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And it is so for several reasons: on the one hand, Recópolis is one of the very few cities founded ex novo during the time of Gothic domination, which allows us to know first-hand what a Visigothic city would be like without prior conditions; that is, without the presence of pre-existing structures that would require urban adaptation to a previous project. On the other hand, because its foundation, according to the Chronica of Juan de Bíclaro () and the Historia Gothorum of Isidoro (), was an initiative of the monarchy and consequently responds to an urban project conceived expressly by the elites who administered the Peninsula between the VI and VII centuries. This is not a trivial fact, since it is a period marked by what has been called the “Christianization of urban topography” and it instead highlights the role played by the State. Lastly, because these same texts cited indirectly state that its foundation occurred in the year , thus giving a post quem date to its findings, which is precious information for archaeologists.
What was there, therefore, had to be deposited on a date necessarily after its foundation. This data is of great help for the taxonomic and chronotypological analysis of sets of materials that are later very useful for dating other contexts with similar sets in different sites. But not only that; To this archaeological “gift” of having a date from which to date the materials, we must add the fact that the city did not have continuity B2B Email List beyond the first half of the th century, so its remains cannot be They have been barely altered by successive urban remodeling over the centuries, as is the case in Toledo and in general in any of the many episcopal seats of the kingdom. Recópolis Plant Plan of the excavations of the city of Recópolis, according to: Olmo Enciso, L. (): “Recópolis: a city in a time of transformations”, Archaeological Zone, ; fig. In any case, the absolute date that the written sources indicate for its foundation coincides with what was observed in the archaeological excavations carried out at the site and with the numismatic study of the Recópolis coinage itself , which indicates a dating towards the end of the th century. although also a continuity of building activity in the first years of the following century.
The aforementioned quotes from Juan de Bíclaro and Isidoro de Sevilla also refer that Recópolis was built on the initiative of Leovigildo ex nomine filii ; that is, giving it a name in honor of his son Recaredo , who at that time was consors regni of his. It is clear, then, that one of the objectives was to affirm his descent, although there are those who have suggested – with little support in current research – that the interpretation is erroneous, and that perhaps it referred to rex instead of to Recaredo. Be that as it may, and despite the existence of an important palatine complex in the settlement, it was not a city structured as a royal seat, since this function was carried out by Toledo, which at the same time was also the subject of important urban remodeling. Recopolis Basilica View of the exterior of the palatine church of Recópolis, with later Mozarabic modifications and of a th century hermitage. © Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA / Borjaanimal Recópolis is located on the banks of the Tagus in a place that corresponds to the current municipality of Zorita de los Canes, in the province of Guadalajara.
What was there, therefore, had to be deposited on a date necessarily after its foundation. This data is of great help for the taxonomic and chronotypological analysis of sets of materials that are later very useful for dating other contexts with similar sets in different sites. But not only that; To this archaeological “gift” of having a date from which to date the materials, we must add the fact that the city did not have continuity B2B Email List beyond the first half of the th century, so its remains cannot be They have been barely altered by successive urban remodeling over the centuries, as is the case in Toledo and in general in any of the many episcopal seats of the kingdom. Recópolis Plant Plan of the excavations of the city of Recópolis, according to: Olmo Enciso, L. (): “Recópolis: a city in a time of transformations”, Archaeological Zone, ; fig. In any case, the absolute date that the written sources indicate for its foundation coincides with what was observed in the archaeological excavations carried out at the site and with the numismatic study of the Recópolis coinage itself , which indicates a dating towards the end of the th century. although also a continuity of building activity in the first years of the following century.
The aforementioned quotes from Juan de Bíclaro and Isidoro de Sevilla also refer that Recópolis was built on the initiative of Leovigildo ex nomine filii ; that is, giving it a name in honor of his son Recaredo , who at that time was consors regni of his. It is clear, then, that one of the objectives was to affirm his descent, although there are those who have suggested – with little support in current research – that the interpretation is erroneous, and that perhaps it referred to rex instead of to Recaredo. Be that as it may, and despite the existence of an important palatine complex in the settlement, it was not a city structured as a royal seat, since this function was carried out by Toledo, which at the same time was also the subject of important urban remodeling. Recopolis Basilica View of the exterior of the palatine church of Recópolis, with later Mozarabic modifications and of a th century hermitage. © Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA / Borjaanimal Recópolis is located on the banks of the Tagus in a place that corresponds to the current municipality of Zorita de los Canes, in the province of Guadalajara.