"Urbs, Praetorium, Suburbia"centros de poder en la "civitas regia toletana" y su territorio en época visigoda
- Rafael Barroso Cabrera 1
- Jesús Carrobles Santos 2
- Jorge Morín de Pablos 1
- I. Mª. Sánchez Ramos 3
- 1 Auditores de Energía y Medio Ambiente. AUDEMA
- 2 Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo
- 3 UCL Institute of Archaeology
ISSN: 2341-2496
Year of publication: 2019
Issue: 8
Pages: 106-151
Type: Article
More publications in: ARPI: Arqueología y Prehistoria del Interior Peninsular
Abstract
The study of the dispersion of the elements of decorative sculpture of Visigothic period in Toledo allows to consolidate the old hypothesis of urban topography focused on three important foci: a palatial area around the medieval ‘alcázar’ and the Roman bridge (praetorium); an Episcopal area located in the heart of the city, and a martyrdom focus around the basilica of Saint Leocadia, located outside the city. On the other hand, from the limited archaeological data we possess of the urbs regia, stand out the most abundant increasingly from the entire territory of the ancient capital. The consolidation of the Visigothic Kingdom in the second half of the 6th century made possible the emergence of a new territorial model organized in accordance with the interests of a few elites who were responsible for the monumental buildings of Toledo and its territory