Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada Abicada (Villa Romana de Abicada or Estação romana da Quinta da Abicada) is the name of Roman ruins north of the municipality of Alvor, in Roman times the colony of Ipses, which was authorized to mint currency, and near Mexilhoeira Grande in the district of Portimão, Algarve, Portugal and where Pompeia Exoce looked after the burial of her grandson. Both were in the Roman province of Lusitania. Portimão, known as Portus Magnus, was an important Roman commercial port when the Villa was built. The complex is located on a south-facing promontory spur located between
Claudius, Duke of Lusitania Claudius, Duke of Lusitania Claudius was a Hispano-Roman Catholic "dux" (duke) of Lusitania (or "dux Emeretensis civitatis") in the late sixth century. He was one of the most successful generals of Reccared I. In 587, after a count named Witteric had exposed the plot of Sunna, the Arian bishop of Mérida, to place the Visigoth Segga on the throne and probably to also kill the Catholic Méridan bishop Masona, Claudius was sent to put down the revolt. Segga was captured, his hands cut off (the penalty for usurpers), and banished to Galicia. The less important conspirators were deprived of their