He was probably born in Gades (modern Cadiz), possibly of Roman parents.

The name was applied to an island close to the coast of southern Hispania, which was the site of the original Punic colony of Gades (modern Cadiz).

They had trading contacts in Egypt and Greece, and established colonies as far west as modern Spain, at Gadir (modern Cádiz).

Paulina originally came from Gades (modern Cádiz, Spain).

The Phoenicians founded colony of Gadir (modern Cádiz) near Tartessos.

Gadir (modern Cádiz)

In Hispania, on the Atlantic coast at Gades (the modern Cadiz), Posidonius could observe tides much higher than in his native Mediterranean.

By all accounts Tarshish could have been no other city than the modern Cadiz.

In 1104 BC Phoenicians found the first walled city Gadir (modern Cádiz) as a trading post.

Foundation of the Phoenician colony of Gadir (modern Cádiz) near Tartessos.