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La memoria degli antenati: il “Santuario Sotterraneo” di Corinto come Tritopatreion?
No full textThe cult of the Tritopatores is attested in Greece since the 6th century B.C. and it is based on the memory of the ancestors, either of a specific social group or of the whole of the civic community. this social memory is one of the crucial components on which the collective identity of the polis’s citizens was established, in the period when the greek city laid out its historical features. taking such observations into account, this paper reviews the archaeological records about the “Underground Shrine” in the agora of Corinth, reading them in their topographical and functional context as part of the city, with the aim of understanding this cultic complex in relation to the history of the city
ADRIAS. Archeologia, storia, eredità culturali
No full textLa collana è dedicata al patrimonio culturale delle aree interessate dalla presenza del mare Adriatico, quale realtà che unisce diversi mondi e culture
A new republican temple on the via Appia, at the borders of Rome's urban space
No full textOn May 27, 1970, during construction of the Ca arella sewer system which was to serve new districts in the sprawling suburbs of Rome, the Municipality of Rome alerted the Soprintendenza to the discovery of some ancient structures near the via Appia. The area a ected by the passage of the sewer system lies just beyond the Almo river, between the Appia’s rst and second mile, in a place where, at the end of the 19th c., P. Cartoni built a rather large barn for his estate (vigna). On the W side of the road, excavators discovered a concrete pedestal reveted with tu blocks that was interpreted as the foundation of a sepulchral monument, the ruderatio of the via Appia, and a secondary paved road leading southeast, as published by L. Spera. However, the excavations on the E side of the via Appia have never been published. The aim of this paper is to describe and interpret the remarkable discovery
La Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene nel contesto politico e culturale del conflitto italo-ellenico
No full textIn the context of the historical events that saw the outbreak of the Italo-Hellenic conflict and the construction of a specific Italian imaginary concerning the Greek world, this contribution intends to investigate the political role of the Italian Archaeological School at Athens. If in 1939, with the renewal of the friendship treaty between Italy and Greece, the cultural importance of Greece is still recognised in relation to its classical past, with the approach of the Second World War, every argument becomes useful for the denigration of the young state, too aligned with English politics. From this moment onwards, it starts
an “anti-Hellenic propaganda campaign”. In this historical context, the activities of Italian institutes in Athens move carefully between the political indications coming from the motherland and the will to continue their cultural mission in Greece. As Emanuele Grazzi is a crucial figure in the diplomatic relations between the two nations, in the same way, Guido Libertini works
hard as director of the Italian School and Cultural Institute, distinguishing himself for his managerial activities. Despite the dramatic historical events, these protagonists carry out their mission, being able to move between different institutions and in a social context that has as its backdrop the most refined clubs, cafes, and hotels in Athens of the time
Medea sovrana di Corinto. Una scelta astuta nella costruzione dell’immaginario e dello spazio corinzio di epoca bacchiade
No full textFrom the very initial versions of the saga of the Argonauts, the figure of Medea – bearer of superior knowledge expressed in her exceptional intellect – seems to be just as much of a cultural hero as Jason. Actually, Medea was a mythical figure with great expressive potential who must have caught the attention of the rulers of Corinth, which since the mid-8th century BC had been experiencing incessant growth in terms of urban planning as well as production and commerce. Indeed, this development, traditionally attributed to the political activities of the Bacchiad dynasty, also corresponded to their need to address their lack of a glorious local tradition highlighting Corinth’s independent and prestigious ancestry already in mythical times. Therefore, the Bacchiad poet Eumelus, while composing an epic dedicated to the story of Corinth starting from its origins, traced the saga of the Argonauts and the character Medea back to Corinth, adapting it to local political needs. By moving beyond the hypothesis of the existence of a Corinthian ancestral tradition regarding Medea, which is thought to have originated from the presence of a primordial local divinity connected to the natural world, the aim of this paper is therefore to reconstruct the figure of this heroine as she was perceived and hence adapted within the cultural context of Corinth using an archaeological stratigraphic approach. All the available clues as to her presence on the Isthmus have been systemised in order to reconstruct the role and significance of this multi-faceted figure with great communication potential in relation to the construction of Corinthian identity during the early archaic period
Museo Federico II Stupor Mundi Palazzo Ghislieri
No full textIn July 2017 opened in Jesi (Ancona, Italy) an “experience museum” dedicated to the figure of the imperator Frederick II. According to tradition, indeed, Frederick II was born in the city center of Jesi: here his mother decided to give birth to the royal son, in a tent placed in the middle of the public square. This expedient was necessary to prove the royal lineage of the new born. Based on this famous tale, the city of Jesi has seen in Frederick II an icon of the local cultural identity since the Middle Age. Yet the collective memory seemed not strong enough to remember to the inhabitants so as to the tourists, who crowd into the region during summer, the importance of such historical figure. For this reason, a local entrepreneur decided to invest in the creation of a museum on Frederick II, which could properly present life and deeds of the imperator, even if in Jesi there was no material traces of his passage, but only the memory of the royal tent. The museum has an innovative approach, especially as concerns the communication of the historical value of the imperator, having been designed as an “immersive and multisensorial trip” across the life of Frederick II. Moreover, it is also a pioneering undertaking - in comparison to most Italian museums - since it has been conceived as a “cultural enterprise”, having as one of its main aim the social and economic development of the local territory. The massive presence of private investors has probably influenced such a choice and the result is an interesting experiment that does live up to the visitors’ expectations
Alessandra Coppola. Una faccia una razza? Grecia antica e moderna nell’immaginario italiano di età fascista. Roma: Carocci, 2013. 168 pp.
No full textIl volume di A. Coppola costituisce un tassello importante in un panorama di studi storiografici che si è occupato per lo più del rapporto del regime con le antichità italiane, mentre questo libro sposta l’attenzione su un tema che non può certo essere ritenuto minore, per
le fondamentali implicazioni politiche che gli studi sulla grecità ebbero anche durante il ventennio, come l’autrice è riuscita a mettere chiaramente in rilievo. Il libro, costruito sulla base di apparati documentari molto ricchi e ben presentati nel testo, rappresenta in questo modo un prezioso strumento di lavoro
Via Appia Antica 39 (Roma)
No full textLo scavo si trova nel primo tratto extra-urbano della via Appia Antica presso il sepolcro cd. di Geta e indaga un’area cruciale di passaggio tra la città antica di Roma e il suo territorio agricolo, tanto connotata in senso religioso e mitico nell’antichità quanto sconosciuta da un punto di vista archeologico. Il laboratorio non ha finalità esclusivamente scientifiche: il cantiere di scavo è profondamente legato alle dinamiche politico-sociali che caratterizzano l’area, attualmente in un pesante stato di degrado aggravato da occupazioni abusive di lotti di proprietà pubblica, e si inserisce in un piano progettuale più ampio di rigenerazione urbana
Marte Gradivo al primo miglio della via Appia: stato della questione e nuove prospettive di ricerca
No full textThe Mars Gradivus sanctuary, located on the first mile of the via Appia, from Republican age to Late Antiquity dominated the extramural landscape of Porta Appia. Later, the topic of its localization had a considerable success in the Antiquarian and Archaeological Studies from the Renaissance to the present day. Nevertheless, no archaeological excavation has yet provided scientific research to determine the location of the sanctuary (templum) and the temple (aedes) of Mars or to understand the significance of its cult for the city of Rome. The purpose of this paper is then to present all the available archaeological, literary and epigraphical sources concerning the sanctuary and the cult of Mars Gradivus, in order to highlight the crucial role of this cult for Republican Rome. Consequently, it is important to investigate the extramural area where the sanctuary was located
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