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EPISCOPAL GROUPS IN HISPANIA
Author(s) -
GURT I ESPARRAGUERA JOSEP M.,
RAMOS ISABEL SÁNCHEZ
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
oxford journal of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1468-0092
pISSN - 0262-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2011.00369.x
Subject(s) - antique , period (music) , archaeology , state (computer science) , history , ancient history , point (geometry) , geography , art , aesthetics , computer science , geometry , algorithm , mathematics
Summary This study considers the most important Christian architectural complex in the Late Antique city, which at the same time came to be seen as a fundamental point of reference for the ecclesiastical structure of the surrounding territory. Taking the current state of research on episcopal groups in Hispania as its starting point, this paper aims to reach a series of conclusions as regards their location, spatial evolution and the total area they occupied, as well as their internal distribution. In addition, the continuing difficulties involved in archaeologically defining the presence of these religious complexes in the majority of episcopal sees created in Hispania during this period are discussed.