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Vil·la Romana Traditional Cache

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Geotossa: Aquest amagatall ens és impossible de mantenir.
Gràcies a tots els qui l'heu cercat.

This hiding it is impossible to maintain.
Thanks to all who've searched.

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Hidden : 2/26/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Tossa de Mar (Catalunya)

Vil· la Romana dels Ametllers

La Vil·la Romana dels Ametllers és una de les més importants de Catalunya. De grans dimensions, va ser fundada al segle I aC i es va mantenir activa fins als segles V o VI dC. Consta de dues parts: La part alta era la zona residencial, una mansió luxosa on hi vivien els propietaris i que comptava amb les seves pròpies termes. Hi ha mosaics del segle III-IV, alguns conservats in situ i altres al Museu Municipal. La part baixa, separada per un mur de cinc metres, era la zona de producció, amb quatre premses de vi i una cisterna on es recollia el most. També s'hi produïen oli i salaons, entre d'altres.
Va ser descoberta l'any 1914 pel doctor Ignasi Melé i Farré i s´hi han fet diverses excavacions. Pels mosaics se sap que cap al segle V va ser habitada per Vitalis. També hi ha inscrit el nom de Turissa, precedent de l'actual Tossa. Al Museu Municipal es conserven moltes troballes extretes en les excavacions a més dels valuosos mosaics.

Els Ametllers (1st c. BC - 6th c. AD), discovered in 1914 by Dr Ignasi Melé, was one of the most important villas in the ancient Roman province of Tarraco. This is a classic example of a Roman Mediterranean farming establishment, where vineyards were tended and large quantities of wine were exported. Architecturally speaking, the sea-facing location of the villa, on the eastern slopes of Can Magí hill overlooking the bay, determined its two-tier structure of pars urbana and pars fructuaria: The noble dwelling area, on the upper level of the site, reflects the overall magnificence of this villa, especially in the 2nd century AD. Its exceptional splendour can be seen in the fine thermal baths, the mosaics and stuccos, the unusual winter dining room, the fountain (nymphaeum) and the bathing pool with its impressive Carrara marble sculptures (now kept in Tossa Municipal Museum). The functional area, on the lower level, had grain houses and other rooms used for processing the villa’s agricultural produce, e.g. wine, oil and salted goods.
Bone and ivory styluses, ceramics, coins and brooches (fibulae) on display in Tossa Municipal Museum bear witness to the daily life of the villa.This type of Roman villa combined farming (Els Ametllers estate covered a large part of present-day Tossa municipal area) with the comfortable, luxurious lifestyle of its proprietors. Most of the structures that can be seen today date from the Augustan period (late 1st c. BC – early 1st c. AD).

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)