Archive | 2019
El eje viario Astigi-Malaca: una visión diacrónica a través de la epigrafía viaria
Abstract
espanolEl estudio de las vias romanas siempre se ha basado en fuentes itinerarias para evidenciar la importancia de ciertos ejes de comunicacion, ademas de combinar su interpretacion historica con evidencias epigraficas viarias. Sin embargo, la via romana que conectaba directamente Astigi con Malaca no se menciono de manera directa en dichas fuentes, lo que ha hecho que pase de manera discreta para la historiografia arqueologica. Este articulo reivindica el papel de dicho eje viario a traves de las evidencias miliarias, la dinamica de amojonamiento viario en la Baetica y ciertos yacimientos relacionados con ella, lo que da una vision diacronica de la via que permite evaluar su importancia principal en los siglos III y IV. EnglishThe study of Roman paths has been always based on itinerary textual sources. The quotation of a route in this kind of sources, as well as the link of roads with milestones, have been considered as proof of its importance. Notwithstanding, the road that linked the cites of Astigi and Malaca has not been considered as a relevant route, due to its absence on itinerary sources. This study remarks its relevance as a provincial axis of communication. This is based on the Roman road policy, road inscriptions and its links with archaeological sites throughout its route. This paper can provide an interesting diachronic image of this axis, showing its peak in the 3rd and 4th centuries.