- Roman Amphorae, Roman Amphora, Archaeology, Material Culture Studies, Late Antiquity, Ceramics (Archaeology), and 12 morePottery (Archaeology), Ancient economies (Archaeology), Roman Archaeology, Roman ceramics, Ancient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), Terra Sigillata, Ceramica Romana, Amphorae (Archaeology), Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Late Roman Pottery, Archeologia della produzione e del commercio, and Roman Economyedit
The work focuses on the imports of Lusitanian amphorae through a synthesis based on a collection of data published in papers and reports on archeological excavations carried out in Rome and dating as far back as the last two decades of... more
The work focuses on the imports of Lusitanian amphorae through a synthesis based on a collection of data published in papers and reports on archeological excavations carried out in Rome and dating as far back as the last two decades of the 20th century, from which a general assessment of their economic impact on the Roman market will be attempted. In 4th-5th-century contexts the historical-economic interpretation of these data is particularly problematic. It is primarily hindered by a flaw in the typologies for late-antique south Spanish fish amphorae: the present typologies, in fact, cannot describe the peculiarities of their later production phase. A further obstacle is the paucity of Baetican-Lusitanian amphorae in late-antique deposits of Rome, where it is often impossible to ascertain whether they are residual.
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Raccolta di saggi in onore di Clementina Panella divisi in quattro sezioni principali: Questioni di metodo; Roma, l’Italia, il Mediterraneo; Cultura materiale, società, economia; Tra passato e futuro: ricerca, tutela e valorizzazione
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The study of the neo-punic amphorae from archaeological excavations in Rome (Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio), Ostia (Terme del Nuotatore) and Arles (Arles-Rhone 3 wreck) allowed the possibility of analyzing a category of little known North... more
The study of the neo-punic amphorae from archaeological excavations in Rome (Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio), Ostia (Terme del Nuotatore) and Arles (Arles-Rhone 3 wreck) allowed the possibility of analyzing a category of little known North African amphorae which were in circulation during the 1st century AD. This has also presented the opportunity to illustrate and discuss the limits of the few typological references available for the classification of such amphorae - Mau XL, Vindonissa 592, Oberaden fig. 25, n. 4, Dressel 18 forms - and to attempt a new methodological approach to typology, in which traditional morphological study has been associated with the analysis of petrographic and technical features of fabrics, to set up a new integrated classification as realistically as possible and directly referable to production centers, which, although not always precisely located, are likely to be found mainly in the Tunisian Sahel area.
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... mediterraneo tardo ellenismo primo impero) 64 Baratte Le trésor orfèvrene romain de Boscoreale Parigi 1986 42-43 Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli argento dei ... rarissimi ed eccezionali vasi il panorama tipo-logico dei vasi «arretini»... more
... mediterraneo tardo ellenismo primo impero) 64 Baratte Le trésor orfèvrene romain de Boscoreale Parigi 1986 42-43 Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli argento dei ... rarissimi ed eccezionali vasi il panorama tipo-logico dei vasi «arretini» diffusi a Roma nel corso dell'età flavia è illustrato nella ...
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This study intends to collect the documentation of the amphorae found during the excavations at the Terme del Nuotatore di Ostia and in other sites of the ancient city to draw up an overall balance of trades concerning food transported in... more
This study intends to collect the documentation of the amphorae found during the excavations at the Terme del Nuotatore di Ostia and in other sites of the ancient city to draw up an overall balance of trades concerning food transported in amphora between the late Republican age and the 5th century AD. The existing connectivity between Ostia, Portus and Rome is also examinated: the capital of the empire was the arrival point of an incredible quantity of goods that crossed its ports and that were directed to Rome, and the study analyzes the documentation of the amphorae found in Ostia also in relation to the one currently available for Portus and for Rome. After underlining the lack of documentation available for the late Republican and Augustean period and for the 5th century AD, through the illustration of amphorae found in several contexts from Terme del Nuotatore, House of the Porch, La Longarina 1 and 2, Binario Morto, Insula of the Ierodule and from the excavations of Deutsches Archäologisches Institut and American Academy in Rome in various areas of the ancient city of Ostia the diachronic development of the trade mainly concerning wine, oil, salsamenta and fish sauces consumed by the inhabitants of Ostia is illustrated. At the end of the analysis through the illustration of some case studies taken from other categories of the instrumentum domesticum possible integrations and developments of the researches on the commercial trades that interested Ostia in the period examined are indicated.
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Tra il 1985 e il 1998 l’Ecole francaise de Rome, in collaborazione della Soprintendenza archeologica di Roma, ha realizzato una serie di campagne di scavi stratigrafici sul terrazzamento artificiale della Vigna Barberini, sul Palatino. Le... more
Tra il 1985 e il 1998 l’Ecole francaise de Rome, in collaborazione della Soprintendenza archeologica di Roma, ha realizzato una serie di campagne di scavi stratigrafici sul terrazzamento artificiale della Vigna Barberini, sul Palatino. Le ricerche archeologiche hanno consentito la ricostruzione di importanti fasi della storia topografica del sito, che in eta severiana era occupato dal grande tempio (Heliogabalium) dedicato dall’imperatore Elagabalo a Sol Elagabalus. Il contributo illustra le ceramiche fini da mensa, le ceramiche comuni e da cucina, le lucerne e le anfore rinvenute in contesti databili tra il 191/2 e il 220 d.C., prendendo in esame anche i principali contesti romani coevi, nel tentativo di ricostruire le dinamiche produttive e commerciali in cui la ceramica e le derrate alimentari trasportate in anfora vennero coinvolte nel mercato di Roma durante l’eta dei Severi.
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Un noto passo di Strabone (3.2.6),1 che potrebbe riferirsi al periodo in cui Posidonio (una delle sue fonti) si trovò nella valle del Baetis e a Gades, all’inizio del I sec. a.C., restituisce l’immagine di un’economia della Turdetania, la... more
Un noto passo di Strabone (3.2.6),1 che potrebbe riferirsi al periodo in cui Posidonio (una delle sue fonti) si trovò nella valle del Baetis e a Gades, all’inizio del I sec. a.C., restituisce l’immagine di un’economia della Turdetania, la regione che dal 27 a.C. costituì parte della provincia della Baetica, già molto fiorente, in grado di alimentare esportazioni di generi alimentari — soprattutto grano, vino ed olio di ottima qualità (oὺ πoλὺ μóvov, ὰλλὰ καìκὰλλιστov), ma anche prodotti derivati dalla lavorazione del pesce . di notevole entità e varietà. Nel testo di Strabone questi flussi verso il mercato di Roma e dell’Italia centromeridionale sono materializzati dalle navi di grandi dimensioni in entrata nei porti di Dicearchia (Pozzuoli) e Ostia.
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I materiali presentati provengono dal suburbio orientale di Roma e sono stati rinvenuti nel corso delle attività di archeologia preventiva alla realizza-zione della Ferrovia ad Alta Velocità Roma-Napoli. I due siti presi in esame, quello... more
I materiali presentati provengono dal suburbio orientale di Roma e sono stati rinvenuti nel corso delle attività di archeologia preventiva alla realizza-zione della Ferrovia ad Alta Velocità Roma-Napoli. I due siti presi in esame, quello di Piano di Corzano-Quarto Cappello del Prete e quello di Via della Serenissima, costituiscono altrettanti complessi la cui esatta natura non è di facile riconoscimento, i cui elementi in comune più evidenti possono es-sere indicati nella significativa e dominante presenza dell'acqua, nei sistemi di gestione di questo elemento oltreché nell'associazione, all'interno di questi siti, di alcune particolari classi di reperti: le anfore panatenaiche, pseudo-panatenaiche ed alcuni lebeti-kàntharoi in terracotta decorati con protomi a testa di grifo.
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The work focuses on the imports of Lusitanian amphorae through a synthesis based on a collection of data published in papers and reports on archeological excavations carried out in Rome and dating as far back as the last two decades of... more
The work focuses on the imports of Lusitanian amphorae through a synthesis based on a collection of data published in papers and reports on archeological excavations carried out in Rome and dating as far back as the last two decades of the 20th century, from which a general assessment of their economic impact on the Roman market will be attempted. In 4th-5th-century contexts the historical-economic interpretation of these data is particularly problematic. It is primarily hindered by a flaw in the typologies for late-antique south Spanish fish amphorae: the present typologies, in fact, cannot describe the peculiarities of their later production phase. A further obstacle is the paucity of Baetican-Lusitanian amphorae in late-antique deposits of Rome, where it is often impossible to ascertain whether they are residual.
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The Heliogabalium on the Palatine Hill, its garden and material culture in Rome during the Severan period. Between 1985 and 1998, a series of stratigraphic excavations on the artificial terracing in the site of Vigna Barberini, on the... more
The Heliogabalium on the Palatine Hill, its garden and material culture in Rome during the Severan period. Between 1985 and 1998, a series of stratigraphic excavations on the artificial terracing in the site of Vigna Barberini, on the Palatine hill, was carried out by the École française de Rome with the collaboration of the Soprintendenza archeologica di Roma. The archaeological excavations allowed the reconstruction of important phases of the topographic history of the site, which in the Severan age was occupied by the great temple (Heliogabalium) dedicated to Sol Elagabalus by the Emperor Elagabalus. This study illustrates fine table wares, coarse and kitchen ware, as well as lamps and amphorae from contexts dating back to between 191/2 and 220 AD and also examines the main contemporary Roman contexts, trying to reconstruct the productive and commercial dynamics in which ceramics and foodstuffs transported in amphorae were involved in the Rome market during the Severan age.
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This study intends to collect the documentation of the amphorae found during the excavations at the Terme del Nuotatore di Ostia and in other sites of the ancient city to draw up an overall balance of trades concerning food transported in... more
This study intends to collect the documentation of the amphorae found during the excavations at the Terme del Nuotatore di Ostia and in other sites of the ancient city to draw up an overall balance of trades concerning food transported in amphora between the late Republican age and the 5th century AD. The existing connectivity between Ostia, Portus and Rome is also examinated: the capital of the empire was the arrival point of an incredible quantity of goods that crossed its ports and that were directed to Rome, and the study analyzes the documentation of the amphorae found in Ostia also in relation to the one currently available for Portus and for Rome. After underlining the lack of documentation available for the late Republican and Augustean period and for the 5th century AD, through the illustration of amphorae found in several contexts from Terme del Nuotatore, House of the Porch, La Longarina 1 and 2, Binario Morto, Insula of the Ierodule and from the excavations of Deutsches Archäologisches Institut and American Academy in Rome in various areas of the ancient city of Ostia the diachronic development of the trade mainly concerning wine, oil, salsamenta and fish sauces consumed by the inhabitants of Ostia is illustrated. At the end of the analysis through the illustration of some case studies taken from other categories of the instrumentum domesticum possible integrations and developments of the researches on the commercial trades that interested Ostia in the period examined are indicated.
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The paper examines the history of Hispanic food imports carried to Rome in amphorae - mainly wine and products derived from grapes, oil and products derived from fish processing. This allowed to assemble a rather heterogeneous set of... more
The paper examines the history of Hispanic food imports carried to Rome in amphorae - mainly wine and products derived from grapes, oil and products derived from fish processing. This allowed to assemble a rather heterogeneous set of archaeological testimonies from contexts dating between the Late Republican Age and the 6th century AD, in an attempt to reconstruct typical trends in Roman commerce. The Roman market was conditioned, in various degrees and in the various ages, by the privilege of annona supplies and by the changes in the commercial flows which were determined by the new political and administrative arrangements imposed by Diocletian’s reforms. Particularly problematic is the interpretation of data referring to the middle and second half of the 5th century, when the presence of South-Hispanic amphorae in Rome can still be traced. This might witness the persistence of commercial links with Southern Hispania, where the production and marketing of oil and products derived from fish processing extends into the 5th and partly, in some cases, into the 6th century AD.
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The study of amphorae found in contexts dating from the Augustan period to the beginning of the 3rd century CE excavated in Rome and its harbour Ostia allows us to identify commercial links between Rome and Pontic cities and regions. By... more
The study of amphorae found in contexts dating from the
Augustan period to the beginning of the 3rd century CE excavated in Rome and its harbour Ostia allows us to identify commercial links between Rome and Pontic cities and regions. By the analysis of ceramics, including terra sigillata , and other artefacts – coloured marbles from Bithynian quarries – the study also intends to establish which other goods from the Black Sea reached Rome and its harbour between 1st and 3rd century CE: most importantly, fish.
L’étude des amphores trouvées dans des contextes datant de
la période augustéenne jusqu’au début du 3e siècle ap. J.-C., pendant des fouilles à Rome et dans son port Ostie, nous permet d’identifier les liens commerciaux entre Rome, d’une part, et les cités et les régions pontiques, d’autre part. Par l’analyse de la céramique, y compris terra sigillata , et d’autres objets – marbres colorés des carrières bithyniennes – l’étude a également l’intention de montrer que d’autres biens en provenance du Pont ont atteint Rome et son port entre le Ier et le 3e siècle ap. J.-C.: en particulier, du poisson.
Augustan period to the beginning of the 3rd century CE excavated in Rome and its harbour Ostia allows us to identify commercial links between Rome and Pontic cities and regions. By the analysis of ceramics, including terra sigillata , and other artefacts – coloured marbles from Bithynian quarries – the study also intends to establish which other goods from the Black Sea reached Rome and its harbour between 1st and 3rd century CE: most importantly, fish.
L’étude des amphores trouvées dans des contextes datant de
la période augustéenne jusqu’au début du 3e siècle ap. J.-C., pendant des fouilles à Rome et dans son port Ostie, nous permet d’identifier les liens commerciaux entre Rome, d’une part, et les cités et les régions pontiques, d’autre part. Par l’analyse de la céramique, y compris terra sigillata , et d’autres objets – marbres colorés des carrières bithyniennes – l’étude a également l’intention de montrer que d’autres biens en provenance du Pont ont atteint Rome et son port entre le Ier et le 3e siècle ap. J.-C.: en particulier, du poisson.
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In un'orazione risalente al 144 d.C. Elio Aristide celebra la capitale dell'Impero, descrivendo l'incredibile quantità di merci in arrivo attraverso il suo porto; sin da allora, dunque, Ostia appare intimamente connessa alle... more
In un'orazione risalente al 144 d.C. Elio Aristide celebra la capitale dell'Impero, descrivendo l'incredibile quantità di merci in arrivo attraverso il suo porto; sin da allora, dunque, Ostia appare intimamente connessa alle necessità dell'Urbe, quasi una sua appendice. Così, proprio la documentazione ceramica proveniente da alcuni contesti ostiensi perfettamente datati tra l'età flavia e il IV-V secolo d.C. – scavi delle Terme del Nuotatore – è stata in passato ampiamente sfruttata per ricostruire provenienza ed entità di alcuni flussi commerciali diretti verso la capitale dell'impero, in un periodo in cui a Roma l'archeologia non aveva ancora messo a disposizione degli specialisti nuclei di materiali altrettanto ricchi e significativi. Nell'ultimo ventennio l'incessante attività archeologica che ha interessato soprattutto, ma non solo, l'area centrale dell'Urbe ha fornito una nuova, cospicua mole di materiali; si dispone dunque di una sufficiente base documentaria per impostare un'analisi statistico-comparativa con la contemporanea documentazione ostiense, per verificare l'ipotesi se Ostia sia stata effettivamente investita da merci prevalentemente dirette verso Roma. Il terreno di questo confronto è stato definito all'interno dell'età tardo-antonina - un periodo di cruciale importanza nella storia economica dell'impero, che vede entrare in crisi alcune attività agricole e manifatturiere tradizionalmente “italiche” - e della documentazione delle anfore, la categoria dell'instrumentum domesticum più abbondantemente attestata nei contesti archeologici e, dunque, più significativa in termini di quantità. Dall'analisi comparata tra la documentazione romana e quella ostiense vengono reciprocamente confermati alcuni trend, dai quali è possibile tracciare i lineamenti generali delle importazioni urbane di vino, olio e di prodotti derivati dalla lavorazione del pesce nell'ambito del periodo definito e sullo sfondo dei coevi cambiamenti degli assetti economici, ma risultano anche alcune non trascurabili differenze, soprattutto - ma non esclusivamente - nel regime di approvvigionamento dell'olio che, per quanto concerne Roma, sembrano chiamare in causa l'annona.
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843 fragments of Panathenaic prize-amphoras, dating back to Hellenistic age, as well as 528 fragments of “pseudo-Panathenaic” amphoras have been found at the archaeological site of Piano di Corzano-Quarto del Cappello da Prete, next to... more
843 fragments of Panathenaic prize-amphoras, dating back to Hellenistic age, as well as 528 fragments of “pseudo-Panathenaic” amphoras have been found at the archaeological site of Piano di Corzano-Quarto del Cappello da Prete, next to the ancient city of Gabii near Rome. The latter are very similar to the former, but they are characterized by the lack of any epigraphic formulary.
One of the main purposes of this inquiry was to identify the place of origin of the “pseudo-Panathenaic” amphoras which, reproducing accurately enough the iconographic pattern of the award amphoras, are up to now generally considered belonging to Attic production centres.
Some fragments of both “pseudo - Panathenaic” and Panathenaic amphoras have been tested with X Ray, in order to detect , with non-invasive techniques, the quality of their elements.
A number of fragments, found in the area of Tor Sapienza in Rome, have been similarly tested. These pot-sherds, pertaining to handicrafts connected to the “pseudo - Panathenaic” amphoras, are characterized by architectural patterns.
The test issues enable us to state that both the “pseudo - Panathenaic” amphoras found at Quarto del Cappello da Prete and the ones found at Tor Sapienza do not belong to Attic production. We could assume a possible origin from nearby or regional locations, nevertheless the tests performed do not allow to prove it for certain.
One of the main purposes of this inquiry was to identify the place of origin of the “pseudo-Panathenaic” amphoras which, reproducing accurately enough the iconographic pattern of the award amphoras, are up to now generally considered belonging to Attic production centres.
Some fragments of both “pseudo - Panathenaic” and Panathenaic amphoras have been tested with X Ray, in order to detect , with non-invasive techniques, the quality of their elements.
A number of fragments, found in the area of Tor Sapienza in Rome, have been similarly tested. These pot-sherds, pertaining to handicrafts connected to the “pseudo - Panathenaic” amphoras, are characterized by architectural patterns.
The test issues enable us to state that both the “pseudo - Panathenaic” amphoras found at Quarto del Cappello da Prete and the ones found at Tor Sapienza do not belong to Attic production. We could assume a possible origin from nearby or regional locations, nevertheless the tests performed do not allow to prove it for certain.
Intervento presentato il 24 marzo 2014 durante la giornata di studio 'Ceramica e stratigrafie: approcci di studio e metodi di datazione' nell'ambito degli incontri didattici della Scuola di Dottorato in Storia, critica e conservazione... more
Intervento presentato il 24 marzo 2014 durante la giornata di studio 'Ceramica e stratigrafie: approcci di studio e metodi di datazione' nell'ambito degli incontri didattici della Scuola di Dottorato in Storia, critica e conservazione dei beni culturali, della Scuola di Dottorato in Studio e
conservazione dei beni archeologici ed architettonici e della
Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici dell'Università di Padova.
conservazione dei beni archeologici ed architettonici e della
Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici dell'Università di Padova.
Presentazione e partecipazione alla tavola rotonda organizzata nell'ambito del seminario 'Derrate e anfore del Mar nero in epoca romana' organizzato dal Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità dell'Università degli studi di Padova per il... more
Presentazione e partecipazione alla tavola rotonda organizzata nell'ambito del seminario 'Derrate e anfore del Mar nero in epoca romana' organizzato dal Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità dell'Università degli studi di Padova per il corso di dottorato in Scienze archeologiche e per la Scuola di Specializzazione in Archeologia. Padova, 18 aprile 2005
Conferenza tenuta nell'ambito dell'iniziativa #vediamociociaostiantica e promossa dal Direttore del Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica, Mariarosaria Barbera, il 28 gennaio 2020