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- Ancient Topography (Archaeology), Roman Epigraphy, Etruscan and pre-Roman archaeology, Greek Archaeology, Roman Architecture, Classical Archaeology, and 20 moreArchaeology, Ancient History, Classics, Landscape Archaeology, Roman History, Latin Epigraphy, History, Anthropology, Art History, Prehistoric Archaeology, Etruscan Archaeology, Amphorae (Archaeology), Roman Archaeology, Termalisme antic, Termalismo, SPRING, Roman Baths (Archaeology), Roman Art, Ancient Topography, and Archeologyedit
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Presentazione dei risultati dei saggi di scavo condotti nella piazza del Foro di Grumentum (PZ
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The object of this study is the analysis of the sanctuary with a double cella or double temple (ἱερὸν διπλοῦν) dedicated to Aphrodite and Ares in the periurban area north-west of Argos. Within the context of studies on Greek... more
The object of this study is the analysis of the sanctuary with a double cella or double temple (ἱερὸν διπλοῦν) dedicated to Aphrodite and Ares in the periurban area north-west of Argos. Within the context of studies on Greek architecture, a specific analysis of the typology of cult structures with a double cella is still lacking, since the attestations have hitherto been considered too limited. The present study, still ongoing, has uncovered a complex situation and the archaeological attestations recovered are not as limited as thought in the past. Hitherto, around twenty examples have been collected, without considering uncertain cases, for which the limited data available have rendered a precise interpretation impossible. The only direct source on the Argive sanctuary of Aphrodite and Ares is the short description provided by Pausanias (2.25.1), whilst its location, ground plan, elevation, chronology and architectural and sculptural decoration remain essentially unknown. New obs...
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Presentazione delle strutture legate a l'acqua e del loro sistema di funzionamento nel sito di Campetti (Veio, Roma)
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Gli scavi nella città romana di Grumentum sono ripresi a cura dell'Università di Verona, sotto la mia direzione. Le attività si sono concentrate, dal 2005 al 2009, nell'area del Foro (figg. 1-2). I risultati delle indagini sono... more
Gli scavi nella città romana di Grumentum sono ripresi a cura dell'Università di Verona, sotto la mia direzione. Le attività si sono concentrate, dal 2005 al 2009, nell'area del Foro (figg. 1-2). I risultati delle indagini sono congruenti con le evidenze archeologiche messe in ...
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The complex of Campetti lies on a downward slope in the South-West area of the plateau of the city of Veii. During the IV period (late I century BC - I century AD) and V period (II-III century AD) the site, located in the immediate... more
The complex of Campetti lies on a downward slope in the South-West area of the plateau of the city of Veii. During the IV period (late I century BC - I century AD) and V period (II-III century AD) the site, located in the immediate suburbs of the Roman Municipium, shows buildings and infrastructures (cisterns, pools for bathing, Nymphaeum etc) which suggest the unequivocal public function of the area. In this context water plays a major role. Some votive inscriptions dedicated to different deities (Igea, Hercules, Fontes and Diana) define as a thermal and therapeutic the area where different cults were practised. In the same area, recent geological research has led to the discovery of hot springs. Several architectural elements belonging to the decoration of monumental buildings have been unearthed: Ionic and Corinthianizing capitals, decorated pilasters, cornices, friezes with anthemion. The material is usually out of context, in a fragmentary state, and does not differ from the cu...
Cover image: Viterbo, Terme Carletti. A free thermo-mineral spring (courtesy of Matteo Annibaletto) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,... more
Cover image: Viterbo, Terme Carletti. A free thermo-mineral spring (courtesy of Matteo Annibaletto) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owners.
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Libro degli abstract del convegno di studi "L'acqua e la città in età romana - Water and the Roman cities and settlements" - Feltre (BL - Italia), 3/4 Novembre 2017.
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... Valentina Roccella Cronologia (Fig. ... Si veda anche il contributo in questo volume. 20BOTTINI 1996, p. 638 ricorda anche la presenza di materiale archeologico di III e II secolo aC; si veda il contributo di H. Di Giuseppe in questo... more
... Valentina Roccella Cronologia (Fig. ... Si veda anche il contributo in questo volume. 20BOTTINI 1996, p. 638 ricorda anche la presenza di materiale archeologico di III e II secolo aC; si veda il contributo di H. Di Giuseppe in questo volume. ...
Gli scavi nella città romana di Grumentum sono ripresi a cura dell'Università di Verona, sotto la mia direzione. Le attività si sono concentrate, dal 2005 al 2009, nell'area del Foro (figg. 1-2). I risultati delle indagini sono... more
Gli scavi nella città romana di Grumentum sono ripresi a cura dell'Università di Verona, sotto la mia direzione. Le attività si sono concentrate, dal 2005 al 2009, nell'area del Foro (figg. 1-2). I risultati delle indagini sono congruenti con le evidenze archeologiche messe in ...
OBJECTIVES-The school aims to bring together young scientists, developers and advanced users from archaeology and geophysics to study and exchange experience and knowledge through lecturing and field training on the latest developments in... more
OBJECTIVES-The school aims to bring together young scientists, developers and advanced users from archaeology and geophysics to study and exchange experience and knowledge through lecturing and field training on the latest developments in archaeological prospection and the understanding of past landscapes. TARGET GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS-PhD students, young researchers and intermediate users of new sensor technologies and methods for archaeological prospections.
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Roman Archaeology Conference 2016: Proceedings of the Session of Study (nr. 27), Sapienza University, Aula‘Partenone’, 17th March 2016
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In a seminal paper, Christopher Hawkes outlined a "ranking" of possible interpretations derived from archaeological data that judged it virtually impossible to reconstruct the ideology and spiritual life of primitive communities (Hawkes... more
In a seminal paper, Christopher Hawkes outlined a "ranking" of possible interpretations derived from archaeological data that judged it virtually impossible to reconstruct the ideology and spiritual life of primitive communities (Hawkes C. 1954, Archeological Theory and Method: Some Suggestions from the Old World, American Anthropologist 56: 156, 158). Fortunately, the study of the relationship between religion and archaeology-particularly our ability to identify evidence for religious activity and associated places of worship at the archaeological level-has advanced considerably in recent decades. Analysis of cult buildings aims to identify various elements with increasing precision, including architectural features, the nature of rites practiced within cult buildings and archaeological indicators that allow their identification, methodologies for the analysis and interpretation of material culture, bioarchaeological evidence for cult offerings, the "ritual" landscape in which a cult building is inserted, and relationships with local geomorphological features. This session will analyse the evolution of cult buildings from the huts dedicated to this function in settlements of the early first millennium BC, to the emergence and development of the temples that replaced them, and the earliest evidence of Christian cult structures (I-II century AD). The session will welcome papers addressing the following themes: theoretical and methodological reflections on the topic of the session, revisionist analysis of previous contexts using new methodologies, and finally, the latest discoveries from ongoing archaeological research.
Lo studio prende in esame tre avvenimenti violenti occorsi durante la conquista romana dell’Etruria: la presa e il massacro della popolazione di Veio (396 a.C.) e la distruzione delle città di Volsinii (264 a.C.) e Falerii (241 a.C.).... more
Lo studio prende in esame tre avvenimenti violenti occorsi durante la conquista romana dell’Etruria: la presa e il massacro della popolazione di Veio (396 a.C.) e la distruzione delle città di Volsinii (264 a.C.) e Falerii (241 a.C.). Questi episodi, avvenuti in un arco cronologico di circa un secolo e mezzo e motivati da cause differenti, hanno comportato esiti diversi per i centri etruschi (abbandono per Veio e sostituzione con città costruite ex novo negli altri due casi). L’analisi della documentazione storico-religiosa e archeologica di quanto avvenuto alle città in esame consente di mettere in rilievo alcuni aspetti in comune, sui quali si concentrerà l’analisi. Si cita, ad esempio, il rito dell’evocatio, ossia la “chiamata” da parte romana della divinità poliade della città nemica (attestato dalle fonti a Veio e ipotizzata in base al contesto storico-religioso a Volsinii e Falerii) e, in particolare, la successiva traslazione delle divinità a Roma.