Roman Córdoba opens its lecture series this Tuesday

Topics Cabildo Catedral de Córdoba Diputación de Córdoba Universidad de Córdoba

The exhibition «Córdoba romana. La ciudad oculta» begins with a lecture by José Remesal at the Centro de Recepción del Cabildo Catedral.

M. Marta L. · Published on October 27, 2026 at 14:30

Cartel de la exposición Córdoba Romana con un rostro escultórico clásico blanco a la derecha y texto sobre fondo granate. — Photo: Universidad de Córdoba · Gabinete de Comunicación

The exhibition «Córdoba romana. La ciudad oculta» opens its doors in the Sala Vimcorsa between November 20, 2026 and February 7, 2027. The exhibition, promoted by the Ayuntamiento de Córdoba in collaboration with the Universidad de Córdoba and curated by the professor of Archaeology Desiderio Vaquerizo, is organized into ten thematic rooms on the geography, urban planning and social, political, administrative and economic organization of the ancient Colonia Patricia.

Opening lecture

The lecture series running alongside the exhibition begins this Wednesday, October 27, at 19:00, in the new assembly hall of the Centro de Recepción del Cabildo Catedral (calle Torrijos, corner with calle Amador de los Ríos). The first talk is given by José Remesal, retired professor of the Universidad de Barcelona, member of the Real Academia de la Historia and director of the excavations at Monte Testaccio in Rome, who will speak on «El papel de Córdoba y su territorio en el comercio del aceite de oliva a Roma durante los siglos iniciales del Imperio».

Free entry until full capacity

All the lectures in the series are free entry until full capacity and are held at 19:00. The next two, on Wednesday, November 3 and Tuesday, November 10, 2026, will take place in the assembly hall of the Patio de San Eulogio (calle Torrijos corner with calle Amador de los Ríos). From Tuesday, November 17, the sessions move to the assembly hall of the Diputación de Córdoba. The full programme of complementary activities is available on the exhibition's website.

Series dates

Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Javier Bermejo Meléndez, professor of Archaeology at the Universidad de Huelva.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026: Andrés M. Adroher, professor of Archaeology at the Universidad de Granada.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026: Ángel Morillo Cerdán, professor of Archaeology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Tuesday, November 24, 2026: Ana Portillo Gómez, PhD in Archaeology from the Universidad de Córdoba.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026: José Luis Jiménez Salvador, professor of Archaeology at the Universidad de Valencia.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026: M.ª Luz Neira Jiménez, professor of Ancient History at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Tuesday, December 15, 2026: Sergio García-Dils, municipal archaeologist at the Ayuntamiento de Écija.
Tuesday, January 12, 2027: M.ª de los Ángeles Castellano Hernández, former chief curator of the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional.
Tuesday, January 19, 2027: Zoa Alonso Fernández, lecturer at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Tuesday, January 26, 2027: Carmen Jiménez Salcedo, senior lecturer in Roman Law at the Universidad de Córdoba.
Wednesday, February 3, 2027: Manuel Pimentel Siles, closing lecture.

To attend

No prior registration is needed: entry to each lecture is free until the corresponding hall is full. Sessions begin at 19:00 and the programme of activities can be consulted at the exhibition's website.