Observe on the map what the administrative situation of Hispania was in the 4th century AD, when Egeria, a Hispano-Roman traveler and writer from Gallaecia, visited the Holy Places.

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1.- The emperor Diocletian reorganised the territory and divided it into Dioceses. The Diocese Hispaniarum comprised six provinces.

            a.- Indicate their name and that of their capital with the current denomination.

            b.- What insular provincial broke off from the Cartaginensis in 385 AD?

2.- Egeria was originally from Gallaecia and on her first journey she used the Vía del Norte (Way of the North) that linked the Vía de la Plata (Silver Way) with Tarraco. What four cities did she pass through? What current provincial capitals correspond to three of them?

b.- If she was going to Gallia, what important road did she use from Tarraco? What other name does it receive in honor of a hero?

3.- What are the three Roman cities that are closest to where you live? Have you visited the archaeological remains of any of them?

4.- Choose one of the three and make a list of the Roman monuments.