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Lusitania was an ancient Roman province encompassing most of modern-day Portugal and a large portion of western Spain. Romans named the region after the Lusitanians, an Indo-European tribe inhabiting
Marcus Salvius Otho Caesar Augustus, governor of Lusitania between 58 and 68.
Roman Theatre of Augusta Emerita (Mérida)
Roman Theatre of Metellinum (Medellín)
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Roman arch of [[Pax Iulia|]]Pax Iulia (Beja)
RMS Lusitania
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RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 as a Royal Mail Ship. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her running mate Mauretania three m
Lusitania
…under the assumption that such a campaign would result in an easy French victory. The province was also the namesake of the North Atlantic Ocean liner RMS Lusitania infamous for being torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915. Cunard, the ship's owner, commonly named its vessels after Roman provinces with the Lusitania…
RMS Lusitania arriving in New York City in 1907
Lusitania, prior to her launch
RMS Lusitania – built 1904–1906
Lusitania unloading Christmas mail to a post office boat