La planification spatiale au sein des agglomérations gallo-romaines : Etude urbanistique des bourgades de Germanie Inférieure durant le Haut-Empire

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Supervisors

Weinkauf, Erika

Faculty

Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres

Degree label

Master [120] en histoire de l'art et archéologie, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée: théories, gestion et sciences de l'archéologie

Abstract

enThis Master thesis examines Gallo-Roman agglomerations from an urban planning perspective. These settlements developed in the Northern Gaul after the Roman colonization, integrating into a new economic network established under Roman influence. The geographical scope of this study corresponds to the Roman province of Germania Inferior, specifically focusing on the cities of the Tungri, Ubii, and Cugerni. The regions under consideration now span several modern-day countries: Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. This work concentrates on the Early Empire period, during which these settlements emerged, expanded, and often disappeared. The primary objective of this research is to determine whether spatial planning can be identified in the remains of these agglomerations. If evidence of prospective reflection on urban space management is found, further research questions arise: the type of planning implemented, the timing of its execution, its modalities, and the actors involved in its design and application. The sources used consist of excavation data from 12 archaeological sites in Germania Inferior, interpreted as agglomerations. This information was analyzed using two distinct methods. The first involves the collection, structuring, and comparison of data to identify processes and anomalies. The second method draws from the field of urban planning and employs justified graph modeling. These two approaches demonstrate significant complementarity : while archaeology provides a detailed description of individual spatial cells, urban planning addresses them as a system.