Santiago Sánchez de la Parra Pérez
+ PhD in Antiquity Studies at the University of Salamanca. My doctoral dissertation, entitled "Public construction during the Roman period in Hispania and North Africa: agents, processes and economic costs" obtained the highest qualification, international mention and unanimous cum laude. In it, I analyse Roman-era public construction projects based on archaeological remains and epigraphic evidence, focusing my attention on the administrative agents involved, the phases that took place and the legal framework in which they were carried out. In addition, I focus on the economic costs derived from these constructions and their impact on the economic structure of the Empire.
+ I carried out my doctoral dissertation thanks to a pre-doctoral contract co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Junta de Castilla y León (2019-2023), attached to the Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology of the University of Salamanca (Spain). "The José Luis de Oriol – Catalina de Urquijo Research Promotion Foundation also supported me with a long-term predoctoral scholarship, which I enjoyed from 2017 to 2019.
+ I am a member of the group "Síncrisis. Investigación en formas culturais", a Recognised Research Group of the University of Santiago de Compostela. I am also a collaborator of the group "Hesperia. GIR on the Iberian Peninsula in Antiquity" at the University of Salamanca.
+ The fundamental basis of my line of research is the analysis of public buildings in the western Roman Empire, with special attention to the cost of public buildings and construction processes, combining archaeological and epigraphic information. I am also interested in the application of new technologies in archaeological recording, mainly 3D printing, CAD modelling and photogrammetry.
+ I have carried out several research stays at renowned institutions, such as York University (Canada), the Centro da Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa (UniArq) (UniArq) (Portugal), the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut in Madrid, and the University of Valladolid (Spain).
+ I am involved in several national and international projects. I am currently developing the project AEDIFICARE: the evergetic phenomenon in Galliae and Hispania, of which I am Principal Investigator.
+ I carried out my doctoral dissertation thanks to a pre-doctoral contract co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Junta de Castilla y León (2019-2023), attached to the Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology of the University of Salamanca (Spain). "The José Luis de Oriol – Catalina de Urquijo Research Promotion Foundation also supported me with a long-term predoctoral scholarship, which I enjoyed from 2017 to 2019.
+ I am a member of the group "Síncrisis. Investigación en formas culturais", a Recognised Research Group of the University of Santiago de Compostela. I am also a collaborator of the group "Hesperia. GIR on the Iberian Peninsula in Antiquity" at the University of Salamanca.
+ The fundamental basis of my line of research is the analysis of public buildings in the western Roman Empire, with special attention to the cost of public buildings and construction processes, combining archaeological and epigraphic information. I am also interested in the application of new technologies in archaeological recording, mainly 3D printing, CAD modelling and photogrammetry.
+ I have carried out several research stays at renowned institutions, such as York University (Canada), the Centro da Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa (UniArq) (UniArq) (Portugal), the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut in Madrid, and the University of Valladolid (Spain).
+ I am involved in several national and international projects. I am currently developing the project AEDIFICARE: the evergetic phenomenon in Galliae and Hispania, of which I am Principal Investigator.
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Abstract: The study of the public baths of Hispania has been approached mainly from the architectural and engineering point of view, but the associated inscriptions have been treated as a historical vestige subordinated to the thermal archaeological remains. In this paper, we will analyze the geographical and chronological distribution of inscriptions that can be linked to thermae of Hispania. We will try to link the epigraphy with its original location, attending tangentially to the architectural structure of the baths and its chronological extension through the peninsula. We will also study the social origin of those characters related to the archaeological remains. This analysis reveals the progressive extension of this baths from the first century BC until second century AC and from coastal areas to the interior of the peninsula. The public baths were an essential part of the Hispano-Roman city, as a cultural element exported from Italy and assimilated in Hispania.
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the streets and houses or the most basic use: quenching the thirst of the population. $at is why hydraulic works were highly valued and the economic investment for its erection and maintenance were a notable point of interest for local elites. The aim of this work is to present an analysis of the inscriptions related to the hydraulic works in Hispania. These epigraphs show the notable impact of such infrastructure in the cities and the interest of the local elites to finance its construction totally or partially. We have verified that the geographical distribution of these donations are heterogeneous in the Iberian Peninsula and depend on the level of urbanization of each zone. We have also observed that, chronologically, most inscriptions are concentrated in the I-II centuries AD. We consider that this panorama is explained by the own Hispanic urban development and by the local constructive projects. All this process is closely connected with the evergetism phenomenon. Our study has allowed us to verify local and temporal differences. In Hispania, this type of financial support, both private and municipal as well as imperial, focused on the building, repairing and keeping the hydraulic works in good condition, constitute a key element of prestige for the cities.
The paper begins by outlining three different agents – the local government, private individual, and provincial or imperial agents – responsible for the initiation of building projects and the different financing sources. In each case attention is given to the participation of the different actors involved, whether they are magistrates, benefactors or non-elite personalities. Overall, the aim is to reconstruct the administrative and governmental framework employed in different periods, emphasising the enormous potential offered by epigraphy in the study of building processes. This paper also highlights a number of considerations that must be borne in mind when analysing epigraphic material as a historical source for Roman construction.
y los términos latinos presentes en la epigrafía, su contextualización arqueológica, cronológica y geográfica y el análisis del soporte epigráfico puede desvelar el significado de esta fórmula.
Books by Santiago Sánchez de la Parra Pérez
3DPrinting Papers by Santiago Sánchez de la Parra Pérez
have gradually become invaluable in education. When the students are
visually impaired, the use of these technologies becomes even more
valuable. In this line, a theoretical-practical workshop on human evolution was carried out with 25 students from the Spanish National Organisation for the Blind. Twenty-two realistic replicas of skulls of the main species in human evolution were reproduced with a 3D-FDM printer. Thus, the students were able to learn about the variability of cranial anatomy between species as we could verify with a test to evaluate the usefulness of the technology as a complement to the theoretical explanation. The results were analysed taking into account the sex and age of the students, their educational level, their degree of blindness and previous knowledge of the subject. It showed that the use of 3D models is an excellent support to the teaching-learning process in the case of the visually impaired, since it allows them to form in their imagination a faithful image of the object they hold in their hands, to feel the similarities and morphological differences between the species and to formulate hypotheses about the reasons for them.
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Abstract: The study of the public baths of Hispania has been approached mainly from the architectural and engineering point of view, but the associated inscriptions have been treated as a historical vestige subordinated to the thermal archaeological remains. In this paper, we will analyze the geographical and chronological distribution of inscriptions that can be linked to thermae of Hispania. We will try to link the epigraphy with its original location, attending tangentially to the architectural structure of the baths and its chronological extension through the peninsula. We will also study the social origin of those characters related to the archaeological remains. This analysis reveals the progressive extension of this baths from the first century BC until second century AC and from coastal areas to the interior of the peninsula. The public baths were an essential part of the Hispano-Roman city, as a cultural element exported from Italy and assimilated in Hispania.
the streets and houses or the most basic use: quenching the thirst of the population. $at is why hydraulic works were highly valued and the economic investment for its erection and maintenance were a notable point of interest for local elites. The aim of this work is to present an analysis of the inscriptions related to the hydraulic works in Hispania. These epigraphs show the notable impact of such infrastructure in the cities and the interest of the local elites to finance its construction totally or partially. We have verified that the geographical distribution of these donations are heterogeneous in the Iberian Peninsula and depend on the level of urbanization of each zone. We have also observed that, chronologically, most inscriptions are concentrated in the I-II centuries AD. We consider that this panorama is explained by the own Hispanic urban development and by the local constructive projects. All this process is closely connected with the evergetism phenomenon. Our study has allowed us to verify local and temporal differences. In Hispania, this type of financial support, both private and municipal as well as imperial, focused on the building, repairing and keeping the hydraulic works in good condition, constitute a key element of prestige for the cities.
The paper begins by outlining three different agents – the local government, private individual, and provincial or imperial agents – responsible for the initiation of building projects and the different financing sources. In each case attention is given to the participation of the different actors involved, whether they are magistrates, benefactors or non-elite personalities. Overall, the aim is to reconstruct the administrative and governmental framework employed in different periods, emphasising the enormous potential offered by epigraphy in the study of building processes. This paper also highlights a number of considerations that must be borne in mind when analysing epigraphic material as a historical source for Roman construction.
y los términos latinos presentes en la epigrafía, su contextualización arqueológica, cronológica y geográfica y el análisis del soporte epigráfico puede desvelar el significado de esta fórmula.
have gradually become invaluable in education. When the students are
visually impaired, the use of these technologies becomes even more
valuable. In this line, a theoretical-practical workshop on human evolution was carried out with 25 students from the Spanish National Organisation for the Blind. Twenty-two realistic replicas of skulls of the main species in human evolution were reproduced with a 3D-FDM printer. Thus, the students were able to learn about the variability of cranial anatomy between species as we could verify with a test to evaluate the usefulness of the technology as a complement to the theoretical explanation. The results were analysed taking into account the sex and age of the students, their educational level, their degree of blindness and previous knowledge of the subject. It showed that the use of 3D models is an excellent support to the teaching-learning process in the case of the visually impaired, since it allows them to form in their imagination a faithful image of the object they hold in their hands, to feel the similarities and morphological differences between the species and to formulate hypotheses about the reasons for them.
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ENG: The main objective of this seminar is to reflect on how to study a Latin inscription and the possibilities provided by new technologies: from the first analysis of an inscription in situ and its edition, to its exposure to the public. Different presentations will be organized that will focus on the different tasks that an epigrapher must carry out in the study of an inscription and on the tools that he can use to analyze a Latin inscription in an optimal way, such as the processing of images to read it, the use of photogrammetry to make knowledge more accessible and, finally, the reconstruction of the lost parts of the epigraphic support thanks to 3D printing, a technology that also facilitates exposure to the public. In this way, we intend to contrast the work of the traditional epigrapher with the application of current technological tools. We will reflect on the enormous possibilities of advancement in the epigraphic discipline referring to the changes it has undergone over time.