On European populations and peoples’ movements.
On European populations and peoples’ movements.
In the Roman kitchen, a wide variety of vessels and utensils were used, made of clay, bronze or iron, whose design, in some cases, does not differ much from today’s. The Latin mortarium or mortar is one of the most characteristic vessels in the Roman kitchen as it is essential for culinary preparations. The Latin mortar or mortarium is one of the most characteristic vessels of the Roman kitchen as it is essential for culinary preparations.
Food in Ancient Rome. The space for family sociability in Europe (the triclinium and banquets).
On the foundation of a medieval town centre.
Origin and development of inequality and social stratification (civil organisations related to the imperial cult). Belonging to a local youth association, this banner is unique in Hispania and exceptional in the Roman Empire. The collegia iuvenum had a civic-religious character associated with the imperial cult.
On European populations and peoples’ movements.
Origin and development of inequality and social stratification (law and concept of citizenship. Imperial power). One of the great legacies that Rome left to Western civilisation was Roman Law, a set of written legal rules, of a public and secular nature, which for centuries governed the political institutions and the public and private relations of the inhabitants of the Empire, regulating civic coexistence, as can be seen in the municipal laws of Osuna.
On social classes in the Middle Ages.
Technological revolutions and work organisation. Technology and social improvements. Glass was the preferred material in Roman times for containing drinks, especially wine, as may have been the case with this bottle for table service. It is a clear example of the transformation of an ancient material, glass, considered a luxury product, into a popular and easily accessible one thanks to the new blowing technique.
On material and technological differences between Iberians and Greeks.