Papers by Antonio Licordari
ATTI DEL XXIV COLLOQUIO AISCOM, 2019
In the Ostian mosaics, brief descriptions of the depicted scene are often included. Usually these... more In the Ostian mosaics, brief descriptions of the depicted scene are often included. Usually these are just a few words or simple names. Sometimes these writings have been misunderstood, especially as a result of both
ancient and modern restoration works that have altered their meaning. Therefore, some of these texts have been revised to compare them with similar expressions of different origin, eliminating readings that are no
longer acceptable and formulating new interpretation proposals.
JMR, 2023
While mythology is one of the most widespread themes in the mosaics of Ostia Antica (both floor a... more While mythology is one of the most widespread themes in the mosaics of Ostia Antica (both floor and non-floor), some compositions have a marked importance from a religious and cultic point of view. We intend to examine the mosaic representations of aspects of the Ostian cults, among which that of Mithras stands out in a particular way for its diffusion and for the amplitude of its testimonies. The mosaic undoubtedly had the purpose of immediate visual communication of its contents, also because the religion of Mithras was accepted above all by low-level believers for whom communication through images was more suitable. However, in Ostia, among the followers of the cult, there is evidence of high-ranking personages, perhaps even belonging to the imperial family. Next to that of Mithras we want to highlight the cult of Sabazio, of other oriental divinities in the past traces have been found, sometimes rightly and sometimes wrongly, in the House of the Dioscures, in the House of the Fishes, in the Neptune's baths and in the opus sectile building of the Marine Gate (4 th century AD).
Archeologia Classica, 2019
Il lavoro di revisione – ancora in corso – delle iscrizioni raccolte nei nuovi magazzini
del Par... more Il lavoro di revisione – ancora in corso – delle iscrizioni raccolte nei nuovi magazzini
del Parco Archeologico di Ostia ha consentito di effettuare – tra i numerosi frammenti
conservati – ulteriori abbinamenti; se ne presentano alcuni dei più interessanti relativi a
documenti di carattere sacro.
Mélanges de l'École française de Rome. Antiquité, Nov 5, 2018
Nel castello tedesco di Glienicke sono conservate due iscrizioni ostiensi. La prima, con tutta pr... more Nel castello tedesco di Glienicke sono conservate due iscrizioni ostiensi. La prima, con tutta probabilita un albo collegiale dei lenuncularii traiectus Rusticeli, consente di aggregare attorno a questa corporazione un consistente numero di frammenti ostiensi. La seconda, che si completa con un frammento inedito nel Lapidario ostiense, presenta un’interessante formula giuridica relativa a un sepolcro.
Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art, 2021
Ostia, l’Italia e il Mediterraneo, 2021
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Papers by Antonio Licordari
ancient and modern restoration works that have altered their meaning. Therefore, some of these texts have been revised to compare them with similar expressions of different origin, eliminating readings that are no
longer acceptable and formulating new interpretation proposals.
del Parco Archeologico di Ostia ha consentito di effettuare – tra i numerosi frammenti
conservati – ulteriori abbinamenti; se ne presentano alcuni dei più interessanti relativi a
documenti di carattere sacro.
ancient and modern restoration works that have altered their meaning. Therefore, some of these texts have been revised to compare them with similar expressions of different origin, eliminating readings that are no
longer acceptable and formulating new interpretation proposals.
del Parco Archeologico di Ostia ha consentito di effettuare – tra i numerosi frammenti
conservati – ulteriori abbinamenti; se ne presentano alcuni dei più interessanti relativi a
documenti di carattere sacro.