https://freerepublic.com/tag/crdobaprovince/ en-us Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:59:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4390095/posts Archaeologists have identified the oldest known library on the Iberian Peninsula inside a Roman villa in southern Spain, overturning decades of belief that the room was a sanctuary dedicated to the Roman god Mithras.The discovery was made at the Roman villa of Fuente Álamo in Puente Genil, in Spain's Córdoba province. Researchers concluded the room served as a space for reading, study, and preserving written works, making it the westernmost known library in the Roman Empire and one of its best-preserved private examples.The room contains several architectural features typical of Roman libraries, including an apse, rectangular niches that likely held... Greek Reporter https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4390095/posts#comment Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:59:35 GMT