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LED Edizioni Universitarie ( 'Archeologia e Arte Antica'), Milano, 2023

A century later, this work is the updated and thorough re-edition of the “methodical explorations... more A century later, this work is the updated and thorough re-edition of the “methodical explorations” undertaken by Paolo Orsi in the area around the Athenaion of Ortygia, the acropolis of Syracuse (1910-1917). Thanks to a gradual hermeneutic process intertwining the excavation data - published and unpublished - the analysis of the architecture and the systematic investigation of the votive deposits, still largely unpublished, the author provides a new reconstruction of the central sanctuary of Ortygia during the Archaic Greek period, from an architectural, anthropological and cultural point of view. Since the material culture, if properly examined, can provide evidence of ritual and cult practices, this research is the first ever investigation of the entire range of the ritual and votive objects from Orsi’s excavations, from a typological, contextual and functional point of view. Therefore, based on the most recent methodological approach, the interpretation of votive deposits allows not only to identify the ritual agency related to the sanctuary’s architectural development, but also to understand the ritual communication between the individual, the community and the worshipped deity, within the larger system of the polis religion. Thanks to the interrelation between contexts, votives and their meanings, this study sheds new light on several aspects of the Archaic Greek sanctuary, on the worshippers and on their deities, in a diachronic perspective ranging from the foundation of the city to the Deinomenid tyranny. Within this new framework, this work constitutes a very remarkable advancement in the understanding of Archaic Syracuse and, in particular, of one of its most significant sacred spaces.

L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER (Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 69). ISBN: 9788891319937, 2020

To this date, the imposing scale model of the ruins of Pompeii, preserved at the National Archaeo... more To this date, the imposing scale model of the ruins of Pompeii, preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, has not received the adequate consideration of its intrinsic value as a historical and archaeological document. At the origin of the creation of the model there were not only well defined cultural reasons, but also the strong desire to promote a more immediate understanding of the entire site of Pompeii and to document, with meticulousness and skill, the state of conservation closely following the phases of rediscovery. The "Great Imitation of Pompeii", as a precious and extraordinary document, continues to show us even today the original decoration and planivolumetric articulation of the monumental remains. The complete digitalization of the Great Scale Model not only provides a 3D copy of the original, but also an indispensable research and communication tool: it preserves and amplifies the documentary value of the original. In an uninterrupted game of reflections, cross-references, correspondences between archaeological reality, physical model and its digital replica, the Atlas returns to the Great Scale Model of Pompei the place it deserves in the history of archaeological research.

“Catania torna nell’Arena”, riappropriandosi di uno straordinario monumento, troppo a lungo trasc... more “Catania torna nell’Arena”, riappropriandosi di uno straordinario monumento, troppo a lungo trascurato. Con la medesima carica propositiva e originalità del progetto di Valorizzazione dell’Anfiteatro romano di Catania portato avanti dall’Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, da cui prende spunto, la presente guida rende conto non solo dei risultati delle più recenti indagini scientifiche condotte dall’IBAM-CNR nell’anfiteatro, ma anche dei racconti e delle curiosità nate intorno ad esso. Perché è solo con la conoscenza che la riconquista fisica di uno spazio può tramutarsi in ben più duraturo acquisto culturale.

Papers by Giulio Amara

Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia. Serie 5 / 2024, 16/2, Supplemento , 2024

This contribution presents the results of the excavations carried out in 2023 along the western s... more This contribution presents the results of the excavations carried out in 2023 along the western stereobate of Temple D at Akragas. The main objectives were: to investigate the foundation structure of the Doric temple; to provide evidence for its chronology, based on archaeological and stratigraphic data; and to provide evidence for the phases predating the Doric temple. The material evidence from the foundation layers provides a chronological terminus for the construction of Temple D. Furthermore, the uncovering of the stereobate allows a comprehensive examination of the construction techniques employed for this monumental building.
Also available at: https://journals.sns.it/index.php/annalilettere/issue/view/662

In Antike Heiligtümer in Griechenland, Magna Graecia und Sizilien. Entstehung, Funktionen, Riten und Monumentalisierung als religiöse und interkulturelle Phänomene, hrsg. J. Bergemann, E.C. Portale (Rahden), 2024

This paper focuses on the ritual, performative and religious aspects that are closely associated ... more This paper focuses on the ritual, performative and religious aspects that are closely associated to monumentalization works and to the management of building activities within the "central santuary" on the acropolis of Syracuse (Sicily). These depositions are not just mundane or utilitarian, but they are ritualized, structured, and meaningful. These deposits allow to grasp the ritual agency also associated with apparently mundane actions such as the dismantling of sacred buildings or the foundation of new ones.

HEROM. Journal on Hellenistic and Roman Material Culture, 2023

This paper focuses on the Hellenistic pottery from House VIIA in Akragas, in the recently discove... more This paper focuses on the Hellenistic pottery from House VIIA in Akragas, in the recently discovered residential area in the south-eastern part of the settlement, just north of the Hill of the Temples, currently excavated by the Parco Archeologico della Valle dei Templi. House VIIA represents a remarkable case-study for the extensive investigation of the Early Hellenistic material culture of Akragas, until the mid-3rd century B.C.E. This paper thus deals with the following aspects: a) the archaeological excavations of the household; b) overview of the Early Hellenistic pottery and preliminary insight on its domestic functions; c) Akragas in the early Hellenistic period: material culture and transformations of the urban landscape.

Priolo Gargallo e la Valle dell'Aci. Ricerche sui paesaggi antichi della Sicilia sud-orientale

The research recently undertaken by IBAM in the territory of Priolo Gargallo and in the Valle del... more The research recently undertaken by IBAM in the territory of Priolo Gargallo and in the Valle dell’Aci, both areas of fundamental importance situated on the eastern coast of Sicily, aimed to define the transformations that occurred in the countryside between the Hellenistic and medieval periods. For the first time this research shed light on the territories of Syracuse and Catania, cities for which, despite their important political and economic roles in Roman and medieval Sicily, there is a lack of data for the surrounding countryside. Indeed, the interest in this question derives from the absence of research whose main aim is the understanding of the social-economic role of the city in the Mediterranean during the long transition from the Roman to the medieval period, an investigation that cannot ignore the rural areas closest to the urban centres.

Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente, 2023

For full text: https://www.scuoladiatene.it/dal-2021-al-2030/2023.html Past scholarship on Corin... more For full text: https://www.scuoladiatene.it/dal-2021-al-2030/2023.html

Past scholarship on Corinthian vase-painting of the Archaic period has long overlooked Akragas, since the body of evidence from the settlement was relatively scanty or not well known. The recent and remarkable investigations around temple D and in the residential area provide an opportunity to bridge this gap. Therefore, this paper deals with Corinthian figured pottery excavated from Akragas at large, that is from the sanctuaries, residential areas and cemeteries. Based on a stylistic and contextual approach, this study offers an updated and comprehensive overview of both published and unpublished Corinthian pottery imported to Akragas. It deals with the following aspects: a) nature and peculiarities of Corinthian imports in the Mediterranean and local contexts; b) their distribution within the city; c) relationship with specific painters and/or workshops; d) the absolute chronology of Corinthian pottery style.

37. Agrigento: il tempio D e il suo santuario. Nuovi dati dagli scavi della Scuola Normale Superiore

KTISEIS Fondazioni d’Occidente. Intrecci culturali tra Gela, Agrigento, Creta e Rodi – Atti delle XIV Giornate Gregoriane Agrigento, Museo Archeologico 25-27 Novembre 2022. A cura di Valentina Caminneci, Matteo D’Acunto, Claudia Lambrugo, Maria Concetta Parello, 2024

Supplemento agli Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Classe di Lettere e Filosofia serie 5 2023, 15/2, 2023

This paper deals with the archaeological trench (8) dug at the south-eastern corner of Temple D i... more This paper deals with the archaeological trench (8) dug at the south-eastern corner of Temple D in Agrigento during the 2022 excavations, between the stereobate and the staircase at the front of the sacred building. Based on the archaeological evidence, this excavation focuses on the chronology, the building phases and construction technique of the temple foundations. The analysis of the ceramics from the foundation layers provides a chronological terminus for the start of the temple’s construction. The coroplastic finds include fragments belonging to two statuettes of Athena, possibly Athena Promachos. These figurines could shed light on the worship practised in the sanctuary before the monumentalisation of the sacred area in the 5th century BC.

Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia 14/2, Suppl., 2022

in: F. Nicoletti (a cura di), Siracusa Antica. Nuove prospettive di ricerca, Palermo: 65-87, 2022

THE EARLIEST IMPORTED MATERIALS AT SYRACUSE RECONSIDERED. NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLIEST APOIKIA.... more THE EARLIEST IMPORTED MATERIALS AT SYRACUSE RECONSIDERED. NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLIEST APOIKIA. This paper deals with the earliest imports at Syracuse, in order to investigate the origins and early life of the apoikia (ca. 733-690 BC). During the last century, research has long been based mainly on ceramics and the chronology of the very earliest imported Greek pottery in the Western colonies, and, in particular at Syracuse. On the contrary, this study provides an updated reassessment of the much wider imported material culture in context. This paper offers a comprehensive overview of both published and unpublished material from several Protoarchaic contexts excavated at Syracuse. In particular, special attention is paid to the new archaeological evidence from the sanctuary in the area of the Athenaion of Ortygia. This investigation sheds new light on the following aspects: a) peculiarities, repertoire, use and distribution of imported objects within the local material context; b) social (and ethnic) features of the early settlement; c) process of foundation and development of the apoikia.

OltrePlinio Translations, Digital Library's Details (L. Domenichi, 1844, vol. I)

In M. Meyer and G. Adornato (eds.), Innovations and Inventions in Athens c. 530 to 470 BCE – Two Crucial Generations. Phoibos Verlag, Wien (Wiener Forschungen zur Archäologie, Band 18), 2020

in M. Jonasch (ed.), The Fight for Greek Sicily. Society, Politics, and Landscape. Oxbow Books , 2020

Leggere Pompei attraverso il grande plastico. Strutture e apparati decorativi

In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale”, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020

«La grandiosa imitazione» Il grande plastico di Pompei

In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale”, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020

La felloplastica. Origini, modelli e funzioni

In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale", L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020

Daniele Malfitana , Giulio Amara , Antonino Mazzaglia Anno di Edizione: 2020 Edizione: L'ERMA d... more Daniele Malfitana , Giulio Amara , Antonino Mazzaglia

Anno di Edizione: 2020
Edizione: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Collane:
Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 69
ISBN: 9788891319937
Rilegatura: Rilegato
Pagine: 328
Formato: 24 x 28 cm

in Atti del Convegno internazionale Miniere della Memoria. Scavi in archivi, depositi e biblioteche, a cura di P. Giulierini, A. Coralini, E. Calandra, Firenze, pp. 63-79., 2020