A Cylindrical Altar to the Victory from the Forum of Los Bañales de Uncastillo (Zaragoza, España)

Abstract

The following papers deals with the presentation of a new cylindric altar dedicated to the Victory attested in the Roman city of Los Bañales de Uncastillo (Zaragoza, Spain). A possible primary position of the monument in relationship within its archaeological context and within other epigraphic evidences of the city is also considered. The paper even proposes a chronology for the monument in connection with the habit of using those cultural cylindric altars in the Spanish provinces and with the cult of Victory and with its presence as one of the virtues of the official imperial propaganda during the High-Empire.

Keywords

• victoria
• culto imperial
• auto-representación
• propaganda imperial
• foros
• flavios