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Carthaginians and Romans extinguished the sacred fire until next year (26/09/2016)

Parties Carthaginians and Romans goodbye until next year.

The marked off the sacred fire on the night of Sunday, September 25th, the finale of ten days where the city has recollected its history and the conquest of Qart Hadasht by Roman troops.

After two years since his last celebration, the Roman Circus starred in the afternoon of the last day of festivities showing gladiatorial combat, chariot races and exotic dances to the many attendees who concentrated to enjoy a unique show, developed in the eyes General Scipio.

The public was divided into three bands of color, red, blue and white, encouraging couples gladiatorial of color who performed different tests in order to leave his life of slaves and become free men.

Attendees decided thumb up or down if the gladiators deserved life or death.

Cut fruit with his sword astride their horses, jump through hoops of fire or perform a chariot race six laps were some of the activities that enlivened by exotic and acrobatic dances, assured fun of the attendees, among which found the mayor, Jose Lopez, Deputy mayor, Ana Belén Castejon, Councillor of the Quality of Life, Francisco Calderon, councilman Celebration, Juan Pedro Torralba, the Councillor of Finance, Isabel Garcia, the Councillor for Tourism, Obdulia Gómez , Transparency Councilwoman Maria Jose Soler, and the Councillor for Culture, David Martinez.

The events went to the camp after the celebration of the Roman Circus, with the release of the hostages Carthago and off the sacred fire.

50 banners of troops and legions thus leave of ten days of events in these twenty sevenths parties Carthaginians and Romans.

With the off sacred fire, fireworks were responsible for lighting the sky to the thousands of spectators who crowded the festive enclosure.

The finale was attended by the mayor, Jose Lopez, Deputy Mayor, Ana Belén Castejon, Councilman Celebration, Juan Pedro Torralba, the Councillor of Finance, Isabel Garcia, the Councillor for Social Services, Carmen Martín, Councilwoman Tourism, Obdulia Gómez, Transparency Councilwoman Maria Jose Soler, and the Councillor for Culture, David Martinez.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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