Domus Herculana

Description

The Domus Herculana is an interesting Roman site inserted in the heart of the municipality with a marked mythological theme focused on the figure of the god Hercules.

Because of the size, this Roman site is possibly a vicus or village, a settlement with a double rural and urban character; which, even of unknown size, had to be greater than a Roman village and was related to other defensive settlements of the same time that are known in the area.

The appeal of "Domus Herculana" is due to the great building (domus) in which the main findings of the site related to the Roman Hercules god were found, as a domus was a type of Roman house corresponding to families with a certain economic level.

With regard to the Roman field, its remains correspond to different levels of occupation, being the main ones corresponding to a first stage, which would range from the 1st to the 3rd century BC, and a second century, during the 4th century BC and V century BC. The levels of this second stage are based on remnants of fire episodes. It is recorded that the domus, suffered at least two important moments of destruction, the first at the end of the second half of the 3rd century d. C. (260-269), caused by a major fire, and the other in the 4th century d. C, after the time of Emperor Constantine I. After this second incident there is no indication of new populations.

Among the main findings, a small marble Hercules is part of the Roman art collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid. The head of a fauno and a high relief of a Hercules with dog found in the Abacial Palace Museum have also been found.