Le pavement roman de l'église Sainte-Foy à Conques

Art in Spain and Portugal from the Romans to the Early Middle Ages

“…93 Alternatively this building may belong to a later date. 94 Other archaeological evidence put forward to support the idea that this building is exceptional include fragments of marble from Egypt, Anatolia, and Greece, some of which the excavators believe were new to the peninsula. 95 Highly abbreviated quarry marks on column fragments have also been interpreted as imperial but more work is needed to justify that conclusion.…”

“…The translucent lapis specularis, used for windows, mirrors, and ornament, was the municipium's most unusual product, but it also worked iron, quarried stone, and cultivated esparto grass for rope-making. 94 Such varied industry funded a fine set of buildings for public entertainment and leisure between the Flavian period and the second century, including an amphitheatre, a theatre, and a baths complex, built from a range of peninsular and imported stones. 95 Toledo (Toletum), on the river Tagus and in the centre of the peninsula, formed a natural defensive position on a bend in the river.…”

“…93 Such chip-carved decoration recalls, and perhaps even copies, similar designs applied to metalwork, especially military belt buckles. 94 These fragments are usually dated to the sixth century, but it remains possible that some were carved in later periods when Muslims ruled the city. The buildings in the most prominent upper part of the city, where the main administrative complex and temple of Augustus had stood in the Roman period, may have been reused as a cathedral and bishop's residence in the Visigothic period.…”

“…The interior was mostly destroyed except for the large cistern (aljibe) that was reconstructed in the eighteenth century, its vaulted entranceway, and ruins of the small oratory that once stood above it. 94 The entrance block that links the fortress to the all-important bridge and several of its massive defensive walls still stands. Two inscriptions marked the foundation, 89 García Merino, 1998;Martí, 2008and Martí, 2013, 11-35.…”

“…Bamba also had significant similarities with San Miguel de Escalada, as originally it too had a high screen. 94…”