a cura di CATERINA PREVIATO JACOPO BONETTO Terra, legno e materiali deperibili nell'architettura antica, 2023
In the Roman architecture field, my MA thesis focused on the system of substructures that either ... more In the Roman architecture field, my MA thesis focused on the system of substructures that either wholly or partially supported the auditorium of Roman theatres in central and northern Italy. It has been evident the use of embankment in the hallow rooms of substructures, which is in the typology of ‘hybrid cavea’ and the ‘cavea on free substructures’. Its primary function was improving the stability of the building itself. Taking this observation as a departure point for this article, I have extended the research to all theatres in the Italian peninsula. While the previous scholarship of the study of theatres ascribed the use of embankment to an Italic tradition, this article arrives at a different conclusion. Indeed, the practice of aggestus originates in the Hellenistic world, and its first application in the Italian peninsula was in the Sicilian and Magno-Greek areas. Two different types of use of embankment have been identified in the system of substructures: embankment inside the interadial rooms when it is in the space between two radial walls and it is length developed; embankment inside the radial rooms when it has an areal extension. The previous concept of an ‘evolutionary path’ that elaborates the system of substructures for theatres will be opposed by the concept of ‘necessity’ here introduced. 'Necessity' determined by natura loci, economic resources, and building materials on disposal.
Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada
Altino, located at the edge of Po valley and on the northern margin of the Venetian lagoon, was a... more Altino, located at the edge of Po valley and on the northern margin of the Venetian lagoon, was an important Venetic settlement since 8th century B.C. The town, already a marketplace, from the 2nd century B.C., became an important port during the Roman time. From the 6th and 7th centuries, the area of Altino was starting to be abandoned. From a literature review focused on the city of Altino, it is possible to realize the lack of studies focused on the architectural aspects of the buildings. Due to the residual structural evidence belonging to the buildings, founded often at a foundation or under foundation level, these haven’t been studied from an architectural technique point of view. Although the impossibility of direct observation of the data, the pictures of the excavation together with the excavation descriptions make it possible. How deep was the knowledge of the constructors about the characteristics of their environment? How they solved the problem of the marsh area where A...
a cura di CATERINA PREVIATO JACOPO BONETTO Terra, legno e materiali deperibili nell'architettura antica, 2023
In the Roman architecture field, my MA thesis focused on the system of substructures that either ... more In the Roman architecture field, my MA thesis focused on the system of substructures that either wholly or partially supported the auditorium of Roman theatres in central and northern Italy. It has been evident the use of embankment in the hallow rooms of substructures, which is in the typology of ‘hybrid cavea’ and the ‘cavea on free substructures’. Its primary function was improving the stability of the building itself. Taking this observation as a departure point for this article, I have extended the research to all theatres in the Italian peninsula. While the previous scholarship of the study of theatres ascribed the use of embankment to an Italic tradition, this article arrives at a different conclusion. Indeed, the practice of aggestus originates in the Hellenistic world, and its first application in the Italian peninsula was in the Sicilian and Magno-Greek areas. Two different types of use of embankment have been identified in the system of substructures: embankment inside the interadial rooms when it is in the space between two radial walls and it is length developed; embankment inside the radial rooms when it has an areal extension. The previous concept of an ‘evolutionary path’ that elaborates the system of substructures for theatres will be opposed by the concept of ‘necessity’ here introduced. 'Necessity' determined by natura loci, economic resources, and building materials on disposal.
Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada
Altino, located at the edge of Po valley and on the northern margin of the Venetian lagoon, was a... more Altino, located at the edge of Po valley and on the northern margin of the Venetian lagoon, was an important Venetic settlement since 8th century B.C. The town, already a marketplace, from the 2nd century B.C., became an important port during the Roman time. From the 6th and 7th centuries, the area of Altino was starting to be abandoned. From a literature review focused on the city of Altino, it is possible to realize the lack of studies focused on the architectural aspects of the buildings. Due to the residual structural evidence belonging to the buildings, founded often at a foundation or under foundation level, these haven’t been studied from an architectural technique point of view. Although the impossibility of direct observation of the data, the pictures of the excavation together with the excavation descriptions make it possible. How deep was the knowledge of the constructors about the characteristics of their environment? How they solved the problem of the marsh area where A...
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While the previous scholarship of the study of theatres ascribed the use of embankment to an Italic tradition, this article arrives at a different conclusion. Indeed, the practice of aggestus originates in the Hellenistic world, and its first application in the Italian peninsula was in the Sicilian and Magno-Greek areas. Two different types of use of embankment have been identified in the system of substructures: embankment inside the interadial rooms when it is in the space between two radial walls and it is length developed; embankment inside the radial rooms when it has an areal extension.
The previous concept of an ‘evolutionary path’ that elaborates the system of substructures for theatres will be opposed by the concept of ‘necessity’ here introduced. 'Necessity' determined by natura loci, economic resources, and building materials on disposal.
While the previous scholarship of the study of theatres ascribed the use of embankment to an Italic tradition, this article arrives at a different conclusion. Indeed, the practice of aggestus originates in the Hellenistic world, and its first application in the Italian peninsula was in the Sicilian and Magno-Greek areas. Two different types of use of embankment have been identified in the system of substructures: embankment inside the interadial rooms when it is in the space between two radial walls and it is length developed; embankment inside the radial rooms when it has an areal extension.
The previous concept of an ‘evolutionary path’ that elaborates the system of substructures for theatres will be opposed by the concept of ‘necessity’ here introduced. 'Necessity' determined by natura loci, economic resources, and building materials on disposal.