Abstract
This paper presents a wealth of information on one of the oldest and most important communication routes in the Ancient Iberian Peninsula, A Gades Romam, from Cadiz to Rome, described by Vicarello Goblets. The study provides the results of an archaeological intervention, confirming the Roman character of the section studied. It also shows how the systematic application of a proper archaeological intervention method can provide relevant results to progress in the characterization and recognition of Roman roads, without destroying the monument; in this case a road dating back two millenia
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This paper presents a wealth of information on one of the oldest and most important communication routes in the Ancient Iberian Peninsula, A Gades Romam, from Cádiz to Rome, described by Vicarello Goblets
Hourcade (eds.), Defensa y territorio en Hispania de los Escipiones a Augusto, Madrid, 2540
Summary
This paper presents a wealth of information on one of the oldest and most important communication routes in the Ancient Iberian Peninsula, A Gades Romam, from Cádiz to Rome, described by Vicarello Goblets. El objeto de estudio es la llamada Vía de los Vasos de Vicarello, uno de los principales viales de la España prerromana y romana (Fig. 1). Los vasos que dan nombre a la vía fueron descubiertos en 1852, cuando el edificio antiguo del establecimiento termal de Vicarello fue demolido para construir uno más moderno. Había también diversos objetos de metal y entre ellos cuatro con forma de vasos de viaje, en los que estaban grabadas las mansiones de la ruta de Cádiz a Roma (Marchi 1852). Los vasos podrían ser objetos valiosos: “part of a Roman hoard of unknown provenance and protected by their location against looting in late antiquity” y su fecha se podría retrasar a finales del siglo III o principios del IV, siendo el cuarto el más antiguo (Schmidt 2011: 76). Estos vasos constituyen la única fuente que contiene el dato de la distancia —20 millas— de Mariana a Mentesa
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