Houses and Society in Roman Celtiberia Articles uri icon

publication date

  • May 2018

start page

  • 173

end page

  • 218

issue

  • 2

volume

  • 15

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1496-9343

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1913-5416

abstract

  • This article aims to analyse the Roman domestic spaces excavated in the region of
    Celtiberia in central Spain. The main goal is to identify the relationship between
    social patterns and the spatial configuration of houses. The application of different
    space syntax methods (accessibility, relative asymmetry, and control value) is the
    principal means of analysis. This procedure allows us to identify some spatial patterns
    linked with different patterns of domestic behaviour. In addition, we propose
    a review of the local epigraphic evidence as a basis for an analysis of the relation
    between family structures and citizen status in Roman Celtiberia. Inspired by the
    comparison of the two kinds of evidence, we have also developed an interpretative
    approach to explain the uneven introduction of Roman models of domestic architecture
    in some specific sectors of local society.