Abstract:

Recently had been published some studies that had provided a good knowledge about the imports of pottery (terra sigillata, amphoras, lamps) in the coast of the ancient Hispania Tarraconensis in the the Later Roman times. This knowledge, concerning the urban contexts (the ancient towns of Barcino, Tarraco and others) and the rural establishments, allows us to determine the tendencies of the imports and the economy in this area between the IVth and VIIth centuries A.D. The increase of data needs an interpretation, oriented towards the determination of the tendencies of the commerce and the imports, and the economic relationship between town and country in the area of present Catalonia in Late Antiquity. With this contribution, we hope to collaborate to the elaboration of an interpretative synthesis about these aspects.