The Roman city of Italica, located in the current Santiponce, was founded by Publius Cornelius Scipio Scipio “The African” in 206 BC, in the context of the Second Punic War, defeated the Carthaginians in the Battle of Ilipa and established a detachment of legionaries in the Cerro de San Antonio.

It was the birthplace of the emperors Trajan, the first Roman emperor born in a province, and Hadrian, during his government (117-138 A.D.), when it acquired the status of colony, thus becoming administratively equal to the metropolis.

Currently, the Archaeological Ensemble of Italica shows the visitor a splendid Roman amphitheater and gives the possibility to walk through the layout of what were its streets, as well as to know the houses, public buildings, art objects and utensils of daily life used by its inhabitants.

During the visit to the Archaeological Ensemble of Italica you will walk through its arcaded streets, its majestic domus, such as the “House of the Birds” or the “House of the Planetarium” with its spectacular mosaics and buildings such as the baths, the Traianeum, the “Exedra Building” and the “Building of Neptune”, as well as the splendid Roman amphitheater, one of the largest in the Empire with a capacity for about 25,000 spectators.