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Roman luxury unearthed in Spain’s Ecija – 2,000-year-old mosaic shows off elite lifestyle

ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Ecija (Andalucia) have uncovered a Roman treasure that’s almost two millennia old – a stunning 40-square-metre mosaic that once graced the dining and

30 Aug, 2025 @ 13:54

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Human remains from Roman era found during Malaga metro construction

CONSTRUCTION workers extending Malaga’s metro line have uncovered a series of Roman-era graves during recent excavation works on Calle Hilera, near Peso de la Harina.

6 May, 2025 @ 13:42

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Poem by Virgil engraved in a Roman amphora found in Spain’s Cordoba

A POEM by Virgil has been found in an oil amphora made 1,800 years ago. The fragment of an oil amphora that barely measured 6

25 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

New exhibition tells the lives of Roman gladiators, with help from their tombstones

SLAVES, prisoners of war, condemned criminals or even free men who voluntarily chose the job… There was no one route to becoming a gladiator in

10 May, 2023 @ 20:30

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead·National News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Michelle Obama spent a day in Ronda on her visit to Spain in 2010, and Olive Press editor Jon Clarke followed in her footsteps

Jon Clarke follows in the footsteps of Michelle Obama... and the Moors and the Romans through historic Ronda

6 Nov, 2022 @ 09:02

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Panoramic Cityscape Of Antequera At Twilight, Spain

Antequera: more than just the gateway to Europe’s best olive oil

A city of palaces and churches, of history and tradition, Antequera counts for 70 per cent of the key buildings and monuments of Malaga province,

30 Oct, 2022 @ 16:42

Exploring Spain·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Giant penis carving dating from Roman times discovered in Cordoba excites archaeologists in Spain

A GIANT phallic carving uncovered by archaeologists at a site in Cordoba, southern Spain is believed to be one of the largest such finds dating

24 Aug, 2022 @ 19:15

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read

Bathe like Caesar: Visit the stinky Roman Empire site that put Manilva on the map

ROMAN roots run deep throughout the Iberian Peninsula but this westerly corner of the Costa del Sol really tickled Roman legion fancies for the climate,

12 Aug, 2022 @ 14:47

La Cultura·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Roman ruins galicia Aquis Querquennis Photo: Álvaro Pérez Vilariño/Flickr

IN PICS: Drought reveals full extent of Roman camp as reservoir waters recede in Galicia, northwestern Spain

THE archaeological remains of a Roman camp in northwestern Spain have been revealed in their entirety as water levels at the reservoir in Galicia drop

11 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Weather

Restaurant raid in Spain’s Almeria finds Roman amphorae used as decoration

EIGHT ancient amphorae ‘of incalculable historical value’ from the 1st and 2nd centuries have been seized after they were found on display in an Almeria

2 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Almeria·Lead

How a Toledo synagogue became a symbol of anti-Semitism in Spain

To mark Castilla-La Mancha Day, the Olive Press visits a curious monument symbolic of an age-old conflict in Spain.

31 May, 2021 @ 11:05

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Roman map shows flood-hit regions of the Costa Blanca were part of the Med just 2,000 years ago

THE Vega Baja region is prone to flooding because it was once part of the Mediterranean Sea, a Roman-era map of the area shows. The

17 Sep, 2019 @ 16:41

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Bartolome ‘Bermejo’ de Cardenas – Spain’s 15th century Gothic artist who almost nobody has heard of

Bermejo’s works can be seen at the National Gallery in London until September 29 or at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao

31 Aug, 2019 @ 09:01

La Cultura·Lead

A ripped Roman hero and his ‘pets’ get Belinda Beckett’s roar of approval

I’m not sure what the Me Too movement would have to say about him stealing the girdle of Hippolyta

7 Jul, 2019 @ 13:00

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Columnists·Malaga

The Olive Press talks to Manilva mayor Mario Jimenez Rodriguez

What is the biggest draw to Manilva? I’m a big fan of the green spaces and the fantastic expanse of coastline, some 8 kms in

5 Mar, 2019 @ 14:56

Lead·Malaga

FINDING El DORADO: Sunken Spanish treasures waiting to be found off the coast

Divers from the Guardia Civil’s underwater team also found a pottery jar from 3BC, potentially worth millions, commenting: ‘It is very likely that there are

21 Jan, 2018 @ 13:20

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Nature·Travel News

Segovia’s Roman revelation

The Segovia Aqueduct - a UNESCO World Heritage site - is now believed to have been built between 112 and 116 AD

18 Nov, 2016 @ 12:09

Travel News

When in Roma

Andalucia was as much a property hotspot 2,000 years ago as it is now, discovers Laurence Dollimore

21 Sep, 2016 @ 09:13

Andalucian mayor demands funds to preserve newly-discovered Roman ruins

Porcuna, the home to the remains of the Roman city Obulco, is in a protected cultural zone

9 Sep, 2015 @ 10:00

Environment·Jaen

Ronda: A step back in time

Hidden in soaring mountains and straddling a mighty gorge, Ronda is the stuff of dreams (and video games) but the adventure of a lifetime, writes

25 Oct, 2014 @ 11:00

Malaga·Travel News

Viva Roma!

Jack Gaioni unearths the best and brightest ‘Spanish sons’ who made it big in ancient Rome, setting the literary and intellectual agenda for many centuries

21 Oct, 2014 @ 09:00

Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner