Iluro (Hispania tarraconensis)
Iluro was an ancient city in what is now Spain . It is the modern Mataró in Catalonia . In ancient times, the place was in the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis .
description
The city was located on a small hill about 400 meters from the modern sea coast and was founded in the first half of the first century BC. The place was probably a foundation to secure the seashore militarily. Iluro had a chessboard-like city map and was about 310 by 230 meters, which is about seven hectares. This is relatively small even by ancient standards. The insulae were square with a side length of about 35 meters, which corresponds to a length of 120 Roman feet . Because of the modern urban development, only little specific information about the city is known.
swell
- Pliny , Naturalis historia 3, 22
- Pomponius Mela , De chorographia 2, 90
- Ptolemy , Geographike Hyphegesis 2, 6, 18
literature
- Josep Guitart i Duran: Iluro, Baetulo, Iesso, and the establishment of the Roman town model in Catalunya . In: Abad Casal, S. Keay, S. Ramallo Asensio (eds.): Early Roman Towns in Hispania Tarraconensis , Portsmouth, Rhode Island 2006. ISBN 1-887829-62-8 , pp. 105-117.
Coordinates: 41 ° 32 ′ 22.2 " N , 2 ° 26 ′ 52.4" E