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The paper is part of the following article: Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Ludovica Alesse, Domenico Esposito, Gennaro Iovino, Annamaria Perrotta, Alessandro Russo, Claudio Scarpati, Ausilia Trapani, Quando la Guerra di Troia non era ancora decisa.... more
The paper is part of the following article:
Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Ludovica Alesse, Domenico Esposito, Gennaro Iovino, Annamaria Perrotta, Alessandro Russo, Claudio Scarpati, Ausilia Trapani, Quando la Guerra di Troia non era ancora decisa. Il salone nero con affreschi di III stile nella Regio IX, insula 10 di Pompei, E-Journal Scavi di Pompei 4.2024, 1-30.
Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Ludovica Alesse, Domenico Esposito, Gennaro Iovino, Annamaria Perrotta, Alessandro Russo, Claudio Scarpati, Ausilia Trapani, Quando la Guerra di Troia non era ancora decisa. Il salone nero con affreschi di III stile nella Regio IX, insula 10 di Pompei, E-Journal Scavi di Pompei 4.2024, 1-30.
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Pompeii provides a unique context to investigate several aspects of Roman insulae: architectural design, construction history, functional analysis, and the interrelationship between commercial and residential areas. This article focuses... more
Pompeii provides a unique context to investigate several aspects of Roman insulae: architectural design, construction history, functional
analysis, and the interrelationship between commercial and residential
areas.
This article focuses on the construction dynamics and socio-economic
aspects of private property ownership in ancient Pompeii. Through modifications, expansions, subdivisions, lettings, and conversions,
private property can thus even contribute to further capital growth.
Specifically, the following questions arise: how can the inventory
of urban private property be systematically scrutinised in relation to an
insula and the overall urban fabric? What changes to the area and
architectural volumes and/or space usage can be detected over time?
What conclusions can be drawn from this concerning the changes within the insulae and in the city structure? What are the consequences of the material transformation of private property on a social, economic, and legal level? Thus, the central objective of this paper is to discuss the socio-economic motives for the shaping process of private land, using the example of Pompeii’s insulae. The paper explores the potential of such research, by attempting to reconstruct patterns of interrelationship and interdependency between different, privately-owned units. The aim is to understand if, and eventually how, different economic activities (such as shops, workshops, etc.) belonged to major properties (i. e., houses) within the insulae and how this interdependency could reflect a differentiated economic investment by the owners of the houses within the insulae.
analysis, and the interrelationship between commercial and residential
areas.
This article focuses on the construction dynamics and socio-economic
aspects of private property ownership in ancient Pompeii. Through modifications, expansions, subdivisions, lettings, and conversions,
private property can thus even contribute to further capital growth.
Specifically, the following questions arise: how can the inventory
of urban private property be systematically scrutinised in relation to an
insula and the overall urban fabric? What changes to the area and
architectural volumes and/or space usage can be detected over time?
What conclusions can be drawn from this concerning the changes within the insulae and in the city structure? What are the consequences of the material transformation of private property on a social, economic, and legal level? Thus, the central objective of this paper is to discuss the socio-economic motives for the shaping process of private land, using the example of Pompeii’s insulae. The paper explores the potential of such research, by attempting to reconstruct patterns of interrelationship and interdependency between different, privately-owned units. The aim is to understand if, and eventually how, different economic activities (such as shops, workshops, etc.) belonged to major properties (i. e., houses) within the insulae and how this interdependency could reflect a differentiated economic investment by the owners of the houses within the insulae.
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The present paper focuses on the construction and socio-economic dynamics of private property ownership in ancient Pompeii between third century B.C. and 79 A.D. The central aim is thus to discuss the socio-economic motives for the... more
The present paper focuses on the construction and socio-economic dynamics of private property ownership in ancient Pompeii between third century B.C. and 79 A.D.
The central aim is thus to discuss the socio-economic motives for the formative process of private land, using the example of Pompeii's Insulae. The paper explores the potential of such a research trying to reconstruct patterns of interrelationship and interdependency between different owned units. The aim is to understand if, and also how, different socio-economic activities or forms of investments could be related with major properties within the Insulae and how this interdependency could reflect differentiated economical investments of the owners of the houses.
The preliminary results of this research, relating to Insula I 11 in Pompeii, show how, from the end of the 3rd century B.C. onwards, the blocks were progressively occupied for eminently residential purposes. As early as the 1st century B.C., a process of increasing the size of the residential areas can be observed, with the construction of upper floors in many residential units. Finally, from the first half of the first century A.D. until 79 A.D., many dwellings were converted into artisanal or receptive activities, relegating the residential areas to the upper floors.
The central aim is thus to discuss the socio-economic motives for the formative process of private land, using the example of Pompeii's Insulae. The paper explores the potential of such a research trying to reconstruct patterns of interrelationship and interdependency between different owned units. The aim is to understand if, and also how, different socio-economic activities or forms of investments could be related with major properties within the Insulae and how this interdependency could reflect differentiated economical investments of the owners of the houses.
The preliminary results of this research, relating to Insula I 11 in Pompeii, show how, from the end of the 3rd century B.C. onwards, the blocks were progressively occupied for eminently residential purposes. As early as the 1st century B.C., a process of increasing the size of the residential areas can be observed, with the construction of upper floors in many residential units. Finally, from the first half of the first century A.D. until 79 A.D., many dwellings were converted into artisanal or receptive activities, relegating the residential areas to the upper floors.
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The present paper focuses on the chronology of villae rusticae in the Sarno river plain between the 2nd century B.C. and AD 79. Based on the analysis of the sparse and only partially published archaeological evidence coming from the Sarno... more
The present paper focuses on the chronology of villae rusticae in the Sarno river plain between the 2nd century B.C. and AD 79. Based on the analysis of the sparse and only partially published archaeological evidence coming from the Sarno valley, this study tries to determinate, as precisely as possible, the chronology of the various villae rusticae, looking at the changes in architectural design and building techniques. The main goal is to establish a clear differentiation between the first pre-Roman villae rusticae settled on the territory and the main changes related to the Roman conquest. Another goal is to contextualise the evidence from the Sarno river plain within the major discussion on the origins and development of villas in Italy during the middle and late-Republican times.
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This paper attempts to analyse the relationship between decorated spaces and the choices made by both patrons and painters with respect to the production of that decoration. As a case study, we shall focus here on the Nilotic theme, which... more
This paper attempts to analyse the relationship between decorated spaces and the choices made by both patrons and painters with respect to the production of that decoration. As a case study, we shall focus here on the Nilotic theme, which was ever-present in Pompeii during the period of the Fourth Style, in both public and private settings. A discussion of the meaning (or of various potential meanings) of these scenes, particularly in relation to a room's entire decorative programme, permits us to consider the manner in which certain spaces were perceived by ancient observers. The interactions between patrons and painters, as well as the socioeconomic and cultural implications of these relationships, should always underlie any discussion focusing on ancient decorative contexts and their viewers.
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D. Esposito, Le villae rusticae nella Piana del Sarno, in A. Anguissola – M. Iadanza – R. Olivito (eds.), Paesaggi Domestici. L’esperienza della natura nelle case e nelle ville romane Pompei, Ercolano e l’area vesuviana, Studi e Ricerche del Parco Archeologico di Pompei 42, Roma 2020, pp. 25-38.more
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The build-up of a comprehensive GIS database of archaeological evidence of the pre-Roman and Roman period in the hinterland of Pompeii has, so far, yielded a dataset of more than 650 entities. About 140 of them were assigned to Roman... more
The build-up of a comprehensive GIS database of archaeological evidence of the pre-Roman and Roman period in the hinterland of Pompeii has, so far, yielded a dataset of more than 650 entities. About 140 of them were assigned to Roman farms (villae rusticae) which are believed to have played an important role in ancient rural life and economy of the Sarno River plain. This involves agricultural production not only of food to supply the urban centres Pompeii, Stabiae and Nuceria but also of goods (e.g. wine) to be exported to Rome as well as to the western and eastern Mediterranean. To gain a more detailed understanding of the ancient rural settlement structure of the Sarno River plain, this fragmentary dataset on villae rusticae was used to carry out a series of quantitative GIS-based spatial analyses. At first, spatial statistics aimed at recognizing spatial patterns, trends and relationships of the distribution of villae rusticae to validate the first simply visual impression of a clustered organization around the urban centres Pompeii and Stabiae. Subsequently, a predictive modelling approach aimed at determining the potential area that may have been occupied by villae rusticae and agricultural production. This model incorporates paleo-environmental parameters and also tries to quantify some socio-economic parameters that may have controlled the spatial distribution of villae rusticae. For that, a recently generated, pre-AD 79 paleo-landscape model of the Sarno River plain was utilized characterizing the ancient topographical conditions before the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. Finally, quantitative analyses and other GIS-assisted methods result in the reconstruction of the settlement structure in the hinterland of Pompeii, the ager Pompeianus.
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1. Il sistema economico e produttivo della pittura romana. Esempi dall’area vesuviana, in Nicolas Monteix et Nicolas Tran (a cura di), Les savoirs professionnels des gens de métier: études sur le monde du travail dans les sociétés urbaines de l’empire romain, Napoli, Centre Jean Bérard, 2011, pp. 65-85.more
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Presentazione del volume "Symplegmata: studi di archeologia dedicati a Simona Minichino". venerdì 25 gennaio 2019 ore 16.00 Accademia Pontaniana, via Mezzocannone 8 presentazione del volume "Symplegmata. Studi di archeologia dedicati a... more
Presentazione del volume "Symplegmata: studi di archeologia dedicati a Simona Minichino".
venerdì 25 gennaio 2019
ore 16.00
Accademia Pontaniana, via Mezzocannone 8
presentazione del volume "Symplegmata. Studi di archeologia dedicati a Simona Minichino", a cura di Elsa Nuzzo, Raffaella Bosso
intervengono Fausto Zevi , Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Claudia Valeri, Musei Vaticani
Saranno presenti gli autori: Maria Amodio, Raffaella Bosso, Marina Caso, Armando Cristilli, Gioconda Di Luca, Domenico Esposito, Maria Rosaria Esposito, Simone Foresta, Carlo Gasparri, Floriana Miele, Elsa Nuzzo, Piera Russo, Teresa Sarnataro, Giuseppe Scarpati, Gianluca Soricelli, Stefania Tuccinardi
venerdì 25 gennaio 2019
ore 16.00
Accademia Pontaniana, via Mezzocannone 8
presentazione del volume "Symplegmata. Studi di archeologia dedicati a Simona Minichino", a cura di Elsa Nuzzo, Raffaella Bosso
intervengono Fausto Zevi , Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Claudia Valeri, Musei Vaticani
Saranno presenti gli autori: Maria Amodio, Raffaella Bosso, Marina Caso, Armando Cristilli, Gioconda Di Luca, Domenico Esposito, Maria Rosaria Esposito, Simone Foresta, Carlo Gasparri, Floriana Miele, Elsa Nuzzo, Piera Russo, Teresa Sarnataro, Giuseppe Scarpati, Gianluca Soricelli, Stefania Tuccinardi