Lusitania Lusitania Lusitania (; ; ) or Hispania Lusitana was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and part of western Spain (the present autonomous community of Extremadura and a part of the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusitanian people (an Indo-European people). Its capital was "Emerita Augusta" (currently Mérida, Spain), and it was initially part of the Roman Republic province of Hispania Ulterior, before becoming a province of its own in the Roman Empire. Romans first came to the territory around the mid-2nd century BC. A war
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania the Second World War as well as the removal of three of the four propellers by Oceaneering International in 1982. Some of the prominent features on "Lusitania" include her still-legible name, some bollards with the ropes still intact, pieces of the ruined promenade deck, some portholes, the prow and the remaining propeller. Recent expeditions to the wreck have revealed that "Lusitania" is in surprisingly poor condition compared to "Titanic", as her hull has already started to collapse. Sinking of the RMS Lusitania The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS "Lusitania" occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First