Abstract:

We present a brief state of the question on the evolution of Tarraco to Tarracona during the Late Antiquity or Visigothic Hispania, depending on how you look at it. The last provincial capital, under the control of the Empire in Hispania, maintained its economic and religious relevance during the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo, adapting to the new models of management and capital status, but without losing its Mediterranean essence. Unfortunately, the scarcity of data limits us to a precise vision of its past and we must refer to ecclesiastical information, to the evidence of material remains, and to historical information that shows us the role of Tarracona in the history of the Visigothic kingdom.