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Roman villa of Santo André de Almoçageme

Coordinates: 38°48′01″N 9°28′05″W / 38.80028°N 9.46806°W / 38.80028; -9.46806
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Roman ruins of
Santo André de Almoçageme
LocationLisbon, Greater Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates38°48′01″N 9°28′05″W / 38.80028°N 9.46806°W / 38.80028; -9.46806
TypeRuins
Site notes
Archaeologistsunknown
OwnershipPortuguese Republic
Public accessPublic Roadway to Rodízio, Santo André de Almoçageme

The Roman ruins of Santo Andre de Almoçageme (Portuguese: Ruinas romanas de Santo Andre de Almoçageme) is a Portuguese archaeological site located in the rural civil parish of Colares, in the municipality of Sintra. It includes a group of structures with typological, stylistic or historic value, whose structural elements are worthy of preservation.

History

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The village of Santo Andre de Almoçageme

The settlement was constructed between the 3rd and 5th centuries.[1]

In the 17th century a funerary inscription, unrelated to the physical structures was discovered, implying a more intricate history.[1]

In 1905, a polychromatic mosaic was discovered, in addition to artefacts linked to its Roman history.[1] The first official archaeological excavations began between 1980 and 1990: these excavations exposed a large area of the main house (pars urbana) that included several rooms with mosaic pavements to the north (that included peristyle).[1] In the excavated pars rustica a brick oven was discovered, used for producing ceramics.[1] Later, the structures became derelict and in the adjoining spaces a grave was discovered, where two newborn children were buried.

Architecture

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Inscriptions along the perimeter of the triangular plan are delimited by a metallic fence, defining the structures of the town.[1] The settlement includes walls composed of irregular masonry 30–40 centimetres (12–16 in) in height.[1] Its plan essentially comprises various rectangular spaces, many corresponding to halls and paved with mosaics (in the north and west).[1]

In the excavated areas, there are two rectangular, plaster tanks: one situated at the end of the wall and the other irregular, located near a bunk of tiles.[1] Also located near the excavated zone is a brick oven and child's burial grave, both near to each other.[1]

See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Vale, Teresa; Ferreira, Maria (1998). SIPA (ed.). "Villa romana de Santo André de Almoçageme (IPA.00003113/PT031111050033)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA–Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
Sources
  • O Archeologo Portuguez (in Portuguese), vol. X/XI, Lisbon, Portugal, 1905{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Silva, José Cornélio da; Luckhurst, Gerald (1989), Sintra. A Paisagem e Suas Quintas (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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