Gonzalo Matilla Séiquer

Ancient History Professor at Murcia University, he is the director of the archaeological works developed in the Roman baths of Fortuna (in progress since 1998) and Chief Investigator for the excavations in Archena baths and the project Ancient Thermalism in the Southeast of Hispania: Historical, architectonica, religious and social aspects. He has a wide experience in conducting workshops, seminars and courses on these topics and on relate subjects such as Methokdology and Techniques for the excavations of Roman Baths (Murcia, 2000-2003), or Balneotherapy: Medical Uses of Water through History (2006-2013), and has participated in different national and international conferences with specific panels on Roman baths. Author of several published books and articles, in 2012 he curated the exhibition 2000 years of Archena Spa.

Date	City	Interventions	Summary	Media

2013-09-19	Ourense	Gonzalo Matilla Séiquer	In line with previous panels Prof. Matilla Seiquer walks through the knowledge archaeological works reveal us about the ancient cults of water but now from an anthropological point of view. This perspective draws a continuum between the Greek/Latin deity of Apollo to the Catholic - and modern - idea of Virgin Mary, who is the patron Saint of many thermal towns in Spain. Although titles change from time to time, a link between healing and spirituality remains, sometimes unconscious, sometimes lost in oblivion.	Powerpoint

2013-09-19

Ourense

In line with previous panels Prof. Matilla Seiquer walks through the knowledge archaeological works reveal us about the ancient cults of water but now from an anthropological point of view. This perspective draws a continuum between the Greek/Latin deity of Apollo to the Catholic - and modern - idea of Virgin Mary, who is the patron Saint of many thermal towns in Spain. Although titles change from time to time, a link between healing and spirituality remains, sometimes unconscious, sometimes lost in oblivion.

Powerpoint