Municipium Cives Romanorum Felicitas Julia Olisipo (in Latin: Olisippo or Ulyssippo ; in Greek: Ολισσιπο, Olissipo, or Ολισσιπόνα, Olissipóna) was the ancient name of modern day Lisbon while part of the Roman Empire. During the Punic wars, after the defeat of Hannibal the Romans decided to deprive Carthage of its most valuable p...