Tarragona revives its Roman past until May 31 with Tarraco Viva

The splendor of the Roman Empire back a year through the extensive and varied range of leisure activities Tarraco Viva historic festival which takes place in different parts of the capital that was the Empire in Hispania until May 31. In total, 258 acts Tarragona has prepared to celebrate life in Roman times it was performed in 26 different areas of the city. This year, as a novelty, has been using the site Cambrils of Llosa, where guided tours will be conducted on 23 and May 24. In total the festival Tarraco Viva hopes to overcome the figure of 48,000 visitors last year achieved in certain activities monitored. In total, some 400 people make the set of activities and historical recreations which allow us to share the rich heritage of the Roman city and the importance of its protection and dissemination. Other innovations introduced this year's Tarraco Viva is the set of conferences to be held in the Caixaforum sobe "Annona Frumentaria, a body created at the time by the Roman Empire at the time of Caesar Augustus. This was an agency run by private companies whose objective was to secure the general supplies of oil, bread and wine of the population of Rome. Their impact on the economy of the empire, during its 300 years of life was very important and will be analyzed in different conferences. Furthermore Tarraco Viva incorporates other innovations like Nights Tarraco Viva; Amphiteatrum; Res gestae divi Augusti (a biography of the emperor Augustus); iniciació als misteris of Mithra; concert of Ludi Scaenici; jocs of workshops, perfume, Teulada, mosaics, painting ; Tarragona Blau or fishing in Roman times, Les fêtes aal'antiga Roma; Route sabors-Taste of Rome, between Propostes altres moltes noves preparades the tea festival, which is desenvoluparan i 30 maig fins. The more detailed program information can be found in the Day by Day Calendar. © im365

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