The Archaeological Museum of Alicante hosts these days the congress Small towns. An urban reality of Roman Hispania'. to discuss the role of small towns and cities in the structure of the Hispanic provinces. MARQ will present a paper on the site of the Tossal de ManisesThe analysis of these small population entities is essential. to gauge the magnitude of the change brought about by the Romanisation process.
The specialised forum is organised by the MARQ and three of the country's most prestigious institutions for historical and archaeological research, the Institute of Archaeology of Mérida (IAM-CSIC)the German Archaeological Institute of Madrid (DAI) and the Spanish School of History and Archaeology of Rome (EHHAR). The proposal consists of six thematic presentations and a round table discussion The conference is made up of 48 papers covering the entire territory of ancient Hispania.
The Vice-President and Member of Parliament for Culture, Julia ParraHe pointed out "the importance of this national meeting, which will bring together leading researchers, including MARQ archaeologists. We are proud that the museum will once again be a meeting point for sharing new knowledge and advances in the discovery of our history".
In accordance with the definition of the criteria developed for the holding of the congress, the small towns were cities in which, on the surface, the The surface area of public or sacred buildings was disproportionate to that of private houses.. The MARQ conference will also debate other criteria for its consideration and analysis, such as legal, town planning, architectural, topographical and its territorial integration and integration into regional communication networks.
Ultimately, the aim of the meeting will be to deepen the the study, characterisation and understanding of the small towns and its roleThe urban model, both in the implementation and dissemination of the urban model, and in the extension and consolidation of the effective mechanisms of Romanisation.
