Roman Town and Museum of Ammaia



                         Forum

 Nearby the village of Marvão, in São Salvador de Aramenha (Northern Alentejo) was found a roman civilization called Ammaia. The roman town have been established at the end of the 1st century BC and the beginning of the 1st century AC, seem to demonstrate the remains founded so far.

Square Entrance

In 1995 the archeological excavations began and 3,000m2 were placed uncovered. According several studies, the original area would have around 20 hectares. Several public buildings were found at the moment : the Forum, a public Thermal complexe, Square entrance ( south gate) and the existence of a Theater and Amphitheater.



South Gate

I suggest you comfortable shoes to do a walking tour in order to explore the ruins of the roman town. After the walking tour, the visit to the Monographic Museum of Ammaia is mandatory. 

At the museum you'll have a chance to know better the way of life of the roman civilization. It has a very important collection of epigraphs that can be divided by several tipologies. There are inscriptions dedicated to roman gods and funeral inscriptions which were placed in memory of the death; one of the most important collections of roman glasse from the Iberian Peninsula (plates, bottles, cups, ...) and a numismatic collection.

During the archeological excavations , several artifacts testimony of roman culture and civilization were found: rings, earrings, bracelets, stones rings, pins headdresses and stones necklaces, and some residential structures from the 1st and 4th centuries AC with some fireplaces and water conduct.