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Musica e sociabilità nelle lettere di Antonio di Gennaro a Giovanni Cristofano Amaduzzi

2016

The Neapolitan man of letters Antonio di Gennaro Duke of Belforte (1717-1791) had a lenghty exchange of letters with Giovanni Cristofano Amaduzzi (1740-1792) starting from 1778; the contact between the two, who never met in person, was facilitated by Aurelio de’ Giorgi Bertola (1753-1798). The paper provides a short profile of Belforte, and describes his constant interest in music as well as his occasional activity as a librettist. Belforte's letters to Amaduzzi, still unpublished, are examined in order to collect information on the performances – in the court, theater or academy – he attended. The selected data not only offer valuable details and judgments about composers and compositions, b…

Chances and Problems of Cultural Anthropological Perspectives in Ancient Studies. Theories – Methods – Case Studies

2020

The Distant Worlds Journal (DWJ) is an online peer-reviewed journal established especially for presenting the research of early-career scholars on the ancient world. Each edition of the DWJ centres on a specific question or topic pertinent to the diverse disciplines engaged in the study of ancient cultures. In our fourth edition, we explore cultural anthropological theories and methods in the ancient studies, both in terms of the opportunities they offer for the study of ancient cultures and the problems they pose when applied.

The Arab - Norman civil architecture in Palermo: enhancement strategies

2013

This contribution aims to deepen the knowledge of a historical and artistic heritage of the city of Palermo, i.e. the Arab-Norman civil architecture, yet not adequately utilized, despite its importance as a World Heritage Site'. Within the three royal parks (the Old, the New and the Genoardo), the Norman kings built the palaces of Maredolce, Zisa, Cuba and Scibene, always accompanied by water, both as a lake or as a fishpond, whose purpose was primarily hedonistic as well as productive. The transmission of the architectural heritage to the future presupposes its promotion through the creation of an appropriate strategy helping to spread its knowledge and enjoyment. For example, Sicily has f…

Alunni della perdizione. Chiesa e potere in Sicilia durante il grande scisma (1372-1416)

2008

Le rivolte nella Sicilia del Trecento. Il caso di Palermo: questioni politiche e ideologiche

2023

Nell’articolo si analizzano le cause, i protagonisti, i simboli e gli slogan delle quattro rivolte scoppiate a Palermo tra il 1339 e il 1351, la repressione violenta della “dissidenza armata” e le strategie di ricomposizione Sullo sfondo dello scontro militare, ma anche ideologico, tra Aragonesi e Angioini, nella Sicilia del Trecento le rivolte furono spesso scatenate dalla penuria di grano, ma ebbero alla base cause politiche ben più complesse. Nell’isola le rivolte furono alimentate dalla congiuntura sfavorevole caratterizzata da guerre, svalutazioni monetarie, carestie e pandemie che misero in crisi l’intera Europa. La maggior parte scoppiò nelle città, i protagonisti furono il popolo e …

Les dynamiques de l’Islamisation en Méditerranée centrale et en Sicile: nouvelles propositions et découvertes réecentes. Le diamiche dell’islamizzazi…

2014

Ustica antica. Archeologia subacquea in un’isola mediterranea

2010

La liberazione dell'Apollonion di Siracusa (1858-1942). Tra storia urbana e tutela

Early Bronze Age painted wares from Tell el-'Abd, Syria: A compositional and technological study

2018

Abstract The ‘Euphrates Monochrome Painted Ware’ (henceforth EMPW) is a ceramic style attested in the Middle Euphrates region in northern Syria at the beginning of the Early Bronze Age, ca. 2900–2700 BCE. This style is not an isolated phenomenon; rather, it must be understood in the context of a general, albeit short-lived, re-introduction of painted ceramics into local assemblages of Greater Mesopotamia. In the present study, we investigate the technology and provenance of the painted pottery from Tell el-'Abd (North Syria) and its relation to contemporary ceramics retrieved at this site. We apply a combination of macroscopic observations, ceramic petrography, and micro X-ray diffraction (…

Planning Punic cities: Geophysical prospection and the built environment at Motya, Sicily

2020

The urban plan of ancient Motya on the Isola di San Pantaleo on the west coast of Sicily and its relationship to developments in Phoenician and Punic societies have been investigated since the early 1960s. Data from geophysical surveys in the north-eastern quadrant of Motya show the regular organisation of urban insulae framed by two broad roads. These results, combined with data from previous nearby excavations, improve the modelling of Motya's layout, and contribute to the wider discussion of Phoenician/Punic and broader Mediterranean urban traditions between the sixth and fourth centuries BC.