Complutum

Complūtum, i. n.,

• a town of the Carpetani in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Alcala de Henarez, Prud. στεφ. 4, 43.—Hence, adj.: Complūtensis, e, of or belonging to Complutum, Complutensian: ager, Paul. Nol. Carm. 32, 605.—As subst.: Complūtenses, ium, m., the people of Complutum, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 24.

Complūtum, ī, n., Stadt der Karpetaner im tarrak. Hisp., j. Alcala de Henarez, Prud. perist. 4, 43. – Dav. Complūtēnsis, e, komplutenisch, ager, Paul. Nol. carm. 32, 605: Plur. subst. Complūtēnsēs, ium, m., die Einw. von Komplutum, die Komplutenser, Plin. 3, 24.

Complūtum, ī, n. , ville de la Tarraconnaise : Prud. Perist. 4, 43 || -tēnsis, e, de Complutum : P. Nol. Carm. 31, 607 || -tēnsēs, ĭum, les habitants de Complutum : Plin. 3, 24.

COMPLUTUM

COMPLU´TUM(Alcalá de Henares), a town of the Carpetani, in Hispania Tarraconensis, on the high road from Emerita to Caesaraugusta. ( Itin. Ant. pp. 436, 438.) It was a civitas stipendiaria, and belonged to the conventusof Carthago Nova. (Plin. Nat. 3.3. s. 4.) It is not certain whether it stood on the exact site of Alcalá, or on the hill of Zulema, on the opposite side of the river Henares. Its name has become famous in modern times for the Complutensian Polyglott, published at Alcaláunder the auspices of Cardinal Ximenes.

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COMPLUTUM (Alcalá de Henares) Madrid, Spain.

An ancient site, 31 km NE of Madrid, on San Juan del Viso hill, near the town. It is mentioned by the ancient geographers, in itineraries, and in inscriptions (CIL II, 3024ff). Some architectural remains are still visible, and finds include epigraphic and numismatic material, but the site has not been excavated except for recent investigation of a villa on the lower part of the hill.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

F. Fuidio, Carpetania romana (1934).

L. G. IGLESIAS