Atti del XXIII Colloquio dell'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico, 2018
The suburban district outside Porta Marina has been the main object of the archaeological researc... more The suburban district outside Porta Marina has been the main object of the archaeological research of the Ostia Marina Project since 2007. At the end of the 4th century AD a small balneum was built in the southeastern part of the Building of two staircases. The complex was discovered in 1971 after excavations for restoration purposes. The balneum has been called “Skeleton’s Bath” after the discovery of a skeleton in one of the service room (5th century AD). The most recent excavation campaign (2016) has led to the discovery of new areas of particular interest and complexity, which can be interpreted as the tepidarium and frigidarium of the baths. The preservation of large fragments of marble pavement allows us to reconstruct some of the original decorative marble covering, which appears to be based almost exclusively on marble slabs of reuse.
Nuove ricerche condotte dal Dipartimento di Storia, Culture e Civiltà dell'Università di Bologna ... more Nuove ricerche condotte dal Dipartimento di Storia, Culture e Civiltà dell'Università di Bologna nell'ambito del « Progetto Ostia Marina » sono attualmente in corso nel quartiere fuori porta Marina dell'antica città costiera di Roma, un settore extraurbano che sta rivelando un notevole potenziale informativo. È stato per ora possibile documentare diversi momenti della vita della città (I-VI sec. d.C.), così come i tempi di abbandono e di decomposizione del tessuto urbano (VII-XVIII sec.). Il fronte mare era caratterizzato dal passaggio della via « consolare » Severiana, già per lungo tratto docu-mentata dagli scavi del Novecento. Nel settore A, isolato IV, ix, dello scavo attualmente in corso è stato rinvenuto un « balneum » pubblico di grandi proporzioni, detto « del Sileno » dalla maschera scolpita su un frammento di fregio dionisiaco rinvenuto nel 2011. L'edificio è stato incisivamente ristrutturato nella seconda metà del IV secolo. Il settore B comprende un grande complesso edilizio (il c.d. Caseggiato lungo via della Marciana, IV, IX) di età adrianea (post 134 d.C., sulla base dei bolli di Serviano III trovati in opera), con varie fasi di vita che si estendono fino al V sec. d.C. Le ricerche si sono concentrate su un grande vano, frazionato in epoca severiana e utilizzato come esercizio commerciale, tra IV e V secolo occupato da una o più officine (ergasteria) probabilmente specializzate in attività metallurgiche. L'eccezionale numero di monete bronzee di piccolo taglio rinvenute sembra sottendere la particolare intensità degli scambi al minuto. Progetto Ostia marina, terme del Sileno, caseggiato lungo la via della Marciana, via Severiana A new and very relevant bulk of informations is coming from the researches currently being carried out by the Department of History, Cultures and Civilizations of the University of Bologna, as part of the « Ostia Marina Project », developing in these years in the neighborhood outside Porta Marina (a gate of the ancient city), a suburban area that is proving to be a significant potential of archaeological data. For now it has been possible to record the different moments of the life of Ostia (Ist-VIth cent. AD), and also the time of abandonment and decomposition of the urban structures (VIIth-XVIIIth century). The sea front was characterized by the via Severiana, already documented by the twentieth-century excavations. In area A, block IV, IX, the excavations have revealed a new public « balneum », which takes now its name from the mask of Silenus carved in a dionysiac frieze fragment discovered in 2011. The building was significantly renovated in the second half of the IV century. The area B includes a large building complex (the so-called « House along the street of Marciana », IV, ix) of Hadrian's age (post 134 AD, according to the stamps of Servianus III found in the masonry) with various stages of life extending up to the V century. The researches focused on a large building, that in the Severan period was divided and used as a shop, and occupied between IV and V century by one or more workshops (ergasteria) specialized perhaps in metallurgical activities. The exceptional discovery of a large number of small bronze coins seems to underlie the particular intensity of the exchanges by retail. Ostia Marina Project, Silenus baths, house along the Marciana's street, Severian road
Atti del XX colloquio dell'Associazione italiana per lo studio e la conservazione del mosaico (Roma, 19-22 marzo 2014), a cura di C. Angelelli e A. Paribeni, Tivoli, 2015, pp. 603-612, 2015
This paper treats the votive niches cut into the Graeco-Roman rock-cut tombs of Cyrene (Shahat-Li... more This paper treats the votive niches cut into the Graeco-Roman rock-cut tombs of Cyrene (Shahat-Libya). The work is part of a wider project undertaken by Chieti University in the Necropolis of Cyrene, and is just one of several interrelated activities which include the topographical suwey, the mapping of tombs around the ancient city, the typological study of burials and the interpretation of funerary symbols. This paper represents the efforts of six members of our teameach indiviudal author examines a different aspect of the votive niches, which combined together provides an overview of their development and significance in Cyrene. The analysis can be separated into two parts: firstly, the typology of the niches and their evolution are examined by DiValerio, Cherstich and Carinci.
Atti del XXIII Colloquio dell'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico, 2018
The suburban district outside Porta Marina has been the main object of the archaeological researc... more The suburban district outside Porta Marina has been the main object of the archaeological research of the Ostia Marina Project since 2007. At the end of the 4th century AD a small balneum was built in the southeastern part of the Building of two staircases. The complex was discovered in 1971 after excavations for restoration purposes. The balneum has been called “Skeleton’s Bath” after the discovery of a skeleton in one of the service room (5th century AD). The most recent excavation campaign (2016) has led to the discovery of new areas of particular interest and complexity, which can be interpreted as the tepidarium and frigidarium of the baths. The preservation of large fragments of marble pavement allows us to reconstruct some of the original decorative marble covering, which appears to be based almost exclusively on marble slabs of reuse.
Nuove ricerche condotte dal Dipartimento di Storia, Culture e Civiltà dell'Università di Bologna ... more Nuove ricerche condotte dal Dipartimento di Storia, Culture e Civiltà dell'Università di Bologna nell'ambito del « Progetto Ostia Marina » sono attualmente in corso nel quartiere fuori porta Marina dell'antica città costiera di Roma, un settore extraurbano che sta rivelando un notevole potenziale informativo. È stato per ora possibile documentare diversi momenti della vita della città (I-VI sec. d.C.), così come i tempi di abbandono e di decomposizione del tessuto urbano (VII-XVIII sec.). Il fronte mare era caratterizzato dal passaggio della via « consolare » Severiana, già per lungo tratto docu-mentata dagli scavi del Novecento. Nel settore A, isolato IV, ix, dello scavo attualmente in corso è stato rinvenuto un « balneum » pubblico di grandi proporzioni, detto « del Sileno » dalla maschera scolpita su un frammento di fregio dionisiaco rinvenuto nel 2011. L'edificio è stato incisivamente ristrutturato nella seconda metà del IV secolo. Il settore B comprende un grande complesso edilizio (il c.d. Caseggiato lungo via della Marciana, IV, IX) di età adrianea (post 134 d.C., sulla base dei bolli di Serviano III trovati in opera), con varie fasi di vita che si estendono fino al V sec. d.C. Le ricerche si sono concentrate su un grande vano, frazionato in epoca severiana e utilizzato come esercizio commerciale, tra IV e V secolo occupato da una o più officine (ergasteria) probabilmente specializzate in attività metallurgiche. L'eccezionale numero di monete bronzee di piccolo taglio rinvenute sembra sottendere la particolare intensità degli scambi al minuto. Progetto Ostia marina, terme del Sileno, caseggiato lungo la via della Marciana, via Severiana A new and very relevant bulk of informations is coming from the researches currently being carried out by the Department of History, Cultures and Civilizations of the University of Bologna, as part of the « Ostia Marina Project », developing in these years in the neighborhood outside Porta Marina (a gate of the ancient city), a suburban area that is proving to be a significant potential of archaeological data. For now it has been possible to record the different moments of the life of Ostia (Ist-VIth cent. AD), and also the time of abandonment and decomposition of the urban structures (VIIth-XVIIIth century). The sea front was characterized by the via Severiana, already documented by the twentieth-century excavations. In area A, block IV, IX, the excavations have revealed a new public « balneum », which takes now its name from the mask of Silenus carved in a dionysiac frieze fragment discovered in 2011. The building was significantly renovated in the second half of the IV century. The area B includes a large building complex (the so-called « House along the street of Marciana », IV, ix) of Hadrian's age (post 134 AD, according to the stamps of Servianus III found in the masonry) with various stages of life extending up to the V century. The researches focused on a large building, that in the Severan period was divided and used as a shop, and occupied between IV and V century by one or more workshops (ergasteria) specialized perhaps in metallurgical activities. The exceptional discovery of a large number of small bronze coins seems to underlie the particular intensity of the exchanges by retail. Ostia Marina Project, Silenus baths, house along the Marciana's street, Severian road
Atti del XX colloquio dell'Associazione italiana per lo studio e la conservazione del mosaico (Roma, 19-22 marzo 2014), a cura di C. Angelelli e A. Paribeni, Tivoli, 2015, pp. 603-612, 2015
This paper treats the votive niches cut into the Graeco-Roman rock-cut tombs of Cyrene (Shahat-Li... more This paper treats the votive niches cut into the Graeco-Roman rock-cut tombs of Cyrene (Shahat-Libya). The work is part of a wider project undertaken by Chieti University in the Necropolis of Cyrene, and is just one of several interrelated activities which include the topographical suwey, the mapping of tombs around the ancient city, the typological study of burials and the interpretation of funerary symbols. This paper represents the efforts of six members of our teameach indiviudal author examines a different aspect of the votive niches, which combined together provides an overview of their development and significance in Cyrene. The analysis can be separated into two parts: firstly, the typology of the niches and their evolution are examined by DiValerio, Cherstich and Carinci.
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