Sicily from the Augustan periodo to the Middle Empire: what "romanization"?

From a political-cultural point of view, the impact of the Roman conquest of Sicily can be seen in different aspects: for example, the policy of conquest, the flow of Italici in the island since the II century. B.C., the adoption of architectural structures of Italic tradition already from the Hellenistic age, especially in the sacred architecture. Of course, the situation in Sicily is particularly complex because the Romans did not come into contact with a single culture, but at least with three different ones: the indigenous ("Hellenized"), the Punic and the Greek (in its western colonial form). This makes it particularly difficult to provide a unified picture of the problem. If the relat…

Termini Imerese. Indagini nell'edificio termale

In this paper, we present the results of archaeological samples conducted in 2010 in the seventeenth-century thermal baths at Termini Imerese. The excavations made it possible to find for the first time some parts of the caldarium of the Roman baths. Some sections of the perimeter wall and the paving of the external ambulatory of the building were identified, as well as a small portion of the narrow internal ambulatory, bordered by a pillared portico that overlooked the circular swimming pool, intended for hot baths, located in the centre of the structure. Some remains of the architectural decoration allow to date the building at the beginning of the first century A.D.

GIS and Survey in the Archaeological and Landscape Park of Agrigento

Si espongono in maniera sintetica la metodologia e i risultati della prospezione archeologica condotta nell'area del Parco archeologico e paesaggistico di Agrigento. I dati raccolti con il survey e con l'esame delle riprese aeree storiche e attuali e di riprese satellitari sono confluiti in un Sistema Informativo Territoriale, che permetterà la gestione attiva delle aree archeologiche comprese nel Parco. Il sistema inoltre permetterà di comprendere meglio il rapporto insediativo, culturale e simbolico tra la colonia greca e il territorio suburbano. The methodology and the results of the archaeological survey carried out in the area of ​​the Archaeological and Landscape Park of Agrigento are…

Carta archeologica e SIT del Comune di Baucina