PER UNA NUOVA DEFINIZIONE DELLA GRIGLIA URBANA DELLA ANTICA AKRAGAS CONTRIBUTO PRELIMINARE AD UNA NUOVA IMMAGINE DELLA CITTÀ

Thanks to investigations carried out in the area of the Hellenistic-Roman Temple and of the hill of San Nicola using digital instruments it has been possible to redefine the urban grid, with substantial changes in the existing plan of ancient Akragas. The new urban pattern shows shorter, more manage...

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Published in:Archeologia classica 2016-01, Vol.67, p.57-110
Main Authors: Brienza, Emanuele, Caliò, Luigi Maria, Furcas, Giovanni Luca, Giannella, Fernando, Liuzzo, Mariangela
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Language:Italian
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Summary:Thanks to investigations carried out in the area of the Hellenistic-Roman Temple and of the hill of San Nicola using digital instruments it has been possible to redefine the urban grid, with substantial changes in the existing plan of ancient Akragas. The new urban pattern shows shorter, more manageable insulae, making it possible to include the city within a series of dating to the times of the tyrants, in the years around the battle of Himera, generating a new urban model. The article seeks to define the urban form of the city not only from the planimetric point of view, but also analysing the complex terraced system, the city’s water system and the way dwellings were organised within the individual insulae.
ISSN:0391-8165
2240-7839