Guided Tour
A tour through virtual reconstructions created from the latest information available as of 2018.
THE VIA NOVA
Importance of the inland route connecting Braga and Astorga. Presence of gold in the parish. Appearance of new settlements and novel lifestyle practices (Baños de Riocaldo).
THE GATES OF THE FORT
Watch tower. Commanding a view of both those outside and those found inside the fort.
THE BARRACKS
Everyday life. Quarters where meals are prepared, sleeping quarters, life is lived side by side with the other soldiers. Within Aquis Querquennis there are interior courtyards for social gatherings, games, and similar.
HEADQUARTERS
Administrative area: paperwork, state officials… where a typical bureaucratic mess can be depicted: for example, a dispute over contracts.
THE HOSPITAL
Military hospitals are historic landmarks. These are the first representatives of their kind and further indicate that the state looked after the health of its troops. Not because they were special, rather owing to the fact that they were the only institutional representatives of the state on site and because they were also a valuable resource: it took time to train them.
THE GRANARIES (“HORREA”)
These illustrate the enormous undertaking involved in military logistics. Their use involved the gathering of produce in pace with the rhythms of agricultural output and played a role in tax collection.
