Teodosio en relación con la Villa de Carranque (Inglés)

Theodosius in relation to the Roman Villa of Carranque

A recently excavated village Carranque (Toledo) has offered the owner's name, Materno, in an inscription on the door of his bedroom. This name, together with the time of construction of the villa, the third quarter of the fourth century. C., and the monumentality of the findings, speculation that the owner could be related to an important character in the court of Theodosius, Materno Cynegio, a probable relative of the emperor who came to play important positions during his reign in the eastern part Empire. The villa-specifically, one of the mosaics, was discovered by a shepherd casually on July 20, 1983 when-in his words-"started scratching the ground to distract or entertain time" while grazing the flock who cared .

Teodosio has great importance in the Roman Villa Carranque since in the fourth century AD, is thought possibly the Villa family belonged Hispanic Emperor Theodosius I, specifically discussing its possible Materno Cinegio owner, a emperor contributor and family, as there is a mosaic that seems to indicate.