

CHASING THE ROMANS
Statue at the entrance to the Museum of Tarragona © Mba Photography 2017 In October 2017 we embarked on a cultural trip to Spain chasing the Romans in Tarragona (Latin: Tarraco) . The Roman ruins of Tarraco have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.Part of the bases of large Cyclopean walls near the Cuartel de Pilatos are thought to pre-date the Romans. The building just mentioned, a prison in the 19th century, is said to have been the palace of Augustus. The seco