Visualising Glocalization

Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1. Introduction 

Research Aim and Objectives 

Hispania Baetica: Geography, Economy and Territorial Organisation 

Contextualising the Study of Villas and Mosaics in Hispania and in the Baetica province 

Data Collection, Collation, and Analytical Methods 

Structure of the Book 

Chapter 2. The Global, the Local, and the Glocal 

Introduction 

Globalization and the Roman World 

Towards Glocalization as a Framework 

Conclusion 

Chapter 3. Form and Architecture of Baetican Villa Spaces

Introduction 

Room Types across Baetican Villas  

Conclusion 

Chapter 4. Villa Pavements in Context

Introduction 

A Decorative Typology for the Study of Villa Décor 

Types of Pavements by Types of Rooms Across Baetican Villas 

Types of Pavements Across Types of Rooms in Baetican Villas 

Conclusion 

Chapter 5. Baetican Villa Pavements, Architectural Contexts and Spatial Function

Introduction 

Grouping Room Types 

Types of Pavements in ‘Predominantly Representational’ and ‘Predominantly Non-Representational’ Character Areas in Baetican Villas 

Arrangement of the Decorative Patterns of Mosaic Pavements and Possible Functions 

Subject Matter, Space and Function 

Conclusion 

Chapter 6. From Global Phenomena to Glocal Realities: the case of Baetican villas 

Introduction 

Glocalization and Baetican villas 

Glocalization and the Display of Iconographies in a Seemingly Globalised Koine 

A Hispano-Roman ‘villa model’? Baetican villas within the Iberian Peninsula 

Conclusion 

Chapter 7. Conclusion 

Villa Spaces and Pavements in Hispania Baetica 

Assessing the Frequency in the Display of Pavements across Villa Spaces 

Assessing the Relationship Pavements-Space-Function and the Existence of a Hierarchical Use of Pavements in Villas 

Investigating the Existence of Distribution Patterns Regarding the Types of Decoration and Decorative Scenes by Room Type 

Glocalization, Baetican Villas and the Roman World: Future Research 

Bibliography 

Appendix A. A Gazetteer for the Study of Villa Décor from Hispania Baetica

Appendix B. Villa Spaces, Architectural Features and Types of Pavements by Room Types

About the Author

Dr. Rubén Montoya González received his PhD in Archaeology at the University of Leicester, where he specialized in Classical Art History, Archaeology, and Global Studies. He completed his BA in History at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a specialization in Classical Archaeology at Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma. Throughout his academic career, he has been awarded international grants and scholarships to conduct research in the U.K., U.S., Italy, and Spain. He regularly publishes scholarly articles and books on Roman art, archaeology, and social theory, as well as science-dissemination articles in National Geographic, Historia y Vida, and La Vanguardia. He has recently been a Margarita Salas Researcher at Universidad de Alcalá. Currently, he serves as an Associated Researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome and an Adjunct Professor in Humanities at IE University (Spain), where he teaches courses in archaeology and research methodology.