Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Italica, Spain's oldest Roman city, was the hometown of Hadrian. As emperor, Hadrian massively expanded his hometown. Although it never flourished as he had hoped, the ruins of his model metropolis are still impressive.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Amphitheater
2:59 Hadrian's new city
3:43 House of the Exedra
4:33 Neptune Building
5:16 House of the Birds
5:50 House of the Planetarium
6:13 Great Baths
6:49 House of Hylas
7:14 Trajaneum
7:52 Decline and fall