Espaces et identité : les colonies lusitaniennes du conventus emeritensis

Abstract

The Roman colony, emblematic symbol of administrative organization, is a tangible sign of the occupation and appropriation of space. Delimitation, division, organization are very much milestones which turn the land into territory. However, approaching the colonization process through a geographical lens is, above all, understanding the way in which different societies which live in those places shape their space according to their own representations. It is this perception, visible on the landscape and perceived in the "espace vécu" which offers the keys to reading and understanding the Lusitanian colonies, at the head of which is Augusta Emerita, and is revealing of the identity of the peoples that live there.

Keywords

• identity
• territory
• colony
• space
• frontier
• society