Aquis Querquennis

Aquis Querquennis
Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Aquis Querquennis is a Roman military fort in Ourense Province, Galicia, Spain, built c. 69-79 AD to house soldiers of Legio VII Gemina constructing the Via XVIII (Via Nova) between Braga and Astorga. Covering 2.4 hectares, it included headquarters, granaries, a hospital, five barracks, and a mansio. Flooded by the As Conchas reservoir in 1949, the fort is exposed when water levels drop and was designated a Bien de Interes Cultural in 2018.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1 - 500 AD
CountrySpain
Coordinates41.9743° N, 7.9807° W

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