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The Stamp of Rome
Local names, with sounds like Lezana, Irús, Leciñana or Antuñano, and the three epigraphs found near to Nava de Ordunte dating from the third century AD give testimony to the spread of Romanisation even into those territories which, for orogenic complexity and lacking any particular mineral or agro-livestock resources, held little interest for the Empire.
There are other remains in the area, such as the paved path running along the Ordunte basin and the bridges which can be found along this ancient road, that are more controversial when it comes to pinpointing a date. Traditional theory maintains that they are of Roman origin, given their appearance and the claim that there was a route connecting Flaviobriga (Castro-Urdiales) with Pisoraca (Herrera de Pisuerga).
Contrary to this theory, archeologists and experts in Roman engineering argue that both the path and the bridges linked to it are the work of a later date, in fact from the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries, since neither the construction features nor the building techniques used correspond with known Roman criteria: good foundations or large base stones with characteristic carved cushioning in the case of bridges, and straight roads made up of various layers of stone and cement in the case of roads.
However what is clear is that the rivers have been used since pre-historic times as a means of access to the Mena Valley, as demonstrated by the location of the Copper Age settlement on the Ordunte marsh (which is now the reservoir).
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