The John Bargrave Collection
Conimbria
Centro, Portugal, Europe
No image has been attached.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