La presencia del emperador Claudio en Hispania = The Presence of Emperor Claudius in Hispania

Abstract

Tenemos varios artículos que nos hablan de la presencia efectiva de Augusto y Tiberio en Hispania. Calígula, Claudio y Nerón por lo que sabemos no estuvieron en la Península Ibérica, si bien su presencia se dio de diversas formas. De Nerón, José Mª. Blázquez realizó un artículo sobre el tema. Aquí desarrollaremos la presencia del emperador Claudio en Hispania basándonos en la estatuaria, en las fundaciones de ciudades que realizó, en la hipótesis de que pudo utilizar la tribu Quirina para las concesiones de ciudadanía, y en su presencia en la epigrafía, que nos revela la estancia efectiva de allegados al emperador y su acto evergético en Castulo. Además, veremos cómo se solucionó la falta de numerario con el fin de las acuñaciones en las cecas hispánicas mediante la acuñación de las denominadas monedas de imitación. Todo ello nos mostrará que, si bien Claudio no estuvo presente físicamente en Hispania, la presencia del emperador queda patente de otras formas.AbstractWe have several articles that tell us about the effective presence of Augustus and Tiberius in Hispania. Caligula, Claudius and Nero were not, as far as we know, in Iberian Peninsula, although their presence took various forms. José Mª. Blázquez wrote an article on Nero. Here we will develop the presence of Emperor Claudius in Hispania based on the statuary, the cities he founded, the hypothesis that he could have used the Quirina tribe for citizenship concessions, his presence in epigraphy that reveals the effective stay of close friends to the emperor, and his evergetic act in Castulo. In addition, after the end of coinage we will see how the lack of cash was resolved in the Hispanic mints by coining the so-called imitations. All this will show us that, although Claudius was not physically present in Hispania, the presence of the emperor is evident in other ways. Abstract:We have several articles that tell us about the effective presence of Augustus and Tiberius in Hispania. Caligula, Claudius and Nero were not, as far as we know, in Iberian Peninsula, although their presence took various forms. José Mª. Blázquez wrote an article on Nero. Here we will develop the presence of Emperor Claudius in Hispania based on the statuary, the cities he founded, the hypothesis that he could have used the Quirina tribe for citizenship concessions, his presence in epigraphy that reveals the effective stay of close friends to the emperor, and his evergetic act in Castulo. In addition, after the end of coinage we will see how the lack of cash was resolved in the Hispanic mints by coining the so-called imitations. All this will show us that, although Claudius was not physically present in Hispania, the presence of the emperor is evident in other ways.