The Roman villa of Beverara is considered to be one of the most significant complexes for understanding residential patterns in the suburban area of Bononia. The building was discovered between 1928 and 1930 in the northwestern sector of Bologna, during excavation work for a new sewer collector. A significant set of decorated floors was unearthed in the building. Among the tessellates, the polychrome geometric mosaic currently on display at the Bologna Archaeological Museum is noteworthy for both its aesthetic value and its remarkable state of preservation. The pavements, as published by Augusto Negrioli and subsequently studied by Daniela Scagliarini, are fundamental for the study of the planimetric articulation of the villa, preserved in the foundation and only partially investigated, as well as for its chronological analysis, traditionally dated between the 1st and 3rd-4th centuries AD. A thorough re-examination of the archive data has been conducted, leading to the proposal of an updated study of the decorated floors in relation to their context of discovery. The objective of this study is to use Geographic Information System (GIS) to make a reconstructive proposal and locate the residential complex.
La villa romana della Beverara è uno dei complessi più importanti per la conoscenza dei modi dell’abitare nel suburbio bononiense. Scoperto tra il 1928 e il 1930 durante i lavori di escavazione del canale Battiferro, situato nei quartieri settentrionali della città, l’edificio ha restituito un nucleo considerevole di pavimenti decorati. Tra i tessellati, spicca per pregio e stato di conservazione il mosaico geometrico policromo attualmente esposto al Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna. I pavimenti, pubblicati da Augusto Negrioli e successivamente studiati da Daniela Scagliarini, risultano fondamentali per lo studio dell’articolazione planimetrica della villa, conservata in fondazione e indagata solo parzialmente, e per la scansione cronologica della stessa, tradizionalmente compresa tra il I e il III-IV sec. d.C. Partendo da un attento riesame dei dati d’archivio, in questa sede si propone un aggiornamento dello studio dei pavimenti decorati in rapporto al loro contesto di ritrovamento, tentando una proposta ricostruttiva e di localizzazione del complesso residenziale, supportati dalla strumentazione GIS.
I pavimenti decorati della villa romana della Beverara (Bologna): da un riesame dei dati verso una nuova proposta di contestualizzazione / Melega, A., Rossetti, E.. - 31:(2026), pp. 125-140. (XXXI Colloquio dell'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico (AISCOM) Tortona ).
I pavimenti decorati della villa romana della Beverara (Bologna): da un riesame dei dati verso una nuova proposta di contestualizzazione
Alessandro Melega
;Eleonora Rossetti
2026
Abstract
The Roman villa of Beverara is considered to be one of the most significant complexes for understanding residential patterns in the suburban area of Bononia. The building was discovered between 1928 and 1930 in the northwestern sector of Bologna, during excavation work for a new sewer collector. A significant set of decorated floors was unearthed in the building. Among the tessellates, the polychrome geometric mosaic currently on display at the Bologna Archaeological Museum is noteworthy for both its aesthetic value and its remarkable state of preservation. The pavements, as published by Augusto Negrioli and subsequently studied by Daniela Scagliarini, are fundamental for the study of the planimetric articulation of the villa, preserved in the foundation and only partially investigated, as well as for its chronological analysis, traditionally dated between the 1st and 3rd-4th centuries AD. A thorough re-examination of the archive data has been conducted, leading to the proposal of an updated study of the decorated floors in relation to their context of discovery. The objective of this study is to use Geographic Information System (GIS) to make a reconstructive proposal and locate the residential complex.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


