El monumento epigráfico en contextos secundarios

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El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

Cornelio Tácito (ca. 56 - ca. 120), cumbre de la historiografía latina, al final de su vida escribió los Anales, obra en la que con incomparable maestría estilística y sin expresar nunca abiertamente su opinión desenmascara sin piedad a los emperadores de la familia Julio-Claudia. Así, las escasas pinceladas sobre Augusto, que empañan la imagen del fundador del Imperio, dejan paso al elaborado retrato del cruel e hipócrita Tiberio. se ha perdido toda la sección correspondiente a Calígula y parte del reinado de Claudio, pero la parte conservada evidencia que este príncipe fue un...

Estudio del proceso histórico de la romanización en la provincia de Huelva a partir de los yacimientos y restos encontrados en diferentes localidades onubenses.