The Roman Republican castellum of Puig Castellar (Biosca)

The earliest evidence for military headquarters in Hispania Citerior (180–120 BCE)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12372930
AutoresEsther Rodrigo Requena (0000-0003-4771-1216, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, autor de correspondencia), Núria Romaní Sala (0000-0002-5942-6992, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Núria Romani, César Carreras Monfort (0000-0003-4300-9470, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Cèsar Carreras, Joaquim Pera (Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Laia Catarineu (Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona)
Año2022
Volumen35
Número2
Páginas818-847
Fecha de publicación2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s104775942200037x
OpenAlexW4311707279
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas18

This paper illustrates the results of research carried out at the archaeological site of Puig Castellar de Biosca (Catalonia, Spain), located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. This Republican military fortress, a castellum, is exceptional due both to its early chronology, which ranges between 180 and 120 BCE, and to the fact that it acted as a long-lasting military installation situated in a pacified area on the periphery of the Celtiberian conflict zone. Work at the site has uncovered a central building on the top of a hill, which due to its Italian features has been identified as the headquarters of the military fortress. If this interpretation is correct, this might be one of the first examples of a Republican military headquarters building documented to date. It could then be considered a predecessor of later praetoria and principia, which have been recorded in the Numantine camps and on the Roman western limes

Ancient history · Archaeology · Chronology · Fortress (chess · Geography · Peninsula · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological and Historical Studies · Archaeological Research and Protection · History