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Scrittore epicureo anonimo, Opera incerta (PHerc. 1390/908). Edizione, introduzione e commentario, tavole
2019
Il singolare scritto adespoto e anepigrafo trasmesso da PHerc. 1390/908 e convenzionalmente definito ‘Sulla procreazione’ o ‘Sulla generazione’ rappresenta per il suo soggetto un unicum nella collezione ercolanese – dove, com’è noto, non trovano posto opere di natura medica o paramedica – e insieme alla sezione conclusiva del IV libro del De rerum natura di Lucrezio, l’unica trattazione epicurea di una certa estensione sul tema. Di esso, tradizionalmente assegnato a Epicuro e ora attribuito al filosofo epicureo Demetrio Lacone (II secolo a.C.), si propone in questa sede la prima edizione critica complessiva munita di introduzione e commento. The peculiar anonymous text handed down by PHerc.…
Characterization in the archaeological excavation site of heterotrophic bacteria and fungi of deteriorated wall painting of Herculaneum in Italy
2011
Microbiological characterization of frescos in four different locations (Collegio degli Augustali, Casa del Colonnato Tuscanico, Casa dello Scheletro and Casa del Gran Portale) of excavation sites of Herculaneum was carried out. The use of infrared thermography allowed detecting sample points on frescos with greatest moisture not visible to the naked eye, resulting in structural damage. The microclimatic conditions provided perfect habitat for bacteria and fungi, particularly of spore forming and mould. In fact, heterotrophic bacteria were prevalent in all wall paintings monitored (ranging from 18 +/- 2 CFU 100 cm(-2) to 68 +/- 4 CFU 100 cm(-2)), whereas fungi were also detected but at lowe…
L’interesse per l’antico e i riflessi delle scoperte vesuviane nella Palermo di epoca borbonica
2019
The Bourbon excavations ad Herculaneum and Pompeii had a substantial echo in Sicily as well, and particularly in Palermo.
Il gusto “pompeiano” a Palermo tra Sette e Ottocento
2019
Uno studio delle principali attestazioni del gusto "pompeiano" nelle decorazioni dei palazzi palermitani tra diciottesimo e diciannovesimo secolo. A study of the main testimonies of the "Pompeian" taste in the decorations of Palermo buildings between 18th and 19th centuries.
Capitolo 8. L’apparato statuario
2022
The section contains a detailed study of the twelve sculptural pieces that were found in the "Gymnasium" complex. These include, beside two "ideal" sculptures - a semicolossal torso of the goddess Rome, and a fragmentary head of a "Vatergottheit" of small scale-, several portrait statues. Two of them (a fragment of a togatus and a fragmentary togatus wearing a ceremonial "laena") date back to the julio-claudian period, like the abovementioned statue of the goddess Rome, and are not in their originary context. Most probably, the laenatus and the statue of the goddess, coming from an official cultic context, yet unrecognized, of Rome and Augustus(?), were reemployed or discarded in the area o…
Métallurgie du plomb et activités commerciales en façade de la Casa del Salone Nero à Herculanum (VI, 12; VI, 14 et VI, 15)
2006
Excavations in Herculaneum - Interim report - Campaign 2005
Review of George W. Houston, Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity
2017
By examining in detail the results of George W. Houston's recent research on Roman libraries, the present contribution discusses the structure, content, and socio-cultural function of book collections in the Roman world. Special attention is devoted to the (often overlooked) relationship between intellectual trends and material culture as well as to the highly representative sites of Herculaneum and Oxyrhynchus.