As we walked through he streets of Barcelona we came to an apartment building.
Kinda nice building, not much to talk about really.
But when they were doing renovations a long time ago, they dug in and around the basement and foundations and you head down:
They found a Roman Temple dedicated to the Emperor Augustus.
To say it's an impressive sight is an understatement. Just a Roman Temple found in the heart of the core of the medieval city of now modern Barcelona.
There's also a large stone block with an inscription honoring a prominent Romaan Aedile and Priest who lived in the Roman Colony of Barcino which in time became Barcelona.
The block had originally been at this temple, but over time had been removed and part of of the foundations of a church moved to a church and was discovered there and then moved back to be placed on display.
Lots of history underfoot and all around you in Barcelona.
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That is pretty much the entire Mediterranean!
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