Editing Caesaraugusta (section)

=== Wall ===
The ritual [[plowing]] of a {{lang|la|[[sulcus primigenius]]}}{{mdash}}an act long shown on the reverses of the city's [[ancient Roman coins|coinage]]{{mdash}}and erection of a [[ancient Roman defensive walls|city wall]] were general requisites of [[ancient Roman urban planning]], particularly with regard to its formal colonies. Therefore, the existence of a wall at the founding of the colony and its subsequent rebuilding in the 3rd century were long taken for granted. However, abundant archaeological remains make it doubtful that Caesaraugusta had a wall that surrounded the entire perimeter of the city until the 3rd century, at least not in the appearance shown by the remains of canvases preserved today, especially on the eastern side, where the city was protected by the [[Huerva|Huerva river]].

The discovery in 2000 of the [[House of Añón Street]] and its location in the eastern part of the city, outside the walls of what was supposed to be the area included within the [[walls of Caesaraugusta]], together with other archaeological remains found, have led to the assumption that the urbanized area extended in its beginnings beyond the walled Roman city of the 3rd century and it has even been postulated (according to research from 2003),<ref name="muralla" /> that the Roman colony of Caesaraugusta may have initially lacked walls, particularly those located to the east.