Castro culture in Galicia

In the past, Galicia was part of the Roman Empire. People lived in new settlements like cities and big
mansions in the country called villae. But they also continued living in some castros.
Viladonga is an example of Galician-Roman period.


The steady settlements, the growth of agriculture and the development of metallurgy led the
communities to set new well-defended settlements, the castros.




Old tradition house Castrexa pottery Castrexa jewelry
Roman influence house
Roman pottery Roman jewelry


























Look at the map of the Castro
culture in room 0 of the virtual
museum of Viladonga, and take
note of the names of pre-roman
oppida
Once the existing Galicia was
conquered (part of the ancient
roman province of Gallaecia) the
Castro Culture became part of the
territorial organization of the
Roman Empire.

Locate the Castro of Viladonga in
this map. Point the nearest roman
city.

You can see along the museum some tools from the Castro inhabitants. Put a circle around it and write its
name.


Castro Viladonga

Locate in this map the different parts of the castro: wall, cave, croa, antecastro, fossa.


Men and women lived in big families, all of them part of the castro community.











They used buttons and buckles to hold on the clothes. They embellished themselves with pins, necklaces,
rings, torques, bracelets, earrings objects that set their hierarchy inside the community.


They also used different types of weapons, some made of stone, from a very old tradition, others from iron
or bronze.
On Room 2 you can see the objects this castrexo has.
Do you think all the Castro inhabitants had the objects that the man in the
drawing has?









Put the name of the objects

In the roman world people enjoyed gambling and strategy games. In the Castro excavation were found
some boards with its cards.
What material are they made from?
Do you know any similar game?

With the Romanization, indigenous and local beliefs changed to different
rituals.

In Room 0 you can see an altar stone found near Viladonga. What gods is it
devoted to? What language is it written?
In Room 3 youll see items found in the Castro, considered like charms.










Agriculture, stockbreeding, and many other activities provided with all necessary to the daily life of the
Castro inhabitants