD to defend the city.translated by
•May 27, 2022
The history of Barcelona began around 2000 years ago with the Iberian settlement of Barkeno.
After the Roman conquest, it gradually became Barcino. They also built the first city wall. When the Franks and Alemanni invaded in the 4th century, a new, more massive and higher wall was built on the foundations of the first one, today's Muralla Romana.translated by•February 27, 2025
The wall was fortified with 81 towers, each about 18 meters tall, to provide surveillance and defense.
January 26, 2025
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