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Former Roman town in Hispania Baetica, near modern-day Dos Hermanas, Spain

Orippo

Shown within Spain
Region	Hispania
Coordinates	37°16′26″N 6°00′16″W / 37.27389°N 6.00444°W / 37.27389; -6.00444
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Roman RepublicRoman Empire
Cultures	TurdetanianRoman

Orippo was a Roman town of Hispania Baetica, on the road from Gades to Hispalis.[1][2]

Bronze as, issued at Orippo

Orippo is commonly identified with Villa de dos Hermaños, though some have mentioned Alcala de Guadaira and Torre de los Herberos.[2]

Ancient coins of the place often have a bunch of grapes, showing that the neighbourhood was rich in wines, a character which it still preserves.[2]

• Via Augusta
• Ancient Iberian coinage
• Archeological Museum of Seville

1. ^ Plin. iii. 1. s. 3.
2. ^ a b c Dyer 1857, p. 493.

• Bostock, John; Riley, H. T. (1855). The Natural History of Pliny. Vol. 1. London: Henry G. Bohn. p. 160.
• Dyer, Thomas H. (1857). "Orippo". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 2: Iabadius–Zymethus. London: Walton and Maberly. p. 493. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.