Roman Hispania
Today: Spain
The consul Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus founded it in the year 123 BCE, in the same campaign as Pollentia, on conquering the islands. It was a provincial town on the bay that still follows its lines, and its Roman name came back into use from the 15th century.
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