Roman times

Malagain Roman times Roman Theaterin Malaga In the place where the city is built, there was a settlement called Turdulo.Based here, Malaga would trade with the coloniesfounded by the Phoenicians of Tire because of the good conditions for thelanding in its natural harbor and the large amount of deposits of silver andcopper, and hence being named Malaga.

After a period ofCarthaginian domination, Malaga became part of Rome. In Roman times thecity (in Latin, Malacca) underwent a notable development, was confederated intoa town and governed by a special code, the Lex Flavia Malacitana.

At this stagethey built the Roman Theater and some sculptural pieces are still kept inthe Provincial Archaeological Museum.

The Roman decadence led to the dominance ofthe Germanic people who swept over the coast of Malaga in the year 411. With the intention ofrebuilding the Roman Empire, the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, conquered amongother territories, Malaga, which was one of themost important cities of the Byzantine province of Spania,until they were expelled by the Visigoths in the year 615, after Sisebuto’sconquest of the king.