Important construction projects were carried out on the hill housing the acropolis of ancient Amphipholis (eastern Macedonia) between the second half of the fifth and first half of the Sixth century AD. These included the building of a new defensive walled enclosure, a monumental cistern, and several ecclesiastical buildings, five of which have been recognized so far. Recent investigations, and excavations conducted by the Archeological Society, have added new elements to this still not very clear historical archaeological puzzle. Over the last few years, scholars’ interest has been drawn especially to the relationship of the settlement with its territory and the settlement’s abandonment in the early seventh century AD due to the incursion of Slavic populations or earthquakes. This study wishes to offer the best possible illustration of the Proto-Byzantine monuments in the context of the urban fabric of the late Roman city and the historical conditions of that period.
Sulla collina ove sorge l’acropoli dell’antica Amphipholis (Macedonia orientale) vennero realizzati, tra la seconda metà del V e la prima metà del VI secolo d.C., significativi interventi di edilizia monumentale ecclesiastica e civile. Questi includono la costruzione di una nuova cinta muraria difensiva, una vasta cisterna a cielo aperto e cinque chiese finora individuate. Recenti indagini e scavi condotti dalla Società Archeologica Ellenica e dalla Soprintendenza competente hanno aggiunto nuovi elementi a questo puzzle storico-archeologico ancora non molto chiaro. Negli ultimi anni, l’interesse degli studiosi è stato particolarmente attratto dal rapporto dell’insediamento con il suo territorio e dall’abbandono dell’abitato nel VII secolo d.C. a causa delle incursioni delle popolazioni slave o dei terremoti. Questo studio si sofferma a illustrare i monumenti protobizantini e il loro inserimento nel contesto del tessuto urbano della città tardoromana, tenendo conto delle circostanze storiche concomitanti.
I monumenti protobizantini dell'acropoli di Amphipolis / Taddei, Alessandro. - In: ANNUARIO DELLA SCUOLA ARCHEOLOGICA DI ATENE E DELLE MISSIONI ITALIANE IN ORIENTE. - ISSN 0067-0081. - LXXXVI (8):III(2008), pp. 253-310.
I monumenti protobizantini dell'acropoli di Amphipolis
TADDEI, ALESSANDRO
2008
Abstract
Important construction projects were carried out on the hill housing the acropolis of ancient Amphipholis (eastern Macedonia) between the second half of the fifth and first half of the Sixth century AD. These included the building of a new defensive walled enclosure, a monumental cistern, and several ecclesiastical buildings, five of which have been recognized so far. Recent investigations, and excavations conducted by the Archeological Society, have added new elements to this still not very clear historical archaeological puzzle. Over the last few years, scholars’ interest has been drawn especially to the relationship of the settlement with its territory and the settlement’s abandonment in the early seventh century AD due to the incursion of Slavic populations or earthquakes. This study wishes to offer the best possible illustration of the Proto-Byzantine monuments in the context of the urban fabric of the late Roman city and the historical conditions of that period.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.