Caepionis Monu.

tower · 330 BC – 2099 AD

Caepionis Monumentum (Tower of Caepio) was a tower-cum-lighthouse built by the Roman proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio in 140 BC. The aim was to make the Salmedina reef at the mouth of the river Baitis (Guadalquivir) navigable. The modern toponym is Chipiona.

Coordinates

36.73789, -6.44208

Also known as

Kaipíonos pyrgos (grc), Scipionis Monu., monumentum Caepionis (la), Καιπίωνος πύργος (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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