Joan Oller Guzmán
DOI: 10.1344/Pyrenae2014.vol45num1.4

This paper tries to present some of the key elements for the understanding of the Roman civitas model in Spain. We will focus in a specific type of civitas, civitas sine urbe, showing its important role in the transformation of the Iberian Peninsula, linking with a territorial function of control and organiza¬tion. First of all, we will analyze the theoretical premises that define a civitas sine urbe and, after that, we will specify some well-studied examples coming from the Iberian Peninsula. Finally, we will study the particular case of Vallès (Barcelona), focusing in the examples of Egara and Caldes de Montbui.

KEY WORDS: CIVITAS, TERRITORY, HISPANIA, EGARA, CALDES DE MONTBUI