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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Baelo Claudia (Cadiz) by ConchiGReyes



Baelo Claudia was undoubtedly the most important city in the framework of Andalusian Rome, under the jurisdiction of Claudius Ceasar. It was erected at the end of the II Century BC and it was composed of the boundary walls, a public square, the law court, capitol (the temple of Juno, Jupiter and Minerva and that of the Egyptian goddess Isis), the local senate, the shops (Tabernae), the market (macellum), the baths and the theatre. The city water was supplied by way of three aqueducts- In this enclave, the flow of economy was centered on the exploitation of fisheries, the fabrication of conserved foods and salts, and the commerce between ships that crossed the straits between the Pillars of Hercules. The famous sauce Garum Gaditano also used to be prepared here. The part of the ruins just beside the beach used to be the industrial quarter.. Baelo Claudia fue, sin duda, una de las ciudades más importantes en el marco de la Bética romana, con un fuero municipal otorgado por el césar Claudio. Esta ciudad nace a finales del siglo II a.C. y contaba con una cerca o muralla, una plaza pública (foro), un palacio de justicia (basílica judicial), un capitolio (templos de Juno, Júpiter y Minerva y el de la diosa egipcia Isis), la curia o senado local, las tiendas (tabernae), el mercado (macellum), las termas (termae) y el teatro. En este enclave, se practicaba la economía basada en la pesca, la fabricación de conservas y salazones y el comercio con las embarcaciones que se dirigían de uno a otro lado de las Columnas de Hércules. También se elaboraba la famosa salsa del "garum" gaditano. En las ruinas, el barrio industrial se sitúa junto a la playa, junto a las taberna. via 500px http://j.mp/1thWleQ

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