Esercito Romano
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This thesis is meant to detail the impact of Roman military forces located on and around the Bay of Naples from the time of Nero to the death of Domitian, as it pertains to the archaeological record. This time period, spanning around 50... more
description of a unpublished roman pugio of the II type (imperial) and of its restoration
In the account of the Third Samnite War (298–290 BC), Livy records a special commitment of the Samnite Linen Legion that faced the Romans at Aquilonia in 293 BC. The oath of this élite formation required discipline and sacrifice to a... more
The common idea that the curiae were divisions of the people created after the foundation of the city and strictly related to the gentes, is mostly due to the etymology cūria < *ko-wir-ia. However, the sources represent the curiae as... more
Since Bernays in 1861, scholars have disputed Josephus’ account in Bell. Iud. 6.252 that a Roman soldier during the siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE acted on ‘some supernatural impulse’ when he threw a piece of burning wood into the Temple,... more
The Roman 'centuria' has at least three different meanings: division of the people, division of the assembly, division of the army. It is usually held that these three meanings coincided — i.e. that the people were divided into sections... more
Documento che si propone di indagare i più importanti incarichi della prefettura del pretorio tra la fine del II e la prima metà del III secolo. Questo lavoro nasce come estensione e revisione del paragrafo IV.II – I compiti della... more
"The question of whether Titus ordered the burning of the Temple as Sulpicius Severus reports or whether the burning was caused by a soldier acting upon some “supernatural impulse” as Josephus relates [War 6.252] has been debated ever... more
Lo studio dei materiali deperibili, che costituiscono una parte importante del record archeologico di qualsivoglia sito, trova delle evidenti imitazioni di carattere sia quantitativo che qualitativo. Alimenti, vestiario, vesti funebri e... more
«Klio» 99/1 (2017)
"The Romans beyond the Danube (167-180 d.C.): Marcus Aurelius imitator Augusti" The debate about the Marcomannic wars has always focused on the provincialization of the Quadi and Marcomanni’s territory, on the almost sole basis of written... more
Nel 27 a.C., Roma assunse la forma di un impero multietnico, destinato – nelle intenzioni – a includere tutto l’orbis terrarum, o almeno la sua parte “utile”. Il controllo delle truppe, prevalentemente di origine non romana, fu di... more
In this study we aim to analyse the presence of mime actors in the various branches of the Roman armed forces and the cohortes vigilum, using seven epigraphs that prove the presence of popular theatre in the military. These epigraphs... more
Aggiornamento e revisione delle iscrizioni romane di Mutina per il sito web http://www.mutinaromana.it/it/ a cura di S. Pellegrini e G. Pellacani e realizzato da Altair4 Multimedia in occasione della mostra "Mutina Splendidissima. La... more
Cronaca del convegno internazionale &quot;L&#39;esercito romano e l&#39;alba dell&#39;Europa&quot;, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, 9-11 maggio 2019. Co-autore: Marta Cerrito.
Italian translation of the book by Pierre Cosme, "L'année des quatre empereurs", Fayard, Paris 2012.
Il presente contributo verte sul rapporto che intercorre, all’interno delle iscrizioni dei militari, tra l’indicazione della domus o origo del personaggio e la sua ascrizione tribale, una questione che può, almeno per una certa area... more