Collins, W W 1862- · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 136
d trade met the sea-going inthe harbour below. Twenty miles away at Gaya the Romans tapped acontinuous supply of fresh water, and their aqueduct, agood deal of which remains, ranks next to that of Segoviain size, and stands as an example of how the Romansbuilt. Roman villas with incomparable views… … o o TARRAGONA and art, became known as Colonia victrix togataturrita. The Moslem sacked Tarragona, and for four cen-turies one of the glories of Colonial Rome lay a heap ofruins. In 1089, at the commencement of the building ofthe Cathedral, the see, much to the disgust of Toledo,was raised to…
Cathedrals -- Spain · Spain -- Description and travel
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