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Um exemplo do reaproveitamento de materiais arqueológicos de Miróbriga: a reconstrução do pelourinho de Santiago do Cacém em 1732

1994; Coimbra University Press; Volume: 33; Linguagem: Inglês

10.14195/1647-8657_32_33_26

1647-8657

José António Falcão,

Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

In 1732 the municipality of Santiago do Cacém decided to rebuilt the old city's pillory, utilizing for that purpose the tige of a roman column located next to the Saint Blasius' chapel, within the limits of Mirobriga's ruins.Testimony of a policy of valuation of public symbols from the local government that began in the reign of John the Fifth, this reconstruction of the badge of the county's authonomy deliberatly used, as a reference of prestige, the historical memory of the ancient town which preceded Santiago do Cacém.