Porti e approdi fluviali in Italia peninsulare: dall’età romana all’anno mille
By (author) Alessandro Luciano
Paperback (Published)
(June 2019)
ISBN: 9781789692204
8.07 x 11.46 inches
Price: $40.00
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This book analyses the Roman and early medieval ports of Italy and the building techniques used in their structures; it displays the elements of continuity and discontinuity revealed during these centuries.
Le coste italiane in epoca imperiale erano costellate di porti in opus coementicium, i piu importanti dei quali erano nel Lazio (Portus Romae, Antium e Centumcellae ad esempio), in area flegrea (portus Iulius, Miseno, Puteoli e Baia) e sulla costa alto-adriatica (Classe-Ravenna, Aquileia ed Altino); quelli di Classe e Miseno, in particolare, alloggiavano le flotte militari istituite da Augusto. I porti romani si trovavano generalmente alle foci di fiumi e/o in aree lagunari, ed erano collegati all’entroterra mediante i fiumi stessi o canali artificiali, ragion per cui non sono mancati rinvenimenti di strutture portuali (come banchine e magazzini) in citta non costiere, come a Roma (Emporio del Testaccio lungo il Tevere), a Pisa-San Rossore e nei centri padani. Nella tarda Antichita molti porti decaddero gradualmente, alcuni sopravvivendo fino al VII secolo. A Ravenna, invece, un nuovo insediamento portuale, noto come Civitas Classis, nacque nel V secolo, dopo che anche Portus si era trasformato in un sobborgo costiero. Nell
Alessandro Luciano works at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN). His main scientific interests relate to the transition between Antiquity and the Middle Ages, with particular regard to port structures, the cult of saints and relics, religious architecture, the evolution of the city of Naples and the processing of bone.
- By (author) Alessandro Luciano
'A fascinating branch of archaeology—especially for those who love the history of navigation—is the one treated in this important book by Alessandro Luciano, from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), which illustrates a whole series of research and discoveries regarding seaports, and ancient and early medieval river landings.'
— Renato Ferraro
'Settore affascinante dell’archeologia – specie per chi ami la storia della navigazione - è quello trattato in questo importante libro di Alessandro Luciano, del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN), che c’illustra tutta una serie di ricerche e rinvenimenti riguardanti porti marittimi e approdi fluviali antichi e del primo Medioevo.'
— Renato Ferraro
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