- IEM - Instituto de Estudos Medievais.
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Av. Berna 26 C, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal
- Late Antiquity, Roman Villae, Late roman villas, Late Roman Archaeology, Late Antique Archaeology, Archaeology, and 31 moreRoman Lusitania, Anthropology, Archeology of Roman mining, Landscape Archaeology, Archaeological GIS, Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Roman Provincial Archaeology, Ancient Roman economy, trade and commerce, Early Christianity, Early Medieval Archaeology, Archaeometry, Ceramics (Archaeology), History of Christianity, Roman Archaeology, Latin American Studies, Latin American History, Latin American Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Management, Castelo Branco, Cathedrals (Medieval Studies), Medieval Archaeology, The Medieval Cult of Relics, Baptismal Fonts, Early Christian baptisteries, Upland Archaeology, Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, Early Christian Architecture, Early Christian Archaeology, Baptistery, and Antichi Battisteriedit
- I obtained my academic degree at the University of Seville (Spain), completing my master’s degree at the University o... moreI obtained my academic degree at the University of Seville (Spain), completing my master’s degree at the University of Southampton (U.K.). After that, I started my PhD at the Institute of Archaeology of Mérida, part of the Spanish Superior Council of Scientific Research (CSIC), where I stayed from 2004 to 2011. In this research institution, I completed my doctoral thesis. In fact, the research work carried out enabled me to present my dissertation in Spanish and Italian and to be awarded the certification of European PhD. This doctoral thesis has been published in 2013 in the Anejos de Archivo Español de Arqueología, one of the most recognized archaeological editorials in Spain. My work in the Institute of Archaeology of Mérida allowed me to participate in different leading research projects of national and international scope, in which I have always had an active and participative profile. At an international level, I would like to highlight the research work carried out at the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy).
I worked as a researcher in the Prometeo Program, developed in the Republic of Ecuador. Between 2013 and 2014, I worked in the heritage management of the canton Ibarra, under the government of the Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado de San Miguel de Ibarra, a territory with an outstanding archaeological and historical wealth. Between 2014 and 2015, I developed a similar project in Yachay-Ciudad del Conocimiento; the first University of Experimental Technological Research of Ecuador, in this way comprising the first Latin American hub of knowledge. In conjunction with this research and management, I am part of the investigation group TEP 199: Technology and Environment in the Pablo de Olavide University (Spain) and I am a member of the Asociación de Estudios Americanos del Principado de Asturias (Spain). Currently, I coordinate scientific conventions of this institution in Ecuador. On the other hand, I am associated investigator of the Universidad Autónoma de Chile.
In 2015, I obtained a scholarship for postdoctoral studies at the Instituto de Estudos Medievais (NOVA FCSH), thanks to which I was able to develop my research project: Change and continuity in rural early medieval Hispania. Comparative multidisciplinary approach to the countrysides of Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal) and Emerita (Mérida, Spain). The working hypothesis that we propose as the basis of our research is the product of work carried out in the Emerita territory and argues that the early medieval countryside was organised in a complex system of settlements that varied from one region to another in the Iberian Peninsula. In this way, the project aims to compare the change and continuity of the Emerita countryside between the 4th and 8th centuries with the Egitania territory in the same period.
Presently, I direct the research project: Continuity, transformation and change. A multidisciplinary approach to the study of the rural World between the Tejo and Mondego rivers in the Early Medieval period (ss. IV-VIII). The main objective expected at the end of the project is to get as accurate a historical reading as possible of the political, social, economic and cultural relations established between urban and rural communities during the fourth and eighth centuries.edit
The analysis of the early middle age pottery productions is a marginal issue in the studies of the Portuguese Middle Age. A situation that has generated, nowadays, the lack of director fossils that help in the... more
The analysis of the early middle age pottery productions is a marginal issue in the studies of the Portuguese Middle Age. A situation that has generated, nowadays, the lack of director fossils that help in the study of the material culture of this period. In this paper, we seek to address the reasons for this situation through an analytical approach to the history of the investigation of early middle age pottery in Portugal. A reflection that we hope may improve the perception of the current state of research, in which we will highlight what, in our opinion, are the priority lines of research development.
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En el ámbito del proyecto de investigación IGAEDIS (Da civitas Igaeditanorum à Egitânia. A construção e evolução da cidade e a definição dos seus territórios da Época Romana até à doação dos Templários-séculos I a XII) se han realizado... more
En el ámbito del proyecto de investigación IGAEDIS (Da civitas Igaeditanorum à Egitânia. A construção e evolução da cidade e a definição dos seus territórios da Época Romana até à doação dos Templários-séculos I a XII) se han realizado diferentes actuaciones arqueológicas en la actual aldea histórica de Idanha-a-Velha (Portugal). Además, la revisión de anteriores intervenciones, complementadas con la realización de dataciones absolutas, han permitido atribuir una cronología más temprana de la asignada hasta ahora a los dos "baptisterios" documentados en el yacimiento. Esta nueva lectura nos lleva a plantear un renovado marco de reflexión y crítica histórica, tanto de estas construcciones-piscinas bautismales-como del contexto en el que se insertan. Un ejercicio presentado en este trabajo de manera diacrónica, con el objetivo de mejorar el conocimiento sobre la evolución histórica de este sitio arqueológico entre los siglos IV-VIII.
In the scope of the research project IGAEDIS (From the civitas Igaeditanorum to Egypt. The construction and evolution of the city and the definition of its territories from the Roman era until the donation of the Templars-1 st to 12 th centuries) several archaeological activities have been carried out in the historic village of Idanha-a-Velha (Portugal). The project, as also the aim to review the previous archaeological interventions, studying the stratigraphy, the correlated archaeological artefacts and promoting several radiocarbon and OSL analysis. In what the two "bap-tisteries" concerns, the research permitted to review the chronology of these structures, that are earlier than the several chronologies proposed until now. These results implied a new reflection about meaning of the both baptismal fonts and their historical and religious contexts. In this paper is presented and interpretation of the archaeological contexts of these structures and is discussed their meaning within the scope of the urban changes that occurred in Idanha-a-Velha between 4 th to 7 th centuries.
IGAEDIS (Da civitas Igaeditanorum à Egitânia. A construção e evolução da cidade e a definição dos seus territórios da Época Romana até à doação dos Templários-séculos I a XII) ikerketa-proiektuaren baitan, Idanha-a-Velhako (Portugal) herrixka historikoan lan arkeologiko batzuk egin dira. Lehendik egindako lanen berrikusketak orain egindako datazio absolutuekin osatuta, aztarnategian dokumentatutako bi "ba-taiarriei" orain arte esleitu izan zaizkiena baino goiztiarragoa den kronologia zehaztu ahal izan zaie. Irakurketa berri horrek eraikuntza horien (bataioko igerilekuak) eta dagokien testuinguruaren gogoetarako eta kritika historikorako testuinguru berria mahaigaineratzera bultzatu gaitu. Lan hori modu diakronikoan azaltzen da hemen, IV-VIII. mendeen artean gune arkeologiko horrek izan zuen bilakaera historikoari buruz ditugun ezagutzak hobetzeko asmoz.
In the scope of the research project IGAEDIS (From the civitas Igaeditanorum to Egypt. The construction and evolution of the city and the definition of its territories from the Roman era until the donation of the Templars-1 st to 12 th centuries) several archaeological activities have been carried out in the historic village of Idanha-a-Velha (Portugal). The project, as also the aim to review the previous archaeological interventions, studying the stratigraphy, the correlated archaeological artefacts and promoting several radiocarbon and OSL analysis. In what the two "bap-tisteries" concerns, the research permitted to review the chronology of these structures, that are earlier than the several chronologies proposed until now. These results implied a new reflection about meaning of the both baptismal fonts and their historical and religious contexts. In this paper is presented and interpretation of the archaeological contexts of these structures and is discussed their meaning within the scope of the urban changes that occurred in Idanha-a-Velha between 4 th to 7 th centuries.
IGAEDIS (Da civitas Igaeditanorum à Egitânia. A construção e evolução da cidade e a definição dos seus territórios da Época Romana até à doação dos Templários-séculos I a XII) ikerketa-proiektuaren baitan, Idanha-a-Velhako (Portugal) herrixka historikoan lan arkeologiko batzuk egin dira. Lehendik egindako lanen berrikusketak orain egindako datazio absolutuekin osatuta, aztarnategian dokumentatutako bi "ba-taiarriei" orain arte esleitu izan zaizkiena baino goiztiarragoa den kronologia zehaztu ahal izan zaie. Irakurketa berri horrek eraikuntza horien (bataioko igerilekuak) eta dagokien testuinguruaren gogoetarako eta kritika historikorako testuinguru berria mahaigaineratzera bultzatu gaitu. Lan hori modu diakronikoan azaltzen da hemen, IV-VIII. mendeen artean gune arkeologiko horrek izan zuen bilakaera historikoari buruz ditugun ezagutzak hobetzeko asmoz.
Research Interests: Christianity, Late Antique Archaeology, Early Christianity, Early Medieval Archaeology, Portugal (Archaeology), and 15 moreLate Roman Archaeology, Archaeology of Roman Hispania, Lusitania (Archaeology), Early Medieval Europe (Archaeology), Early Christian Architecture, Late Antiquity, Visigothic Spain, Early Christian Archaeology, Early Christian Studies, Baptismal Fonts, Liturgy and Architecture, Early Christian Liturgy, Early Christian baptisteries, Christian Studies, Suevic and Visigothic Hispania (5th-8th centuries), and Baptismal Pool
RESUMO A primeira menção à diocese de Viseu data de 572, mas é possível que sua a constituição tenha ocorrido durante a primeira metade do século VI. A definição do território diocesano é um tema que ganhou cada vez mais importância na... more
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A primeira menção à diocese de Viseu data de 572, mas é possível que sua a constituição tenha ocorrido durante a primeira metade do século VI. A definição do território diocesano é um tema que ganhou cada vez mais importância na relação de forças entre as várias sedes episcopais e na sua relação com as respetivas sedes metropolitanas.
Viseu, estava integrado no território lusitano, liderado por Emerita, contudo, após a constituição do reino Suevo (411-585), passou a integrar o espaço metropolitano bracarense. Após a conquista do reino suevo por Leovigildo retomou a tutela de Emerita.
O presente artigo visa abordar a definição das fronteiras diocesanas e
traçar um esboço da sua evolução, partindo da organização administrativa romana e baseando-se nas diversas fontes disponíveis tais como os concílios, o Parrochiale Suevum e os dados da arqueologia. Destaca-se na evolução dos limites da diocese, a alteração do território viseense motivada pela criação da diocese de Caliabria, ocorrida na primeira metade do século VII.
ABSTRACT
The oldest known reference to the Viseu dioceses is dated to 572 but it islikely that its establishment may have taken place in the first half of the century.
Its territorial definition was a question that gained increasing importance
between the several bishoprics and in relation with the respective metropolitan headquarters.
Viseu was integrated in Lusitania in the Late Roman period. With the constitution of the Suevic kingdom (411-585) it was integrated in the Bracara territory, a relation that was interrupted after the conquest of this kingdom by Leovigild. The conversion of the Visigoth Court to Catholicism and a reorganization of the territory made Viseu return to the Emerita metropolis.
This contribution aims at the definition of the diocesan borders and to sketch its evolution, starting with the Roman administrative organization and using the various sources available, such as the councils, the Parrochiale Suevum and archaeological data. It is of mention the changes of the Viseu territory as result of the creation of the Caliabria dioceses in the first half of the seventh century.
A primeira menção à diocese de Viseu data de 572, mas é possível que sua a constituição tenha ocorrido durante a primeira metade do século VI. A definição do território diocesano é um tema que ganhou cada vez mais importância na relação de forças entre as várias sedes episcopais e na sua relação com as respetivas sedes metropolitanas.
Viseu, estava integrado no território lusitano, liderado por Emerita, contudo, após a constituição do reino Suevo (411-585), passou a integrar o espaço metropolitano bracarense. Após a conquista do reino suevo por Leovigildo retomou a tutela de Emerita.
O presente artigo visa abordar a definição das fronteiras diocesanas e
traçar um esboço da sua evolução, partindo da organização administrativa romana e baseando-se nas diversas fontes disponíveis tais como os concílios, o Parrochiale Suevum e os dados da arqueologia. Destaca-se na evolução dos limites da diocese, a alteração do território viseense motivada pela criação da diocese de Caliabria, ocorrida na primeira metade do século VII.
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The oldest known reference to the Viseu dioceses is dated to 572 but it islikely that its establishment may have taken place in the first half of the century.
Its territorial definition was a question that gained increasing importance
between the several bishoprics and in relation with the respective metropolitan headquarters.
Viseu was integrated in Lusitania in the Late Roman period. With the constitution of the Suevic kingdom (411-585) it was integrated in the Bracara territory, a relation that was interrupted after the conquest of this kingdom by Leovigild. The conversion of the Visigoth Court to Catholicism and a reorganization of the territory made Viseu return to the Emerita metropolis.
This contribution aims at the definition of the diocesan borders and to sketch its evolution, starting with the Roman administrative organization and using the various sources available, such as the councils, the Parrochiale Suevum and archaeological data. It is of mention the changes of the Viseu territory as result of the creation of the Caliabria dioceses in the first half of the seventh century.
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This paper focuses on the spatial reconstruction of the territory of Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha). This Lusitanian city, founded as Civitas Idaegitanorum, maintained its urban identity during the early medieval period. During this time, the... more
This paper focuses on the spatial reconstruction of the territory of Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha). This Lusitanian city, founded as Civitas Idaegitanorum, maintained its urban identity during the early medieval period. During this time, the city was the centre of the diocesis Egitaniensis. Analysis of its territorial organisation, connected to the continuity of the Roman administration in the Suevic and Visigothic kingdoms, offers us better knowledge of the spatial confi guration of inland Lusitania during the early medieval period.
Research Interests: History, Archaeology, Medieval History, Portuguese Studies, Landscape Archaeology, and 15 moreMedieval Studies, Iberian Studies, Portuguese Medieval History, Medieval Iberian History, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Church History, Early Medieval History, Urban Studies, Medieval Archaeology, Late Antiquity, Church History, Visigothic Spain, Medieval Spain, Catholic Church History, and Suevic and Visigothic Hispania (5th-8th centuries)
The purpose of this paper is to present the research project Change and continuity in rural early medieval Hispania. Comparative multidisciplinary approach to the countrysides of Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal) and Emerita (Mérida,... more
The purpose of this paper is to present the research project Change and continuity in rural early medieval Hispania. Comparative multidisciplinary approach to the countrysides of Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal) and Emerita (Mérida, Spain).1 The working hypothesis that we propose as the basis of our research is the product of work carried out in the Emerita territory and argues that the early medieval countryside was organised in a complex system of settlements that varied from one region to another in the Iberian Peninsula. In this way, the project aims to compare the change and continuity of the Emerita countryside between the 4th and 8th centuries with the Egitania territory in the same period. The lands lie within the heart of the old Roman Lusitania. One of our main research lines focuses on the analysis of the social and economic complexity of rural communities in these cities. In addition, we also want to create reference models for future research.
Research Interests: History, Archaeology, Medieval History, Portuguese Studies, Landscape Archaeology, and 13 moreIberian Studies, Late Antique Archaeology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval History, Late Antiquity, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Medieval rural settlement, Visigothic Spain, Settlement archaeology, Roman Lusitania, A Hispânia suévica e visigótica (séc. V-VIII), Suevic and Visigothic Hispania (5th-8th centuries), and Roman Archaeology
Research Interests: Roman History, Late Antique Archaeology, Settlement Patterns, Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, and 9 moreRoman Villae, Early Medieval And Medieval Settlement (Archaeology), Medieval rural settlement, Archaeology of Roman Hispania, Visigothic Spain, Mérida, Roman Lusitania, Hispania romana, and Roman Archaeology
The archaeological site of Senhora do Barrocal (municipality of Sátão) is located on the right bank of the Coja stream, a tributary of the River Dão, in a mountainous landscape characterized by granitic outcrops. This is a small... more
The archaeological site of Senhora do Barrocal (municipality of Sátão) is
located on the right bank of the Coja stream, a tributary of the River Dão, in
a mountainous landscape characterized by granitic outcrops. This is a small settlement built on top of massive granitic tors.
Three excavation seasons took place between 2014 and 2016. These are presently
under study but already available results reveal the importance of this site
to the study of the 10th and 11th centuries in the Beira Alta region.
Indeed, the archaeological excavations allowed the identification of habitation
and storage areas, a defensive structure built in stone, and abundant assemblages
of artefacts and ecofacts. A large quantity and variety of seeds stand out
among the latter. These were stored in a domestic facility and were preserved
due to its carbonization during a fire that affected the whole site. This is one of
the largest Early Medieval botanic assemblages in Portugal, thus providing crucial
insights on the resource exploitation strategies undertaken by these rural
communities.
Also, some imported pottery productions were found among the artefactual
remains, which is an unexpected find in this type of settlements and time period.
There are also architectonic remains showing a relation between Senhora do
Barrocal and a nearby religious temple that may have been built in AD 971.
This contribution is therefore a first approach to the ongoing research on this
scientifically exceptional archaeological site.
located on the right bank of the Coja stream, a tributary of the River Dão, in
a mountainous landscape characterized by granitic outcrops. This is a small settlement built on top of massive granitic tors.
Three excavation seasons took place between 2014 and 2016. These are presently
under study but already available results reveal the importance of this site
to the study of the 10th and 11th centuries in the Beira Alta region.
Indeed, the archaeological excavations allowed the identification of habitation
and storage areas, a defensive structure built in stone, and abundant assemblages
of artefacts and ecofacts. A large quantity and variety of seeds stand out
among the latter. These were stored in a domestic facility and were preserved
due to its carbonization during a fire that affected the whole site. This is one of
the largest Early Medieval botanic assemblages in Portugal, thus providing crucial
insights on the resource exploitation strategies undertaken by these rural
communities.
Also, some imported pottery productions were found among the artefactual
remains, which is an unexpected find in this type of settlements and time period.
There are also architectonic remains showing a relation between Senhora do
Barrocal and a nearby religious temple that may have been built in AD 971.
This contribution is therefore a first approach to the ongoing research on this
scientifically exceptional archaeological site.
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The oldest known reference to the Viseu dioceses is dated to 572 but it is likely that its establishment may have taken place in the first half of the century. Its territorial definition was a question that gained increasing importance... more
The oldest known reference to the Viseu dioceses is dated to 572 but it is likely that its establishment may have taken place in the first half of the century. Its territorial definition was a question that gained increasing importance between the several bishoprics and in relation with the respective metropolitan headquarters. Viseu was integrated in Lusitania in the Late Roman period. With the constitution of the Suevic kingdom (411-585) it was integrated into the Bracara territory, a relation that was interrupted after the conquest of this kingdom by Leovigild. The conversion of the Visigoth Court to Catholicism and a reorganization of the territory made Viseu return to the Emerita metropolis. This contribution aims at the definition of the diocesan borders and to sketch
its evolution, starting with the Roman administrative organization and using the various sources available, such as the councils, the Parrochiale Suevum and archaeological data. It is of mention the changes of the Viseu territory as result of the creation of the Caliabria dioceses in the first half of the seventh century.
its evolution, starting with the Roman administrative organization and using the various sources available, such as the councils, the Parrochiale Suevum and archaeological data. It is of mention the changes of the Viseu territory as result of the creation of the Caliabria dioceses in the first half of the seventh century.
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Research Interests: Late Antique Archaeology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval History, Late Antiquity, Late Antique Art and Archaeology, and 6 moreLusitania (Archaeology), Visigothic Spain, Roman Lusitania, Barbarians and Romans in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, A Hispânia suévica e visigótica (séc. V-VIII), and Suevic and Visigothic Hispania (5th-8th centuries)
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Se presentan los resultados de la prospección arqueológica, junto con la investigación histórica, llevados a cabo en el área de la mina de cobre Las Minillas (municipio de Granja de Torrehermosa). Dos períodos principales de explotación... more
Se presentan los resultados de la prospección arqueológica, junto con la investigación histórica, llevados a cabo en el área de la mina de cobre Las Minillas (municipio de Granja de Torrehermosa). Dos períodos principales de explotación minera se han documentado, uno prehistórico, de finales del Calcolítico/ principios de la Edad del Bronce y una fase contemporánea, datada a fines del siglo XIX/principios del siglo XX d. C. También se han documentado algunas evidencias de explotación de época romana.
The results of the archaeological survey, together with the historical research, carried out in the Las Minillas copper mine area (Granja de Torrehermosa municipality, Badajoz, Spain) are presented. Two main periods of mining exploitation were documented, a prehistoric, late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age phase and a Contemporary phase, dated to the late 19th to early 20th century AD. Also some Roman evidence of mining exploitation were documented.
The results of the archaeological survey, together with the historical research, carried out in the Las Minillas copper mine area (Granja de Torrehermosa municipality, Badajoz, Spain) are presented. Two main periods of mining exploitation were documented, a prehistoric, late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age phase and a Contemporary phase, dated to the late 19th to early 20th century AD. Also some Roman evidence of mining exploitation were documented.
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El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una panorámica general sobre la utilización del patrimonio arqueológico romano como recurso turístico en Portugal. Para conseguir este objetivo, analizaremos los casos de los principales... more
El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una
panorámica general sobre la utilización del patrimonio
arqueológico romano como recurso
turístico en Portugal. Para conseguir este objetivo,
analizaremos los casos de los principales
yacimientos arqueológicos de esta cronología
abiertos al público. Unos lugares donde la investigación,
conservación y puesta en valor del
patrimonio romano, ha conseguido generar un
impacto económico y social.
The aim of this article is make a general vision
about the use of the roman archaeological heritage
how a touristic resource in Portugal. In
order to achieve this objective, we will analyses
the principal examples of roman sites open
to the public. A places where the research,
conservation and enhance Roman Heritage,
generated an impact economic and social.
panorámica general sobre la utilización del patrimonio
arqueológico romano como recurso
turístico en Portugal. Para conseguir este objetivo,
analizaremos los casos de los principales
yacimientos arqueológicos de esta cronología
abiertos al público. Unos lugares donde la investigación,
conservación y puesta en valor del
patrimonio romano, ha conseguido generar un
impacto económico y social.
The aim of this article is make a general vision
about the use of the roman archaeological heritage
how a touristic resource in Portugal. In
order to achieve this objective, we will analyses
the principal examples of roman sites open
to the public. A places where the research,
conservation and enhance Roman Heritage,
generated an impact economic and social.
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The main lines of work followed in the “Supplemental Project for the Development Plan and Territorial Zoning and Joint Development Nodes with Rural Decentralized Autonomous Governments in Ibarra County” are detailed and integrated into... more
The main lines of work followed in the “Supplemental Project for the Development Plan and Territorial Zoning and Joint Development Nodes with Rural Decentralized Autonomous Governments in Ibarra County” are detailed and integrated into the Prometeo program under the direction of Eur. Ph. D. Thomas Cordero Ruiz. The example of the patrimonial measures applied in Ibarra County could well serve as lines of work in other Ecuadorian counties where the appreciation of the rich cultural heritage seems like an essential element in changing the production model and the outlined objectives in the National Plan for Good Living.
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The Suevic-Visigothic episcopal city of Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal), erected over the Roman city of Civitas Igaeditanorum, was located at the heart of the old Roman province of Lusitania. Yet, this space has been considered by... more
The Suevic-Visigothic episcopal city of Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal), erected over the Roman city of Civitas Igaeditanorum, was located at the heart of the old Roman province of Lusitania. Yet, this space has been considered by scholars as secondary in the general context of the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman and Suevic-Visigothic periods (4 th-8 th centuries). The textual and archaeological records together allow a general reconstruction of the evolution of the city during those centuries, but detailed conclusions remain elusive due to our poor knowledge of the urban and rural inhabitants of Egitania. This subsequently prevents a clearer understanding of the social, economic and cultural dynamics of the city and its territory, which so far have not been sufficiently studied in tandem. The following essay merges these disparate historiographical themes into a synthetic thesis. This research is twofold. First, I attempt to elicit a solid basis of historical information by analyzing the main lines of general evolution of the city and the broad interactions of the urban community of Egitania. Second, I examine rural communities, paying special attention to the analysis of how they relate to the city and to each other. This methodology is based on the research carried out on Emerita (Mérida, Spain), capital of the Roman province of Lusitania and, later, of the Diocesis Hispaniarum. In this case, the landscape between the fourth and eighth centuries was structured by the superposition of administrative, economic, ecclesiastical and social networks that would unite the city with its territory. Thus, although recognizing that the city-territory relationship would have been variable in each region of the Iberian Peninsula, it seems fair to employ this epistemological model for analyzing Egitania.