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
RMS Lusitania and arches to the decorative scheme. The ship was finally delivered to Cunard on 26 August although the problem of vibration was never entirely solved and further remedial work went on through her life. The White Star Line's vessels were almost longer and slightly wider than "Lusitania" and "Mauretania". This made the White Star vessels about 15,000 tons heavier than the Cunard vessels. Both "Lusitania" and "Mauretania" were launched and had been in service for several years before "Olympic", and "Britannic" were ready for the North Atlantic run. Although significantly faster than the "Olympic" class would be, the speed of