Found in Medina de las Torres a Roman basilica. Sapur Noticia recogida del Diario Hoy ( http://www.hoy.es/ ) del 18/Sept/10. La foto pertenece a R.M. 
Contributa Iulia, en el término municipal de Medina de las Torres pudo tener en época romana categoría de capitalidad comarcal. Tanto por su situación estratégica, en un importante cruce de caminos, -emplazada en la confluencia de las calzadas que conducen a Onuba (Huelva), Corduba, Hispalis (Sevilla) y Emérita-, and for the uniqueness and magnitude of its important buildings, the city could be seen as the Roman Zafra time.
explains Jesús Alonso, a native of Monesterio, chief archaeologist of the dig in recent months that holds the Commonwealth Employment Workshop Bodión River, among the more prominent findings "have appeared remains of the gate in the wall, flanked by two towers, and next to it, a macellun or market. " In addition, we have discovered a public area, with the forum, taverns and other public structures "that make referencia a un municipio romano, que en principio parecía de menor rango, pero que a la luz de los hallazgos, elevan su categoría a capitalidad comarcal».
Contributa Iulia Vgultunia, articulada en torno a dos vías principales, -cardo y decumanus-, descubiertas en las excavaciones que se han venido desarrollando en la zona durante los últimos años, promovidas por el ayuntamiento de Medina de las Torres, guarda importantes vestigios de lo que fue un significativo núcleo urbano, que en unos pocos meses podrían ponerse en valor mediante las acciones que supondrán hacer visitable este importante yacimiento extremeño.
La basílica
But if something has drawn special attention during recent excavations this summer for student-workers in the employment workshop, has been the emergence of a great Roman basilica, of which the most surprising, according to Alonso, 'is its enormous size, measuring 32 by 18 meters, and about 584 square meters, approximately. " The building is located on the west side of the forum. This is a large rectangular room, consisting of five ships, of which the plant has larger dimensions than the rest. The basilica is built on two floors, a semi-underground, "as a cryptoportico" and another, which would house a first floor with direct access to the forum or public square. Furthermore, his head topped with apse, gives way to 'decumanus maximus', or main street. With regard to age, notes the chief archaeologist of the dig, "found materials and structure of the basilica itself could be dated from the first century AD."
Importance
This finding highlights the importance of the Roman city of Contribute in the past as the basilica was a magnificent public building in Rome used to go to court, occupying a prominent place in the forum or public square. These buildings had multiple uses, engaging in market transactions rather Funding will, emperor worship ceremonies, and even the administration of justice. Later, in Christian times was used as a temple.
The Roman city is located near the town of Medina de las Torres, in particular on the hill of the enclosures. The first excavations could date from 1845 and as Jesus tells Alonso, this settlement could be part of an ancient region, halfway between the current and Zafra Tentudía Bodión River, because "in the classical texts of Pliny the Elder, is quoted as both Curig, current Monesterio, like Contribute, making reference to Medina de las Torres, be part of an old association of cities for the organization of a territory, which is then repeated in the Middle Ages, in what was called the Five Sisters Villas: Fuente de Cantos, Monesterio, Calera de León , Calzadilla de los Barros and Medina de las Torres.
The Commonwealth Employment Workshop Bodión River has been developed between the months of November 2019 to November of this year, and has the presence of nine student workers and the collaboration of anthropologist Pedro Delgado, of the Archaeological Institute of Mérida. The activity was funded by the Sexpo, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Institute Mérida Archaeological.
photographer Mari Cruz Suárez Badajoz Badajoz presented in "The Coffee Break" (C / Virgen de la Soledad 7b) until 15 October his most representative work of this past year. In this exhibition can enjoy a retrospective of his most loyal subject in the Black and White, Nature, Art Photography and Fashion. A work that is not devoid of magic and mystery in many of the images presented within a positive and pleasant journey, and not leave the viewer indifferent. Worthwhile. 
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"In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. This is the tomb of hajib (translated as Lord) Sapur, God is merciful. Died on Thursday night having spent ten nights of the year Sabán 413 (of the Hegira, corresponding to November 8, 1022 AD). Had testified that no God but God. " 