Museum of Archeology Coins / Museu de Arqueologia
english
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silves_Municipality,_Portugal
History
The region of Silves has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic, as attested by archaeological vestiges, including several menhirs. The river Arade, which was navigable in historical times, linked the hinterland to the open ocean and allowed for the transport of produce and commerce. The town of Silves was possibly founded during the times of Roman domination, when the region was part of the Lusitania province.
After 713, when the Moors invaded Iberia, Silves became part of the Ummayad kingdom of Córdoba under the Arabic name of Shilb (شلب). In the 10th century it was one of the most important towns of western Al-Andalus. Silves became an independent taifa in 1027 under the rule of Ibn Mozaine and his son, who was dethroned in 1051 by al-Mu'tadid, the governor of Seville. al-Mu'tamid ibn 'Abbad, the son of al-Mu'tadid and a famous poet, ruled the taifa of Silves until 1091. After the Almoravid conquest the town became Almohad in 1156. In 1189 King Sancho I of Portugal conquered the town with the aid of Northern European crusaders,[3] but lost it again to the Almohads. Periodic raiding expeditions were sent from Al-Andalus to ravage the Iberian Christian kingdoms, bringing back booty and slaves. The governor of Córdoba attacked Silves in 1191, and took 3,000 Christian slaves.[4] Again under Muslim rule, the city was then prosper to the point of being called the Baghdad of the West.....
Português
Silves é uma cidade portuguesa no Distrito de Faro, região e sub-região do Algarve, com cerca de 11 000 habitantes. Silves já foi capital do Algarve, mas perdeu esse estatuto, em parte, devido ao assoreamento do rio Arade.
É sede de um município com 680,02 km² de área e 37 126 habitantes[1], subdividido em oito freguesias. O município é limitado a norte pelo município de Ourique, a nordeste por Almodôvar, a leste por Loulé, a sueste por Albufeira, a sudoeste por Lagoa, a oeste por Portimão e Monchique, a noroeste por Odemira e a sul tem litoral no oceano Atlântico.
História
Xelb (ou Shelb) era o nome dado à cidade de Silves durante o domínio muçulmano.
Anteriormente, durante o domínio romano, chamar-se-ia Cilpes, nome que surge em algumas moedas romanas cunhadas nesse local no Século I a.C.. Um dos espécimes encontrados apresenta no obverso o nome CILPES entre duas espigas deitadas e no reverso um cavalo a galope, para a esquerda.
O aspeto de Xelb por volta de 1230 foi notavelmente reconstituído pelo artista plástico Victor Borges num conjunto de painéis (fotos inclusas).
Museum of Archeology Coins / Museu de Arqueologia
english
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silves_Municipality,_Portugal
History
The region of Silves has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic, as attested by archaeological vestiges, including several menhirs. The river Arade, which was navigable in historical times, linked the hinterland to the open ocean and allowed for the transport of produce and commerce. The town of Silves was possibly founded during the times of Roman domination, when the region was part of the Lusitania province.
After 713, when the Moors invaded Iberia, Silves became part of the Ummayad kingdom of Córdoba under the Arabic name of Shilb (شلب). In the 10th century it was one of the most important towns of western Al-Andalus. Silves became an independent taifa in 1027 under the rule of Ibn Mozaine and his son, who was dethroned in 1051 by al-Mu'tadid, the governor of Seville. al-Mu'tamid ibn 'Abbad, the son of al-Mu'tadid and a famous poet, ruled the taifa of Silves until 1091. After the Almoravid conquest the town became Almohad in 1156. In 1189 King Sancho I of Portugal conquered the town with the aid of Northern European crusaders,[3] but lost it again to the Almohads. Periodic raiding expeditions were sent from Al-Andalus to ravage the Iberian Christian kingdoms, bringing back booty and slaves. The governor of Córdoba attacked Silves in 1191, and took 3,000 Christian slaves.[4] Again under Muslim rule, the city was then prosper to the point of being called the Baghdad of the West.....
Português
Silves é uma cidade portuguesa no Distrito de Faro, região e sub-região do Algarve, com cerca de 11 000 habitantes. Silves já foi capital do Algarve, mas perdeu esse estatuto, em parte, devido ao assoreamento do rio Arade.
É sede de um município com 680,02 km² de área e 37 126 habitantes[1], subdividido em oito freguesias. O município é limitado a norte pelo município de Ourique, a nordeste por Almodôvar, a leste por Loulé, a sueste por Albufeira, a sudoeste por Lagoa, a oeste por Portimão e Monchique, a noroeste por Odemira e a sul tem litoral no oceano Atlântico.
História
Xelb (ou Shelb) era o nome dado à cidade de Silves durante o domínio muçulmano.
Anteriormente, durante o domínio romano, chamar-se-ia Cilpes, nome que surge em algumas moedas romanas cunhadas nesse local no Século I a.C.. Um dos espécimes encontrados apresenta no obverso o nome CILPES entre duas espigas deitadas e no reverso um cavalo a galope, para a esquerda.
O aspeto de Xelb por volta de 1230 foi notavelmente reconstituído pelo artista plástico Victor Borges num conjunto de painéis (fotos inclusas).