![]() The papers cover a large time span (Iron Age to the Byzantine period) thus revealing the diachronic dimension of the sanctuary. The seven papers presented in this panel showcase some of the most important discoveries made at Despotiko and discuss their meaning in the context of the cult practices at the site. With some 26 buildings and a great number of precious votives, Despotiko was the second-largest sanctuary in the Cyclades, surpassed only by the sanctuary of Apollo on Delos, and is revolutionizing the overall understanding of sites of worship on the Cyclades. ![]() The excavations at Despotiko conducted over the past quarter-century have revealed an extensive Parian sanctuary that was not mentioned in the extant ancient sources. In particular, we focus on the complex dynamics between the urban and rural communities in relation to environmental factors and socio-economic change contrary to recent deterministic interpretations, our preliminary results clearly show that environmental change was only one of many elements that influenced the history of this local socio-ecological system. In this paper, we present the results of several archaeological investigations (artifact surveys, extensive geophysics, manual and mechanical coring, excavations, archaeobotanical investigations, and archival document analysis), which shed new light on the relationship between Ravenna and its hinterland during Late Antiquity and the first half of the Middle Ages (5th-11th c. The dynamic landscape around Ravenna, geomorphologically unstable and mainly composed of wetlands, deeply influenced the political and economic fortunes of the city over these periods. CE, as the center of one of the most powerful Archbishoprics in Italy. In 402 CE, Ravenna was chosen as the capital of the Western Empire, and it remained a central place throughout the following centuries as part of Byzantine Exarchate and, after the 8th c. CE, when the Emperor Augustus established the Empire's military fleet, the classis Ravennatis, in the city. Ravenna became a major Roman political and military center in the 1st c.
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