Public Park

Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-01

Dates

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Excavation Dates

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Garden Description

This triangular area, number 19 on the map and on the visitor's left immediately after entering the walled area, is the only public garden space thus far identified in Roman Spain. Its triangular in form is determined by the angle between the city wall and the grid of the streets.

Maps

Fig. 1: Map of Italica.

Images

Fig. 2: Public park photographed looking west towards the gate at the far corner of the triangle.

Bibliography

  • Antonio Garcia y Bellido,Colonia aelia augusta Italica, Instituto Español de Arqueologia, (Madrid 1960). (worldcat)
  • A. Caballos and P. León,ITALICA MMCC: Actas de las Jornadas del 2.200 Aniversario de la Fundación de Itálica, Sevilla, Consejeria de Cultura, (Sevilla 1997).(worldcat)
  • A. Caballos, J. Marín and J. M. Rodríguez Hielgo, Itálica Arqueológica, Universidad de Sevilla, (Sevilla 1999). (worldcat)
  • J. M. Blázquez, 'Los jardines en la Hispania Romana,' Historia de los Parques y Jardines en España, Edita Grupo FCC, (Madrid 2001), 35. (worldcat)

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