Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Campus of International Excellence Southern Catalonia
Department of History and History of Art

Joaquín Ruiz de Arbulo Bayona

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JOAQUÍN RUIZ DE ARBULO BAYONA

General data:                                                     

Professor of Greek and Roman Archaeology at Rovira i Virgili University. He has been director of the Department of History and History of Art, until February 2025, and coordinator of the interuniversity doctorate in Classical Archaeology (2021) and co-director, together with Prof. Ricardo Mar Medina, of the research group: Seminari de Topografia Antiga (www.setopant.com). 

General indicators of the quality of scientific production

- Five six-year teaching periods requested and awarded by the CNEAI, four in research (the last one in 2018) and one in knowledge transfer and innovation (2020).

Regarding the indicators, you can consult Google Scholar where his publications are cited since 1984. A selection of books and online research articles can be found on https://urv.academia.edu/JoaquinRUIZDEARBULO.

- Eleven doctoral theses supervised or co-directed and read with top marks in the last five years. 

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH:

In 1982, one of the introducers in Spain of the new recording systems in archaeological excavations and the Harris diagrams or stratigraphic matrices. Researcher of the Greek and Roman city of Emporion / Emporiae with dissertation, doctoral thesis, several articles and two books published. Co-director of excavations at the Roman Theatre in Tarragona. Pre-doctoral research stay at the Spanish School of History and Archaeology in Rome. Coordinator of excavations at the Taller Escola d’Arqueologia (TED'A) in Tarragona between 15/12/1986 and 17/12/1989. He collaborated with Ricardo Mar Medina in the excavations of the sanctuary of Serapis in Ostia Antica and later of the Campus della Magna Mater. Member of the research team at the caupona of Vetutius Placidus in Pompeii. Director of the European project "Simulacra Romae. Arqueología de las capitales provinciales romanas". Co-director of excavations in Emporiae, Tarraco, Ilerda, Pompeii, Ostia Antica and Rome itself. He is a scholar of Roman urban planning and architecture from its archaeological, economic and social aspects, as well as the archaeology of sanctuaries in the ancient world. Expert in Urban Archaeology (recording techniques, organisation and GIS). Scientific collaborator of the international festival 'Tarraco Viva' in its 20 editions (1999-2018). Member of the Heritage Commissions of the provinces of Lleida and Tarragona, Archaeology Advisor of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Technical collaborator in the candidacy of Roman Tarragona for World Heritage (1999/2000). Founding member of the Revista d'Arqueologia de Ponent and its secretary for seven years (2004-2010).

UNIVERSITY TEACHING:

Rovira i Virgili University. Professor of Archaeology, since 18/06/2010

Archäologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Germany, academic year 2006/ 2007. Teaching an intensive specialisation seminar (Blockseminar): Die römischen Städte Hispaniens.

Lleida University. Senior Lecturer in Archaeology. Reinstated on 01/10/2000 after a secondment to the URV.

Rovira i Virgili University (Service commission). Deputy Director of the Instituto de Arqueología y estudios del mundo antiguo (01/10/1997-31/09/2000). Senior Lecturer and Teaching coordinator for the Graduate Degree in Classical Archaeology, (01/10/1996-31/09/2000).

Lleida University. Senior Lecturer in Archaeology 01/10/1992.

Barcelona University (Lleida University College). Senior Lecturer since 08/02/1991.

Six recognised teaching periods, the last one in January 2020.

UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT:

Director of the Department of History and History of Art at Rovira i Virgili University (URV) (2017-2025).

Member of the Doctoral School Management Committee at the URV, from 2010 until 2021. President of the Academic Committee of the Interuniversity Doctorate in Archaeology URV / UAB / ICAC (2010-2021).

President of the Academic Committee of the Interuniversity Master's degree in Classical Archaeology URV / UAB / ICAC (2021-2020).

Erasmus in/out coordinator for the speciality Archaeology. Rovira i Virgili University, from 2013 to 2022.

Deputy Director, Head of Studies and Head of Research at the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC). GenCat / URV, between 11/10/2011 and 01/09/2013.

MOST RELEVANT MERITS (ordered by typology)

C.1. Last publications (2014-2019):

- Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO, 2019. Isis (y Serapis), dioses de la navegación y del comercio marítimo. Vida cotidiana en un santuario egipcio. In J. M. Noguera Celdrán - A. Cánovas Alcaraz - M.ª J. Madrid Balanza - I. Martínez Peris (eds.), Barrio del Foro Romano. Molinete, Cartagena. Santuario de Isis y Serapis (Insula II). Proyecto integral de recuperación y conservación. Cartagena: Cartagena Puerto de Culturas. CL.

- Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULo y Ferran GRIS, 2018. El sepulcro turriforme conocido como la Torre de los Escipiones (Tárraco, Hispania citerior). Una nueva restitución con propuesta sobre su dedicante, Revista d'Arqueologia de Ponent, 28, 145-163. AR

-Jesus CARRUESCO y Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO 2018, Certamina en el circo de Tarraco como espectáculos provinciales, Tarraco Biennal. 3er Congrés Internacional d'Arqueologia i Món Antic La glòria del circ. Curses de carros i competicions circenses. In memoriam Xavier Dupré i Raventós (Tarragona, 16-19 de novembre de 2016), 301-306. ARCON

-Lidia COLOMINAS y Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO 2018, Caballos en el circo. Arquitectura y arqueozoología. Tarraco Biennal. 3er Congrés Internacional d'Arqueologia i Món Antic La glòria del circ. Curses de carros i competicions circenses. In memoriam Xavier Dupré i Raventós (Tarragona, 16-19 de novembre de 2016), 277-284. ARCON

- Ricardo MAR; Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO, Ferran GRIS, David VIVO, Jose Alejandro BELTRAN 2018. Herederos de Tarraco. Tarragona Patrimonio Mundial. Tarragona: Arola Eds.L.

- Ricardo MAR, Diana GOROSTIDI, Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO 2018. Tarraco. Town and society in a 2nd-century AD Roman provincial capital. In: Social Interactions and Status Markers in the Roman World Edited by George CUPCEA and Rada VARGA, Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 37, Oxford. CL.

- Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO 2017. Roma explicada a los jóvenes (y a los no tan jóvenes). Barcelona: Editorial Viena. ISBN: 978-84-945613-4-4.

- Francesc Rodriguez y Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO 2016. Un aequipondium de peso excepcional y la balanza pública del puerto de Tarraco. Archivo Español de Arqueología, 89, 163-180.AR.

- Ricardo MAR; Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO, David VIVO, Jose Alejandro BELTRAN, Ferran GRIS 2015. Tarraco. Arquitectura y urbanismo de una capital provincial romana. Volumen II. La ciudad imperial, Tarragona: Universitat Rovira i Virgili. ISBN 978-84-942034-3-5. L.

- Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO, Ricardo MAR, David VIVO 2015. El capitolio de Tarraco. En: J. PISO (Dir y Ed) Trajan und seine Städte (Cluj-Napoca 2013), Cluj-Napoca: Mega Verlag, 2015, 37-68. ISBN: 978-606-543-560-5. CL.

- Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO 2014. El signaculum de Caius Valerius Avitus, duoviro de Tarraco y propietario de la villa de Els Munts (Altafulla). Pyrenae, 45 (1), 2014, 125-151. AR.

- Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO 2014. La legio Martia y la fundación de la colonia Tarraco. En: Tarraco Biennal. 1er Congres Internacional d'Arqueologia i Món Antic. Homenatge a Géza Alföldy (Tarragona 2012). Tarragona. 263-278. ISBN: 978-84-616675-2-9. CL.

- Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO, Ricardo MAR, David VIVO 2014. Los genios de los conventus iuridici y el lugar de rueniones del concilium provinciae Hispaniae citerioris. En: Begoña SOLER, Pedro MATEOS; Jose Miguel NOGUERA; Joaquin RUIZ DE ARBULO (Eds.). Las sedes de los ordines decurionum en Hispania. Análisis arquitectónico y modelo tipológico (Mérida, 14-16 de septiembre de 2011). Anejos del AEspA 67, Madrid: IAM, 25-42. ISBN: 978-84-00-09771-4. CL.

C.2. Projects

- Coordinated Project "Vivere un Urbe". MINECO PID 2019-105376 GB C42. Duration: 2020-2024. Participants: Rovira i Virgili Univ., Univ. of Córdoba, Institute of Archaeology of Mérida, Univ. of Murcia. Tarragona group main researchers: Ricardo Mar Medina y Joaquín Ruiz de Arbulo Bayona.

- European Project EuroTech. Tecnologías europeas para el patrimonio cultural. (2018-1-IT2-KA23-048448). 2018-2021. Participants: Univ. G.D'Annunzio of Chieti / Pescara (dir), URV, Univ. of Bordeaux, OBA, Univ. of Warsaw, Cyprus Institute, Pegaso srl (IT), BeGeCo (Libya, Egipt), Ud'ANET Company (IT). Global grant: 362.971 euros. Partner.

- Coordinated Project "Exemplum et Spolia. El legado monumental de las capitales provinciales de Hispania". MINECO. HAR2015-64386-. Participants: Rovira i Virgili Univ., Univ. of Córdoba, Institute of Archaeology of Mérida, Univ. of Murcia. Global grant: 120.000 euros. Duration: 2016-2019. Main researchers: Ricardo Mar Medina y Joaquín Ruiz de Arbulo Bayona.

- Coordinated Project "Roma, las capitales provinciales y las ciudades de Hispania". MINECO. HAR2012-37405-C04-01. Participants: Rovira i Virgili Univ., Univ. of Córdoba, Institute of Archaeology of Mérida, Univ. of Murcia. Global grant: 120.000 euros. Duration: 2013 - 2015. Main researcher: Joaquín Ruiz de Arbulo Bayona.

- European Project "TEMPUS IV Project Network for Post Graduate Masters in Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management in Balkan Countries. CHTMBAL" (517471-TEMPUS-1-2011-1-IT). Participants: eleven European, Albanian and Kosovar institutions. Main researcher: Sara Santoro (IT). Duration: 2012-2015. Researcher.

- European Project "Water shapes. Meanings, uses and the architectural works of the most precious gift Las formas del agua. Significados, usos y arquitectura de un Bien precioso" Convocatoria Cultura 2010. Culture 2010-1127. NHUM - National Humanities Programme. Participants: CNR Roma ICVBC, Ecole Architecture Toulouse, Univ. do Minho, Univ. of Girona, Rovira i Virgili Univ. Grant to each group: 30.000 euros. Duration: 2011- 2012. Main researcher: Heleni Porfiriou (CNR Roma).

- Coordinated Project "Roma y las capitales provinciales de Hispania (Emerita, Tarraco, Carthago Nova). Subproyecto Tarraco". National Programme for the General Promotion of Knowledge - History and Art (BHA). HAR 2009-14314-C03-1. Ministry of Education, Professional Training and Sport. Participants: Rovira i Virgili Univ., University of Lleida, University of Girona, Institute of Archaeology of Mérida, University of Murcia. Grant to each group: 23.500 euros. Duration: 2010- 2012. Main researcher: Ricardo Mar Medina.

- Coordinated Project "Tarraco. Corduba. Emerita. La gran arquitectura pública en las capitales romanas de Hispania. Subproyecto Tarraco". National Programme for the General Promotion of Knowledge - History and Art (BHA). HUM2006-12757-C03-01. Ministry of Education, Professional Training and Sport. DGICyT. Participants: Rovira i Virgili Univ., Univ. of Lleida, Univ. of Girona, Institute of Archaeology of Mérida. Partial grant: 40.000 euros. Duration: 2006 - 2009. Main researcher: Ricardo Mar Medina.

- European Project: "Simulacra Romae. Roma y las capitales provinciales del Occidente romano". Culture 2000 Programme (2001). Culture 2001-1338 CLTCA3A European Community. Participants: Consortium Urbium Hispaniae Romanae (Tarragona, Cordoba and Mérida City Councils), Univ. of Lleida, Univ. of Córdoba, Universidade do Minho, Direction Regional des Affaires Culturelles en Aquitanie, UMR 5138 Lyon, Group de Recherches Archeologiques du Narbonnais, Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Regione Venezia. Grant: 60.000 euros. Duration: 2001-2002. Main researcher: Joaquín Ruiz de Arbulo Bayona.

- European Project: "Origen, topografia y desarrollo urbanístico del area central de Roma". Culture 2000 Programme. Culture 2000-1035 CLTCA1A European Community. Partipants: Rovira i Virgili Univ., Univ. of Lleida, Universidade do Minho, Università La Sapienza, Sopprint. Archeol. di Roma. Grant: 36.000 euros. Duration: 2000 - 2001. Main researcher: Ricardo Mar Medina.

C.3. Various

Co-founder of the Revista d'Arqueologia de Ponent of the Univ. of Lleida (www.rap.cat), member of its Editorial Board and scientific secretary for six years (2004-2010). Co-founder, together with Ricardo Mar Medina, of the series of monographs Documents d'Arqueologia Clàssica of the Rovira i Virgili University.

He has been on the Editorial Board of Archivo Español de Arqueología of the Rodrigo Caro Institute, CSIC, 2005-2010, and has published in it on five occasions. Member of the Editorial Board of the Cuadernos de Arquitectura Romana, College of Architects and University of Murcia. 1992-1993. Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Empúries, Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia. 1996-2002. Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Anales de Arqueologia Cordobesa, University of Córdoba, since 01/01/2007. Member of the advisory board of the 'Serie Arqueológica de Roma'. Spanish School of History and Archaeology of Rome (CSIC). 2013.

Director and editor of the international congress Simulacra Romae (Tarragona, December 2002). Director of the international congress Exemplum. Cuando el monumento se convierte en símbolo. Grandes monumentos urbanos declarados patrimonio de la Humanidad (Tarragona, December 2010). Secretary together with Jose Luis De la Barrera of the XVIII Congreso Internacional de Arqueología Clásica (Mérida, May 2013). Member of the organising committee of the international congress DECOR. Decorazione e architettura nel mondo romano, (Rome, 21-24/05/2014).

President of the organising and editor committee of the international congresses Tarraco Biennal 1, Tarraco Biennal 2, Tarraco Biennal 3, Tarraco Biennal 4/VII Reunión de Arqueología Cristiana Hispánica (Tarragona, November 2012, November 2014, November 2016, November 2018). All of them with Proceedings published in book format with peer revew.

ANECA assessor, 2008: 2 evaluations; 2009: 2 evaluations; 2010: 24 evaluations (Juan de la Cierva Programme).

Board member of the Territorial Commission of Cultural Heritage of Lleida (DOGC 1851, 26-I-94). 1994-1996. Board member of the Territorial Commission of Cultural Heritage of Tarragona (DOGC 2397, 23-V-97). 1997-2001. Bord member of the Advisory Commission of the Archaeology Service, Generalitat de Catalunya (DOG 3551, 11/01/2002). Board member of the Territorial Commission of Cultural Heritage of Tarragona, Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC no. 4693, 08/08/2006). Years: 2006-2008.

Scientific advisor for the "Romanorum Vita" exhibition organised by the Fundació La Caixa in 2011 (www.romanorumvita.com). He has given the cycle of six lectures 'SPQR' for Fundació la Caixa in the CaixaForum of Tarragona (2013) and Zaragoza (2014).