Balsa (Roman town) 2005, "Atlas de Balsa e Metodologia arqueo-topográfica", Campo Arqueológico de Tavira, Tavira (PIC) Luís Fraga da Silva: 2011, "Arqueo-topografia de Balsa Romana. Apresentação", "Blog imprompto.blogspot.com" (PIC) 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
RMS Lusitania arranged on the shelter, upper and main decks. Noted as being the prime breadwinner for trans-Atlantic shipping lines, third class aboard "Lusitania" was praised for the improvement in travel conditions it provided to emigrant passengers, and "Lusitania" proved to be a quite popular ship for immigrants. In the days before "Lusitania" and even still during the years in which "Lusitania" was in service, third class accommodation consisted of large open spaces where hundreds of people would share open berths and hastily constructed public spaces, often consisting of no more than a small portion of open deck space and a few