Urban archaeology in Baetulo (Badalona) has revealed substantial amount of information regarding the urban layout of the Roman era. An analysis of the archaeological records has enabled a deeper understanding of the evolution of the city. Our study focuses on the urban dynamics of insulae 7 and 8, where various private and public buildings can be identified, including thermae, wealthy, and modest houses, since the first century BC until the sixth century AD.

The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the living spaces and social characteristics of the citizens who resided in the area at different time periods. In the first century BC, buildings were constructed, followed by renovations that transformed the area during the first century AD. A period of decline in the third century, and finally, during the fifth and sixth centuries when the living and burial spaces co-existed in the same vicinity.