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• With the help of the diagram, trace over the photomap the outline of the Roman city. • On the map of Barcelona look at the name of the present streets that correspond to the Cardo and Decumanus maximos, here as those that approximately coincide with the pe- rimeter of Barcino. COLONIA IVLIA AVGVSTA FAVENTIA PATERNA BARCINO In 10 BC, under the reign of Augustus in Rome, the colony IULIA AUGUSTA FAVENTIA PATERNA BAR- CINO was founded. The city was born around what was known in the middle ages as Mons Tàber. The first walls were not very strong rather serving to identify the urban cen- ter with all its classical elements of a Roman city: a forum or public plaza with the Temple of Augustus (on the crossroads of the two main roads, the de- cumanus and cardo maximi). The 10 hectares that Barcino occupied was divided by streets that formed a quadrant: the decumani (longitudinal streets) and the cardi (latitudinal). In the city, which had about 2000 inhabitants, water arrived from two aque- ducts coming from Collserola and the river Besòs. The remains of the city walls can still be seen today; it stretched out in a perimeter of 1,270 m and was formed by walls 9 m high and 3.5 m wide with a series of square towers (the majority), rounded towers (that formed the entrance of the extreme NW of the decumanus maximus) and po- lygonal towers. Additionally, the remains of the main temple of Barcino, the Temple of Augustus, can be seen as well as a garum factory, laundry mat and dyers (fullonica and tinctoria), and a shop, all of which is situated below the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona. • Locate the places we visited marking their number (look at the central pages) on this map. Bàrcino—CSP Bàrcino—CSP Model of the Temple of Augustus of Barcelona (MHC) On the door of the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya, on the street Paradís num. 10, there is a stone from a mill that indicates that we find ourselves at the highest point of the Roman city. Note the name of this small peak and its height above sea level. Mons __________ Height: Read the information plaques of the Roman Temple of Augustus and an- swer the following questions: • In what century was the temple constructed? • To whom is it dedicated? Carrer Parad ís Plaça Ramon Bere nguer Plaça del Rei 3
Transcript of and IVLIA AVGVSTA FAVENTIA PATERNA BARCINO · well as a garum factory, laundry mat and dyers (...
• With the help of the diagram, trace over the photomap the outline of the Roman city.
• On the map of Barcelona look at the name of the present streets that correspond to the
Cardo and Decumanus maximos, here as those that approximately coincide with the pe-
rimeter of Barcino.
COLONIA
IVLIA AVGVSTA FAVENTIA
PATERNA BARCINO
In 10 BC, under the reign of Augustus in Rome, the colony IULIA AUGUSTA FAVENTIA PATERNA BAR-CINO was founded.
The city was born around what was known in the middle ages as Mons Tàber. The first walls were not very strong rather serving to identify the urban cen-ter with all its classical elements of a Roman city: a forum or public plaza with the Temple of Augustus (on the crossroads of the two main roads, the de-cumanus and cardo maximi). The 10 hectares that Barcino occupied was divided by streets that formed a quadrant: the decumani (longitudinal streets) and the cardi (latitudinal). In the city, which had about 2000 inhabitants, water arrived from two aque-ducts coming from Collserola and the river Besòs. The remains of the city walls can still be seen today; it stretched out in a perimeter of 1,270 m and was formed by walls 9 m high and 3.5 m wide with a series of square towers (the majority), rounded towers (that formed the entrance of the extreme NW of the decumanus maximus) and po-lygonal towers. Additionally, the remains of the main temple of Barcino, the Temple of Augustus, can be seen as well as a garum factory, laundry mat and dyers (fullonica and tinctoria), and a shop, all of which is situated below the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona.
• Locate the places we visited marking their number (look at the central pages) on
this map.
Bàrcino—CSP Bàrcino—CSP
Model of the Temple of Augustus of Barcelona (MHC)
On the door of the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya, on the street Paradís num. 10,
there is a stone from a mill that indicates that we find ourselves at the highest point of
the Roman city. Note the name of this small peak and its height above sea level.
Mons __________
Height:
Read the information plaques of the Roman Temple of Augustus and an-
swer the following questions:
• In what century was the temple constructed?
• To whom is it dedicated?
Carrer Paradís
Plaça
Ramon
Berenguer
Plaça
del Rei
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BARCINOBARCINOBARCINOBARCINO
1 Roman Necropolis: the cemetery had to be outside the city walls; the majority of tombs are of the type called “cupae”.
> Plaça Vila de Madrid.
2 Entrance Decumanus Maximus: it was the principle entrance into Barcino from the north. We can see two semi cylindrical towers and a small door to the right where pedestrians en-tered.
> Plaça Nova.
3 Aqueducts: two aqueducts carried water to the city; one from Collserola and the other from the river Besós. We can see them partially re-constructed.
> Plaça Nova.
5 Section of the wall and defense towers: corresponding to the second wall of Barcino (4th c.) On top was constructed the capella de Santa Àgata (Chapel of Saint Agatha) and the Palau Reial Major 10 centuries later.
> Plaça Ramon Berenguer
4 Temple of Augustus: it was the prin-ciple building of the forum (public plaza). Four columns are conserved, correspond-ing to the back right corner.
> Carrer Paradís (Centre Excursionista de Catalunya)
7 City wall and entrance door: We can see the pedestrian crossing on the interior of the Pati Llimona. These remains correspond to the first city wall of Bàrcino (1st c.).
> C/ Regomir 3
6 Workshops and Factories: Entering through the Cardo Maximo we find the zone that a laundry mat and dyers, a garum (fish sauce) and store was located. Nowadays we can visit the remains below the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona.
> Plaça del Rei (Museu d’Història de la Ciutat)
8 City Wall and Defense Towers: We can see a fragment of the city call and two well planned towers (14th c.) to construct the Casa March.
> C/ Correu Vell
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