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Illustrative image: aerial view of a small octagonal Roman walled city on a hill, with cross streets, at sunset.
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Barcino, the small colony that became a great city

Barcino, just 10 hectares, was smaller than Bétulo (Badalona), but its small size and impregnable wall made it the great city it is today.

Jordi Serra ·