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Giustino II e il restyling del Portus Novus a Costantinopoli
No full textSeveral monuments, either within or outside the walls of Constantinople, are to be quite certainly attributed to emperor Justin II (565-578).
Sources inform us about some public buildings he commanded ex-novo, as well as concerning restorations he undertook in a number of already
existing complexes. This latter is the case – for instance – of the old Harbour of Julian, located to the southwest of the hippodrome, in a deep
inlet of the coastline of the Sea of Marmara. Having been inaugurated with the name of Portus Novus under emperor Julian (361-363), it
provided a convenient shelter even for large ships in the very proximity of the Great Palace. Since it proved to be quite exposed to sand filling, it
underwent to frequent dredging works. Further – significant – works were carried out at the harbour by order of Justin II. These works consisted
in a whole architectural restyling. New honorary columns were raised, bearing the statues of the emperor and – notably – of his wife Sophia,
after whom the harbour was renamed “Harbour of Sophia”
Alessandro Taddei, Hagia Sophia before Hagia Sophia. A study of the Great Church of Constantinople from its origins to the Nika Revolt of 532
No full textAlessandro Taddei, Hagia Sophia before Hagia Sophia. A study of the Great Church of Constantinople from its origins to the Nika Revolt of 532 (Saggi di storia dell’arte, 52), Campisano Editore, Ρώμη 2017, 310 σελ., 157 εικ., 15,50×21,50 εκ. ISBN: 978-88-85795-00-6.Alessandro Taddei, Hagia Sophia before Hagia Sophia. A study of the Great Church of Constantinople from its origins to the Nika Revolt of 532 (Saggi di storia dell’arte, 52), Campisano Editore, Rome 2017, 310 σελ., 157 εικ., 15,50×21,50 εκ. ISBN: 978-88-85795-00-6
Remarks on some architectural problems of the middle Byzantine period: The spreading of the triconch plan buildings in northern Greece (9th-11th centuries)
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Edifici ecclesiastici protobizantini poco noti della “penisola” di Elaiussa Sebaste
No full textThe so-called “Peninsula”, the primitive core of the city of Elaiussa Sebaste, was fortified in Late Antiquity.
It housed some unexcavated Christian buildings that are quite neglected. Well before the launching of systematic
excavations by the Italian Archaeological Mission (1995), the remains of at least one church had been
made known thanks to short notes published by Josef Keil, Adolf Wilhelm, Otto Feld and Ernst Kirsten.
Later, in 1986, Hansgerd Hellenkemper and Friedrich Hild were able to survey three medium-sized basilicas
on the spot. They appeared to be set in a dense urban canvas and their layout was somehow influenced by
pre-existing buildings. These churches are only barely recognisable today, victims of marine erosion, collapse
or wind siltation. This notwithstanding, they provide the evidence of the vitality of the centre of Elaiussa
in the early Byzantine period. This article aims to document their present state and to put forward some
thoughts on their relevance for the knowledge of the late antique city
I monumenti protobizantini dell'acropoli di Amphipolis
No full textSulla collina ove sorge l’acropoli dell’antica Amphipholis (Macedonia orientale) vennero realizzati, tra la seconda metà del V e la prima metà del VI secolo d.C., significativi interventi di edilizia monumentale ecclesiastica e civile. Questi includono la costruzione di una nuova cinta muraria difensiva, una vasta cisterna a cielo aperto e cinque chiese finora individuate. Recenti indagini e scavi condotti dalla Società Archeologica Ellenica e dalla Soprintendenza competente hanno aggiunto nuovi elementi a questo puzzle storico-archeologico ancora non molto chiaro. Negli ultimi anni, l’interesse degli studiosi è stato particolarmente attratto dal rapporto dell’insediamento con il suo territorio e dall’abbandono dell’abitato nel VII secolo d.C. a causa delle incursioni delle popolazioni slave o dei terremoti. Questo studio si sofferma a illustrare i monumenti protobizantini e il loro inserimento nel contesto del tessuto urbano della città tardoromana, tenendo conto delle circostanze storiche concomitanti.Important construction projects were carried out on the hill housing the acropolis of ancient Amphipholis (eastern Macedonia) between the second half of the fifth and first half of the Sixth century AD. These included the building of a new defensive walled enclosure, a monumental cistern, and several ecclesiastical buildings, five
of which have been recognized so far. Recent investigations, and excavations conducted by the Archeological Society, have added new elements to this still not very clear historical archaeological puzzle. Over the last few years, scholars’ interest has been drawn especially to the relationship of the settlement with its territory and the settlement’s abandonment in the early seventh century AD due to the incursion of Slavic populations or earthquakes. This study wishes to offer the best possible illustration of the Proto-Byzantine monuments in the context of the urban fabric of the late Roman city and the historical conditions of that period
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