Bilbilis

Augusta Bilbilis was a Roman municipium in Hispania Tarraconensis, built on Cerro de Bambola near modern Calatayud, Spain. Originally a Celtiberian settlement, it was granted municipal status under Augustus, conferring Roman citizenship on all inhabitants. The city is best known as the birthplace of the poet Martial (c. 40 AD), who returned here after 34 years in Rome. Bilbilis reached its zenith in the 1st century AD but declined rapidly in the 2nd century and was largely abandoned by the 3rd. Excavations have revealed a theater, forum, thermae with fine frescoes, and townhouses, now exhibited in the Museum of Calatayud.