The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Conimbria
Centro (Region), Portugal
View Larger MapDescription of institution: The city, located on a hill by the Mondego River, was called Aeminium in Roman times. It fell under the influence, administratively, of the larger Roman villa of Conímbriga (in Condeixa-a-Nova), until the latter was sacked by the Sueves and Visigoths between 569 and 589 and abandoned. It became the seat of a diocesis, replacing Conímbriga.
The move of the settlement and bishopric of Conimbriga to Aeminium resulted in the name change to Conimbriga, evolving later to Colimbria. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbra