Tarraco, the first capital

Authors

  • Isabel Rodà Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona / ICAC
  • Josep M. Macias Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica (ICAC)

Abstract

Without the shadow of a doubt, Tarraco was Rome’s gateway to the Iberian Peninsula and a crucial city for understanding the historical and ideological evolution of our classical past. Even today, the modern city of Tarragona is a fount of knowledge that constantly provides new information and raises new scholarly questions. This document offers an overview of the current state of research,
stressing the new discoveries and reflecting the opportunities afforded by the new technologies to shape a new body of archaeological research that spans humanistic knowledge and analytical experimentation.

Author Biographies

Isabel Rodà, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona / ICAC

Isabel Rodà holds a Bachelor’s in Ancient History from the Universitat de Barcelona (1970) and a PhD in Ancient History from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1974). She has served as the conservator of the Museu d’Història de Barcelona (1976) and is current on leave from her post as Chair in Archaeology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where she has been since 1993, and as visiting professor at Harvard University (2004). She was the director of the Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica from 2007 to 2012. She is the author of more than 200 studies published as articles, lectures and books.

Josep M. Macias, Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica (ICAC)

Josep Maria Macias holds a PhD in Geography and History from the Universitat de Barcelona (1999). His scholarly research has focused on the territory and city of Tarragona from the classical period until the early Middle Ages, with studies centring on urban planning and architecture and ceramics, and the development of multimedia contents to document and disseminate the historical heritage.
He has extensive experience in the field through private activity (1993-2002) and, since 2003 he has been a researcher at the Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica and the coordinator of the Tarraco programme. He teaches in the Master’s in Archaeology (URV/UAB/ICAC) and in programmes in other disciplines (ETSA/URV and INSAF/FTC).

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