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From Safin to Roman: Cultural Change and Hybridization in Central Adriatic Italy

Cultural Change and Hybridization in Central Adriatic Italy

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Oliva Menozzi, University G.d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara) Menozzi, Oliva (Professor in Classial Archaeology, Director of the Centre of the Athenaeum of Archaeometry and Microanalysis

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From Safin to Roman investigates the Central Adriatic Apennines (roughly the modern region of Abruzzo), occupied in antiquity by Italic populations variously termed ‘Sabelli’, ‘Sabellics’ or ‘Sabellians’. For too long the region has been seen merely as a mountainous and isolated ‘terra di pastori’, sparsely populated with shepherds from prehistory to the late Hellenistic period, thus overestimating the role of the Romans in the organisation and exploitation of the landscape. The region in general has received little scholarly attention internationally compared with Tyrrhenian Italy, although the last three decades have been very rich in excavations and finds. The role of stock‑raising itself needs to be reinterpreted, because it changed greatly from period to period and certainly did not exclude other economical resources, already in early periods. The topography of the area and recent finds, show that agriculture was also important for the large sub‑Apennine and coastal areas, hilly but certainly not only mountainous, and that other resources were also important for the local economy, such as the exploitation of the forest and metallurgy. The monograph is complemented by appendices presenting the latest research and conclusions from a range of scholars working on the area.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-06-06
Mått205 x 290 x 28 mm
Vikt2 620 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieReports, Excavations and Studies of the Archaeological Unit of the University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara
Antal sidor606
FörlagArchaeopress
ISBN9781803274577

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Oliva Menozzi began her studies at Chieti University and completed her doctorate at Oxford in 2001. She has been Researcher and Lecturer in Classical Archaeology and Archaeology of Greek Colonization at the University G.d’Annunzio of Chieti‑Pescara (Italy) since 2002 and is now Associate Professor. She has been Director of the CAAM‑Centre of the Athenaeum for Archaeometry and Microanalysis since 2015 and of the Master STARch (Sciences and Technologies for Archaeology at risk) since 2019.

INTRODUCTIONDefining the Central Appenines Hellenization and Romanization: problems of interpretation and Hybridization Aims and methodologies of the research THE LANDChapter 1. Historical GeographyReading the ancient topography through the sources. The infrastructure of ancient communications: road-network, tratturi and ports Chapter 2. The Region: Geology and Landscape Plates 1 – 32 THE MID-ADRIATIC APENNINES BETWEEN THE 6TH AND THE 4TH CENTURIES BCChapter 3. Ethnographic and Cultural Background between the 6th and 4th centuries BCFrom the Safin to the Sabelli The political situation Language and script of Archaic Abruzzo The Sabellians between the mid 5th and the mid 4th centuries BC Trade and external contacts Plates 33 - 64 Chapter 4. Settlement StructureTerritorial organisation Hillforts Villages Sanctuaries Chapter 5. Funerary PracticesCemeteries Funerary sculpture Conclusions. The mid-Adriatic Apennines in the Archaic and Classical periods Plates 65 – 96 THE CONVENTIONAL PERIOD OF ‘ROMANIZATION’Chapter 6. The General Historical Background according to the Sources Chapter 7. Society and EconomyThe social context Rural settlement and local production Coins and currency Plates 97 - 128 Chapter 8. Settlement StructureTerritorrial organization Hillforts Sanctuaries Villages, vici and pagi Colonies Municipia and praefecturae Chapter 9. Art and ArchitecturePublic and private architecture Terracotta votive offerings Votive bronze statuettes Cemeteries and funerary equipment Sculpture and portraits Plates 129 - 160 PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICESAppendix 1. Geoarcheologia, cambiamenti climatici e paesaggi archeologici in Abruzzo: un punto della situazione – Silvano AgostiniAppendix 2. Un aggiornamento sulle strutture abitative in Abruzzo – Vincenzo d’Ercole e Oliva MenozziAppendix 3. A diachronic overview of the S. Maria Cardetola necropolis in Crecchio (CH) (seasons 2015-2020, 2022) – Luca CherstichAppendix 4. Archeologia funeraria in Abruzzo: un aggiornamento – Vincenzo d’ErcoleAppendix 5. Preliminary data from the investigations in the municipality of San Giovanni Lipioni (CH): the archaeological areas of Colle Vernone and Il Monte – Eugenio Di ValerioAppendix 6. Economia e organizzazione territoriale tra IV sec. a.C. e I d.C.: il ruolo dei ‘centri minori’ in area Centro-Adriatica e Appenninica – Maria Cristina Mancini e Oliva Menozzi

‘Overall, the book is meticulously researched and Menozzi’s synthesis of archaeological, textual, and epigraphic evidence is thorough. The arguments are presented with academic rigor. The inclusion of high-quality maps, photographs, and illustrative figures greatly enhances the accessibility and clarity of the material, making it a valuable resource for both specialists and graduate students in Roman archaeology and ancient history. The structure is well-organised, with logical progression and thematic cohesion, making the volume an exemplary model of how to synthesise complex archaeological and historical data into a coherent analytical framework.’ - Ludovico Rodolfo Runco (2025): Bryn Mawr Classical Review From Safin to Roman: cultural change and hybridization in central Adriatic Italy – Bryn Mawr Classical Review