Reccopolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Javier Martínez Jiménez
Creators: Javier Martínez Jiménez
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Jun 29, 2023 07:38 PM
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History
tags:
extant remains
Reccopolis is an urban, Visigothic, ex-novo foundation made under king Liuvigild in A.D. 578. The archaeological remains at the site include a palace complex, public area, basilica, walls, and aqueduct. The site is known today by the Spanish version of its Latin name (Recópolis); it is located near the modern village of Zorita de los Canes in the Spanish province of Guadelajara.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668575405
40.3209913, -2.8940678
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Reccopolis (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Reccopolis (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Recópolis (Spanish, modern)
- Reccopolis part of (regional) Celtiberia (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Reccopolis located on Tagus (river) (unspecified date range)
settlement
- See Further:
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- Henning 2019
- Jiménez 2023
- Martínez Jiménez 2015
- Olmo Enciso et al. 2008
- Olmo, L. 2007. "The Royal Foundation of Recópolis and the Urban Renewal in Iberia during the Second Half of the Sixth Century." In Post-Roman Towns and Trade in Europe and Byzantium, edited by J. Henning, I, 181-199. Berlin.
- Parque Arqueológico de Recópolis
- Wikipedia (English) Reccopolis
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Pleiades
Javier Martínez Jiménez, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Reccopolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668575405> [accessed: 19 November 2024]
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