... IL DEPOSITO VOTIVO PRESSO LA PORTA NORD A VULCI, by Antonella Pautasso. Pp. 120, pls. 51. Gio... more ... IL DEPOSITO VOTIVO PRESSO LA PORTA NORD A VULCI, by Antonella Pautasso. Pp. 120, pls. 51. Giorgio Bretschneider, Rome 1994. ISBN 88-7689-101-3. I SARCOFAGI ETRUSCHI IN TERRACOTTA DI ETA" RE-CENTE, by Maria D. Gentili. Pp. xii + 219, pls. 81, figs. 25. ...
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Oct 1, 1995
... WHITEHEAD*, TZ HOSSAIN**, A. SILVER.MAN** ... but also turbulence and change in this region: ... more ... WHITEHEAD*, TZ HOSSAIN**, A. SILVER.MAN** ... but also turbulence and change in this region: it: ~aw the invasions of Hannibal and of the Gauls in the third century, progressive incursions and, ultimately, domination, by the Romans, and the granting of Roman citizenship to ...
Clearly, something in their distinctiveness led peo-ple to wonder where they came from long befor... more Clearly, something in their distinctiveness led peo-ple to wonder where they came from long before the time of Herodotus, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and modern geneticists, whose DNA research into the Etruscans' origins has been so much in the news in the last year.7 In ...
The depiction of the myth of Arachne, a woman punished for defiantly challenging Minerva to a wea... more The depiction of the myth of Arachne, a woman punished for defiantly challenging Minerva to a weaving contest, is a subject without parallel for the frieze of a state monument such as Rome's Forum Transitorium, built by Domitian in the first century A.D. In this new interpretation of the frieze, Eve D'Ambra examines how art depicting mythological themes served as an instrument of social policy in the Roman Empire. She proposes that the portrayal of Arachne flanked by obedient women who spin and weave is presented as a moralizing "exemplum" rather than unfolding in a continuous narrative, the myth is reduced to a series of emblems that provide both a cautionary tale and inspirational models of domestic virtue.D'Ambra shows how the representation of weaving as a sign of the matron's traditional values reinforced Domitian's measures for moral reform, which included laws concerning marriage and adultery. She considers the equation of weaving and chastity in the cults revived by Domitian and, in the context of the founding myths depicted in Augustan art and literature, she explores the narratives of heroines and transgressors that blur the boundaries between private and public life: weaving not only served to initiate girls into the household economy but it also provided metaphors for statesmanship, civilization, and powers of life and death.
The Roman city of Carsulae lies in the territory of Terni, Umbria, a few kilometers from the vill... more The Roman city of Carsulae lies in the territory of Terni, Umbria, a few kilometers from the village of San Gemini. It is the common opinion that the city was founded in the late 3rd century B.C. when the Via Flaminia was constructed from Rome to the Adriatic, and it attracted the population away from the ancient Umbrian mountaintop settlements, which were eventually abandoned. The site may have been selected for its excellent water, very high in calcium, now bottled today under the brand Sangemini (and which, until the 1970s, was sold only in pharmacies). The modern spring lies below and to the south side of the hill on which Carsulae rests. In fact, Carsulae seems throughout its history to have been associated with health and healing. Its forum is dominated by twin temples to Castor and Pollux, whose role as healers and patrons of doctors was inherited by the saints Cosmo and Damian. A 12th century church to San Damiano at Carsulae is built into the remains of the ancient macellum...
The abstrac ts presented below give summaries of papers presented at a regional symposium of the ... more The abstrac ts presented below give summaries of papers presented at a regional symposium of the Archaeological In stitute of America. held by the Tall ahassee Soc iety of the AlA in May. 1996. in commemoration of the forti eth anniversary of the Society. and of the twentieth anniversary of the first regional symposium of the AlA , held in Tall ahassee in May, 1976. The theme of the conference "The Etru scans Revis ited," was based on that of the first symposium. in which participants addressed questions about the relationship between the Etru scans and their neighbors (publi shed in Archaeological News 4 [1976]). The second symposium included considerations of the Etru scan connections with the Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, and local Italic groups known as the Situla Peoples. In conjunction with the symposium was an open sessi on for papers, for which the abstracts are also included here. The conference was co-spon sored by the Student Archaeology Club. the Congress of Graduate Students. and the Department of Cl ass ic. at
... IL DEPOSITO VOTIVO PRESSO LA PORTA NORD A VULCI, by Antonella Pautasso. Pp. 120, pls. 51. Gio... more ... IL DEPOSITO VOTIVO PRESSO LA PORTA NORD A VULCI, by Antonella Pautasso. Pp. 120, pls. 51. Giorgio Bretschneider, Rome 1994. ISBN 88-7689-101-3. I SARCOFAGI ETRUSCHI IN TERRACOTTA DI ETA" RE-CENTE, by Maria D. Gentili. Pp. xii + 219, pls. 81, figs. 25. ...
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Oct 1, 1995
... WHITEHEAD*, TZ HOSSAIN**, A. SILVER.MAN** ... but also turbulence and change in this region: ... more ... WHITEHEAD*, TZ HOSSAIN**, A. SILVER.MAN** ... but also turbulence and change in this region: it: ~aw the invasions of Hannibal and of the Gauls in the third century, progressive incursions and, ultimately, domination, by the Romans, and the granting of Roman citizenship to ...
Clearly, something in their distinctiveness led peo-ple to wonder where they came from long befor... more Clearly, something in their distinctiveness led peo-ple to wonder where they came from long before the time of Herodotus, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and modern geneticists, whose DNA research into the Etruscans' origins has been so much in the news in the last year.7 In ...
The depiction of the myth of Arachne, a woman punished for defiantly challenging Minerva to a wea... more The depiction of the myth of Arachne, a woman punished for defiantly challenging Minerva to a weaving contest, is a subject without parallel for the frieze of a state monument such as Rome's Forum Transitorium, built by Domitian in the first century A.D. In this new interpretation of the frieze, Eve D'Ambra examines how art depicting mythological themes served as an instrument of social policy in the Roman Empire. She proposes that the portrayal of Arachne flanked by obedient women who spin and weave is presented as a moralizing "exemplum" rather than unfolding in a continuous narrative, the myth is reduced to a series of emblems that provide both a cautionary tale and inspirational models of domestic virtue.D'Ambra shows how the representation of weaving as a sign of the matron's traditional values reinforced Domitian's measures for moral reform, which included laws concerning marriage and adultery. She considers the equation of weaving and chastity in the cults revived by Domitian and, in the context of the founding myths depicted in Augustan art and literature, she explores the narratives of heroines and transgressors that blur the boundaries between private and public life: weaving not only served to initiate girls into the household economy but it also provided metaphors for statesmanship, civilization, and powers of life and death.
The Roman city of Carsulae lies in the territory of Terni, Umbria, a few kilometers from the vill... more The Roman city of Carsulae lies in the territory of Terni, Umbria, a few kilometers from the village of San Gemini. It is the common opinion that the city was founded in the late 3rd century B.C. when the Via Flaminia was constructed from Rome to the Adriatic, and it attracted the population away from the ancient Umbrian mountaintop settlements, which were eventually abandoned. The site may have been selected for its excellent water, very high in calcium, now bottled today under the brand Sangemini (and which, until the 1970s, was sold only in pharmacies). The modern spring lies below and to the south side of the hill on which Carsulae rests. In fact, Carsulae seems throughout its history to have been associated with health and healing. Its forum is dominated by twin temples to Castor and Pollux, whose role as healers and patrons of doctors was inherited by the saints Cosmo and Damian. A 12th century church to San Damiano at Carsulae is built into the remains of the ancient macellum...
The abstrac ts presented below give summaries of papers presented at a regional symposium of the ... more The abstrac ts presented below give summaries of papers presented at a regional symposium of the Archaeological In stitute of America. held by the Tall ahassee Soc iety of the AlA in May. 1996. in commemoration of the forti eth anniversary of the Society. and of the twentieth anniversary of the first regional symposium of the AlA , held in Tall ahassee in May, 1976. The theme of the conference "The Etru scans Revis ited," was based on that of the first symposium. in which participants addressed questions about the relationship between the Etru scans and their neighbors (publi shed in Archaeological News 4 [1976]). The second symposium included considerations of the Etru scan connections with the Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, and local Italic groups known as the Situla Peoples. In conjunction with the symposium was an open sessi on for papers, for which the abstracts are also included here. The conference was co-spon sored by the Student Archaeology Club. the Congress of Graduate Students. and the Department of Cl ass ic. at
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