Clunia

Clunia

Theater of Clunia.
Shown within Spain
Alternative name	Colonia Clunia Sulpicia
Location	Peñalba de Castro, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain
Coordinates	41°46′50″N 03°22′14″W / 41.78056°N 3.37056°W / 41.78056; -3.37056
Type	Settlement
Site notes
Website	Spain.info

Clunia (full name Colonia Clunia Sulpicia) was an ancient Roman city. Its remains are located on Alto de Castro, at more than 1000 metres above sea level, between the villages of Peñalba de Castro and Coruña del Conde, 2 km away from the latter, in the province of Burgos in Spain. It was one of the most important Roman cities of the northern half of Hispania and, from the 1st century BC, served as the capital of a conventus iuridici in the province Hispania Tarraconensis,^[1][2] called Conventus Cluniensis. It was located on the road that led from Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza) to Asturica Augusta (Astorga). The city declined during the 3rd century and was largely abandoned by the Visigothic era.^[1] Clunia is a toponym of Arevacian origin.^[3]