Balsa (Roman town) Balsa (Roman town) Balsa was a Roman coastal town in the province of Lusitania, Conventus Pacensis (capital Pax Julia). The modern location is in the rural estates of Torre d'Aires, Antas and Arroio, parish of Luz de Tavira, county of Tavira, district of Faro, in Algarve, Southern Portugal. Balsa is a pre-Roman place-name with a probable Phoenician etymology: "B'LŠ...", a possible theonym connected with the older Phoenician occupation of neighbouring Tavira. It is mentioned by Pomponius Mela (DC III 1, 7), Pliny (HN IV 35, 116), Ptolemy (GH: II 5, 2), and Marcianus of Heracleia (PME: II, 13). Mints bronze
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania "Lusitania", and on 22 April placed a warning advertisement in 50 American newspapers, including those in New York: ! Washington, D.C. 22 April 1915 This warning was printed adjacent to an advertisement for "Lusitania"s return voyage. The warning led to some agitation in the press and worried the ship's passengers and crew. While many British passenger ships had been called into duty for the war effort, "Lusitania" remained on her traditional route between Liverpool and New York. She departed Pier 54 in New York on 1 May 1915 on her return trip to Liverpool with 1,959 people aboard. In addition