Summary This article presents the archaeological evidence for a comprehensive change in the residential pattern of late antique Merida, Spain (Augusta Emerita) in the second half of the fifth century AD. By the fourth century AD, the peristyle house had become the fundamental unit of aristocratic late Roman housing, offering the ideal setting for high-status interactions, aristocratic ceremony, and even private and public business. The peristyle house was gradually replaced by subdivision housing in the course of the fifth and sixth centuries, in a trend seen throughout the late Roman world. In Emerita, however, the transition was quite sudden. Here, a destructive event in the middle of the fifth century paved the way for the rapid introduction of subdivision housing, over just a few decades. While this new style of housing was typical of the late antique world, the evidence from Emerita highlights the role that a local catalyst might play in the adoption of new cultural forms.

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晚仿古奥古斯塔·埃默里塔的房屋：围墙式房屋的尽头

结束语本文提供了考古证据，证明公元五世纪后半叶晚期古董西班牙梅里达（Augusta Emerita）的居住模式发生了全面变化。到公元四世纪，这种围墙式房屋已成为贵族晚期罗马房屋的基本单位，为高层交流，贵族仪式甚至私人和公共事务提供了理想的环境。在五世纪和六世纪的过程中，peristyle房屋逐渐被细分房屋所取代，这一趋势在整个罗马晚期都可见。但是，在Emerita，过渡是突然的。在这里，五世纪中叶的一场破坏性事件为在短短几十年内迅速引入细分住房铺平了道路。