THE LOCUS IN THE CONTEXT OF LATE ANTIQUE SPAIN
Abstract
At a conference some years ago, I briefly examined the relationship between local power and wine production in Visigothic Spain. On that occasion, I mentioned the transformed legal nature of the locus, a topic I now wish to explore further, in the same geographical scope. The hypothesis is twofold. First, I argue that some recently excavated timber structures are not representative of a change in rural settlement patterns. Second, that despite its terminological ambivalence, the locus evolved from a legal definition to a broader use, and would have been commonly applied to villages in the 6th century. A connection between archaeological evidence and literary sources is suggested.
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DOI: 10.14795/j.v7i4.556
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