Editing Zaragoza (section)

===Roman Caesaraugusta===
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[[File:Mapa Caesaraugusta.svg|thumb|upright=0.8|Roman Caesaraugusta 1.- Decumano; 2.- Cardo; 3.- Forum; 4.- Port; 5.- Thermal baths; 6.- Theatre; 7.- Walls]]

[[Augustus]] founded the city as ''[[Caesaraugusta]]'' between 25 BC and 11 BC<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/246344 |title=Places: 246344 (Col. Caesaraugusta) |author1=Sivan, H. |author2=S. Keay |author3=R. Mathisen |author4=DARMC, R. |author5=Talbert, S. |author6=Gillies, J. |author7=Åhlfeldt |author8=J. Becker |author9=T. Elliott |access-date=23 December 2014 |publisher=Pleiades |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224023056/http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/246344 |archive-date=24 December 2014 }}</ref> as a [[Colonia (Roman)|colony]] to settle army veterans from the [[Cantabrian wars]]. As a Roman city, it had all the typical public buildings: [[forum (Roman)|forum]], [[Thermae|baths]], [[Roman theatre (structure)|theatre]], and was an important economic centre. Many Roman ruins can still be seen in Zaragoza today.

It is thought it might have been the [[James the Great|Apostle James]] who had built a chapel on the site of the [[Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar]].

On the spot where [[Engratia|Saint Engratia]] and her companions were said to have been martyred on [[Valerian (emperor)|Valerian's]]<ref>It is nowadays thought likely that she died during the earlier persecution. It was previously assumed that she had been killed during the [[Diocletian persecution]] in around 303 under the prefect [[Dacian (prefect)|Dacian]].</ref> orders was the [[Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza]]. Only the crypt and the doorway survived the [[Peninsular War]]. Around the early 20th century it was rebuilt, and is now a functioning parish church.