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"Ovetanum. Oppido Asturum Oveto Ab" Jean Hardouin
Road Dedicated to Callaeca Stone says the official story:
"Although there were earlier settlements The city was founded in 761 by two monks: Fromestano and his nephew Max, who were sought a quiet place to settle. Thus came to the hill of 'Oveto', where they erected a church in honor of San Vicente. Years later, they were joined by more monks and the church became the Monastery, home to what is now the Archaeological Museum of Asturias.
Fruela I got up there other buildings and the Castro Alfonso II in 792 and after defeating the Muslims, moved the court of the original kingdom of Asturias and Oviedo became the capital of the kingdom. "
CURRENT PLANT OVIEDO
Jupiter Iovius: Ioveto: Oveto: Oviedo
On the possibility of Oviedo Hill was occupied by a temple dedicated to Jupiter, there are several references from ancient times until today.
"Oviedo temple of Jupiter and inherits this etymon as genitive of joviality. The Jovian thunder and left for other cases ....." lucubrations
literature: the bookseller Valdés de Oviedo, my cyrenean. Antonio Parra
"But having noticed earlier that this central area and, in particular, the terms close to Oviedo and civitas antiquissima offer more remains of Roman and celtización (re-membered Lugo de Llanera, SLE, in San Esteban Las Cruces, apart from Lugones), it would be surprising that the cult Jupiter or no memory tovenaar theonym stay. Even in the hill Ove-tao, proximity and access to the only true city transmontana, knowing that the mountains and hills were considered as abode of divinity acuella. "
* ESCOBAR GARCIA, F. (1974): " The Oviedo is it a place name theonym? "
, BIDEA 82, p. 375-400. In another article entitled "From dollars to Julianes" I developed the idea that some of the temples to be found along the old roads are clearly Roman. I've been lucky to see any foundation prune these temples and they can clearly see the shift from pagan to Christian in their walls done in the Middle Ages. Sánchez-Montaña. Carlos
Juliane De Lares. Article on the influence of Roman architecture in the works of Romanesque Asturian
describe work in perhaps the clearest and most paradigmatic example is the San Julián de Prados, built specifically for Alfonso II and analyzing the architecture we can draw conclusions on the genesis of the building:
Originally a Roman temple in Tuscan style, with exact proportions to those described by Vitruvius in his treatise on architecture and beyond, and almost certainly in times of Alfonso II, became Christian temple. As
archaeologist said Carmen Fernandez Ochoa, Professor of Archaeology at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid: "The Roman mosaics in summer are like the roof of Santullano" What this indicates is that we can ensure that at least part of buildings of this period and beyond is based on Roman temples.
OLD WALLS IN SAN SALVADOR
Well says the official story "
Although there were earlier settlements
, the city was founded in 761 by two monks: Fromestano and his nephew Max, who went looking for a quiet place to settle. Thus came to the hill of 'Oveto' "
seems there was already some construction on the hill Oveto in the eighth century, which by that name and at the top, was a favorable alternative to using Cimentos any existing building Roman origin and build San Vicente. A building on the hill of Oveto had a high possibility of being dedicated to Jupiter. A quote from an edition of Pliny Jean Hardouin (1646-1729) increases the accuracy. The citation reads
"Libri XXXVII-CaII Plinii Secundi-Historiae Naturalis, Vol. nonum, ed. MCCCXXXI-Paris-Emeric David, the Bibliotheca Latina-Firmus Classic Didot, Gallicarum Academiarum Typografhus parag-Liber-XXXIV. XLIX "sut payroll HAEC generibus Nigri: Ovetanum, Caprariense, Oleastrense." And in a footnote Hardouin, reads: "Ovetanum. Oveto Ab Asturum oppido._ hactenus Libri, Iovetanum exhibent perperam editio ..."
And above all we must remember that Alfonso, worship and Roman brought his treasure to the place, the Roman treasure Oviedo: La Cruz de los Angeles, medieval, preserved in the reverse part of a trove of Roman origin it certainly was in the Gallaecia in high imperial era and according to the picture that presents in one of the jewels belonged to the emperor Octavian Augustus.
La Cruz de los Angeles, ordered by Alfonso II, also keeps a secret symbol that reflects the historical moment he was hooked. The jewels of the cross are a direct reference to the ritual foundation of Roman cities.
Sánchez-Montaña. Carlos Augusto
The Seal of the Cruz de los Angeles
We think that the walls that the monks found in the hill Oveto were an ancient temple to Jupiter. It was under the protection of Jupiter where the treasures were in ancient Rome, and perhaps because of Alfonso II chose this place to deposit their Roman treasure. Let us add that the rite REASONS FOR ROMANO
OVIEDO
The project Ovetum oppidum.
The urban form of historic cities is the result of overlapping reality of its inhabitants for centuries, this process results in a complex performance board and ambiguity that makes it extremely difficult methodological analysis of urban form in historical periods. The maps, engravings, historical literature, while the current map overlay with the archaeological and documentary allows searching for something intangible but mainly: the project of the city, rules that made the project which once determined the form of the city.
PLANT FROM GENERAL ROAD TO oppidum Foncalada AND PLACES OF SAN JULIAN
Through this methodology analyze the urban fabric in many cases fossilized evidence of the Roman era. This analysis in bounded area can check various structures that relate to the old urban fabric and are supported by caementicias structures that have remained for centuries as part of different buildings and infrastructure of the city. This method of analysis and reading of elements constructed and renovated the urban fabric can redraw initial hypothesis of the overall project.
traces the paths remain in the territory over the centuries in Oviedo access roads to the city contemporaries at the time of its foundation have remained unchanged over time well into the twentieth century, even today are still used some of the old Roman roads and asphalt modified.
Oveta oppidum Grid 8x8 modules of 108 cubits hand side
total: 864x864 elbows - (aprx: 383x383 m.)
After analyzing the mapping of Oviedo, and documentation that includes Recent archaeological sites, hypothesize that the original draft of Oviedo had a square base formed by a grid of 8x8 modules of 108 cubits each, and the total size of the sides of elbows 864x864 (aprx: 383x383 m .).
Module base (108 cubits) was used in many Roman foundations, including the soles of Lucus Augusti, 108 cubits is a multiple of 2-3-6 size and very operative to draw the streets and buildings of an oppidum. urban Archaeogrphy Castro Viladonga in
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The two main axes intersected at the center of the rectangle generator, (in the current San Tirso testero). The overlap of the basic outlines of the draft Oveto on different mapping of the twentieth century can check the fit of the Roman city streets with access roads to it, and the lettering twenty centuries later. When several different ways they approached these were joined a door out of the spot marked by the defensive wall.
The overlap of Roman design on the current mapping allows you to check the coincidence of most of the tracks with the traces of the mesh generator that support them.
After twenty centuries many of the roads and buildings in the city are a reflection of Oviedo Roman path at the time of implantation. The overlap of the old layout on the current mapping allows verification of the oldest roads.
Oveta oppidum oppidum The original project ran from west to east from the intersection gives the Rue St. Francisco and Calle Ramón y Cajal to the intersection of San Benito Street to Paradise Street and north to south from Eagle Street at its intersection with Avenida Jovellanos to cross the street to the square Mon Sun
The decumanus was well established at about the axis of the present streets of San Francisco, Eusebio Gonzalez Abascal, and San Benito and thistle on Eagle Street, Santa Ana and Mon. The perimeter wall would occupy the current round of Jovellanos, El Paraíso, El Postigo Alto, Plaza del Sol, Plaza de la Constitution, The Weight, Plaza del Riego, calle Ramón y Cajal, and Mendizabal. This wall of Roman design was rebuilt in medieval times. This territory thus defined comprised a total area of \u200b\u200bthe oppidum of approx. 12Ha.
GENERAL PLANT - SAN SALVADOR SAN TIRSO
There Oveto hill in two buildings at the plant have the Roman structure 5 / 6 of Tuscan temples Vitruvius: San Salvador and San Tirso.
PLANT - SAN SALVADOR SAN TIRSO
San Salvador.
Fruela I King of Asturias (from 757 to 768), built a basilica dedicated to San Salvador on the ground where now stands the present cathedral of Oviedo.
Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturias (791 to 842), son of the former, to move the capital of the kingdom from Pravia Oviedo, orders to build an entire complex of buildings on the same grounds, taking advantage of some areas of the ancient church of San Salvador. The San Salvador is very unique to be a cathedral. Its 100% plant meets the writings of Vitruvius, a Roman temple oriented to the east. was the temple dedicated to Jupiter the main place in front of the forum in Roman cities. Vitruvius wrote:
"The Solar shrines of tutelary gods of the city and for Jupiter, Juno and Minerva elíjanse in a sufficiently high where it can be seen most of the city. "
are several cathedrals in Europe have been built on the foundations of a temple dedicated to Jupiter. (Santiago de Compostela, Paris, Tarragona). And in the Santa House where Alfonso II puts his wealth of Roman jewelry.
Comparison of plants of a Roman temple Tuscan style (Vitruvius) and the Romanesque-style temple. Paleochristian and TOSCANO ROMAN TEMPLE
Both belong to the same building origin. The change of religion, pagan to Christian, adjust the orientation of access (from east to west) and the structure of the plant.
Maintain original Roman foundations in the central naves and added bodies on the perimeter.
is maintained in the central naves ratio 6 / 5 as described by Vitruvius in his treatise on architecture.
Roman architecture remains in the foundation of countless pre-Roman temples.
SAN SALVADOR SAN TIRSO
San Tirso. the headwall of San Tirso
oppidum CENTER OF Oveta
The center of the urban area as defined in previous lines geometrically determines a place of powerful symbolism. The center of Roman Oviedo, the place where the two main crossing is well located in the current eastern end wall facing the church of San Tirso.
built this place now and occupied by the altar of the church, and that in ancient times was outside the building, and was the entrance of the temple facing east Roman, Tuscan plant, and possibly was the basis of the medieval building. The change of religion, pagan to Christian, adjust the orientation of access (from east to west) and the structure of the plant. The current excavations at the nearby Rue de la Rua and altoimperial original findings underpin the importance of this place. The Tuscan temple plant could possibly take this place was one of the main buildings in the Roman origin of Oviedo.
San Julián de Prados.
temple architectural analysis of San Julian de Prados and its comparison with the Vitruvian Tuscan temple plant can say that in this case the Romanesque building was built using the existing foundation of an ancient Roman temple, Tuscan plant, located at the crossroads. This construction solved the shift from east to west, according to the new Christian rite, and the addition of auxiliaries in their four walls to obtain a cruise.
Tuscan Roman and early Christian temple
Comparison of plants of the temple of San Julián de Prados Romanesque style and Tuscan style of a Roman temple (Vitruvius)
"When you see the structures of a village late as Summer is remade whole in the fourth century, certain that the architectural tradition remains constructive and that there is the root of the Romanesque is very clear. When I say that that is the root, it is because there dig, but the same could occur in ditches or anywhere else. Not saying it Veranes point, I say that's where we found it. What I appreciate is that the architecture is conservative and techniques to survive over the centuries. Veranes is an indication of constructive aspects then we will see reflected in the Romanesque. Veranes Roman mosaics are like the roof of Santullano. There is a decorative architectural language and is recalling the Roman world. "
Carmen Fernandez Ochoa of New Spain July 2005 -2
Foncalada.
Foncalada The source is a source of drinking water built by Alfonso III in the city of Oviedo and located on the street of the same name, Archaeologists have begun to occur as the only medieval building in the small building and raise altoimperial period assigned as the rest of the site.
Culture now analyze the Foncalada to check the extent of Roman Oviedo New Spain.
Foncalada Archaeologists excavated confirm that his style is Roman
New Spain.
ANTIQUE ARCHITECTURE
Foncalada The structure of the foundations of Foncalada is identical to that presented in the joint referred to as "Pedras forms."
Sánchez-Montaña. Carlos PEDRAS FORMS - ARCHITECTURE IN ANCIENT CALLAECIA The "Pedras Forms" are made of stone buildings with unique architectural features of ancient architecture within the
NO area of the sites where monuments have been found include: Northern Portugal, western Asturias and Leon and Galicia. The area during ancient times was known as cultural development of the forts.
The "Pedras Forms" are located in the rich archaeological sites, and abundance of water, are half-buried structures, rectangular and with several rooms, and some studies could function as spas steam or place of initiation young people in the next forts.
Foncalada AND PETER FORMOSA
The Foncalada has at its foundation a great similarity with the "Pedra Formosa Ortigueira excavated in the province of A Coruña. Not only its location is typical of these old buildings, architecture also has characteristics of this type. Gabled building of the current source is possibly of medieval origin, and built on Roman foundations. The vast majority of "Pedras Forms" in areas known to have appeared outside the walls and near the access roads to the entrance gates of the forts. Construction in these places and their use is linked to urban altoimperial of fortified
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PLANT FORMS PEDRAS Archaeology of Iron Age the Northwest Iberian Peninsula
César Parcero Oubiña, Padre Sarmiento Institute of Galician Studies, Santiago de Compostela
Isabel Cobas Fernández, Heritage Office of New South Wales, Australia
Su uso exige que el edificio se construya sobre un manantial de agua corriente que permita un fácil saneamiento tras el ritual que en él se práctica. Las "Pedras Formosas" están siempre sobre lugares con abundante agua corriente. FUENTE DE LA FONCALADA
El edificio se sitúa a una cota semienterrada en un terreno en pendiente, de manera que su parte delantera is more exposed than the rear, while this provision allows access from the front and by a natural ramp can reach the upper level of the building. Generally
buildings made mostly of stone, have constructed elements with different varieties of manufactures, the main walls is usually made of granite board, in other cases are granite masonry.
The gable covering is made by use of the room upon which located, using large slabs of the pit, slabs of slate or granite ritual room and branches and mud on long sticks of wood in the lobby.
The most characteristic, and that names the whole, the board of granite called "Pedra Formosa" which is located between the room and the anteroom. Usually heavily decorated with symbols in relief and has a small arched doorway that is usually low height, she can only pass a person in a crouching and crawling in some cases.
The monument of "Punta dos Prados" is exemplary, it can be found in addition to the items listed above (except the original input board) some very important and help us understand the building and its use in all its dimensions.
The comparison between the walls of the reservoir of Foncalada Pedras with other forms allows to understand the source of Oviedo belongs to the same architectural style.
The Foncalada for its architecture and its location on the oppidum of Oviedo can be classified as a Pedra Formosa High Imperial period.
The loss of the front of the building can not make us forget his old home. The upper part remains buried today.
Its location on the oppidum of Ovetum access is similar to all buildings of this type, especially with the building Bracara found in Augusta, the current Portuguese city of Braga.
CONCLUSION In conclusion it is safe point in the future are many findings that allow complete gradually the Roman Ovetum puzzle. All will be better understood if they relate to the cities of Roman origin altoimperial period of Hispania NO. Ovetum furnish important clues to better understand the ancient forgotten.
critical. TV from Oviedo
November 19, 2008, with José Vicente González García and Javier Delgado Palomar, presented by Sharon Calderon Gordo
Gutiérrez Martínez. Victorino More information about the Cross of the Angels Zanker. Paul "Augustus and the power of images" Alianza Editorial. Reference to the jewels of the treasure there Asturian similar images related to the Emperor Augustus of special significance.
Carvallo, Luis Alfonso de. Antigüedades y cosas memorables del Principado de Asturias.
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Cabal Constantino. "Alfonso II El Casto" Grupo Editorial Asturiano Se trata de una cita de Plinio, de una edición de Jean Hardouin (1646-1729 ). La cita se lee en "Libri XXXVII-Caii Plinii Secundi-Historiae Naturalis-Vol. nonum; edic. MCCCXXXI-Paris-Emerico David, de la Bibliotheca Clásica Latina-Firmus Didot, Gallicarum Academiarum Typografhus-Liber-XXXIV párag. XLIX: "Nigri generibus haec sut nomina: Ovetanum, Caprariense, Oleastrense". Y en una nota al pie de Hardouin, se lee: "Ovetanum. Ab Oveto Asturum oppido._ hactenus Libri, editio perperam exhibent Iovetanum ... "06/01/2006
diviciaco Grimal P. (1956)" Roman cities, "Vergara Editorial, Barcelona
Sánchez-Montaña. Carlos Julianes
De Lares. Article on the influence of Roman architecture in the works of Romanesque Asturian
Sánchez-Montaña.
Carlos Augusto Seal of the Cruz de los Angeles
Marquis. Mercedes.
The New Spain Interview with Carmen Fernández Ochoa, Professor of Archaeology at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Sánchez-Montaña. Carlos Taiwan STONES - Antigua ARCHITECTURE IN LA Callaeci
stone path.
Foncalada La Cruz (Oviedo) and Santa Cruz de La Marine (Allariz) ¿Sueve time. "
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