Pedo-sedimentary cores reveal ancient city development, Geochemical analyses show urban phases in Ostia, Ostia's urban deposits reveal different historical phases
Research into the early urban history of Ostia (4th century BC – 2nd century AD), Recent geophysical surveys and core drillings in the excavated area of the city, New data on the palaeoenvironment at the mouth of the Tiber in the 1st millennium BC
Highlights: Geophysical campaign part of the 'Early Ostia Revisited', Examining the geological subsurface enhances understanding of the urban fabric, Three layers with numerous anomalies were associated with paleoenvironmental changes
Highlights: Recent research into the early phases of Ostia (4th century BC-2(nd )century AD), New geophysical prospections in and around the excavated area of the ancient city, New data on the palaeo-environment and-topography of the town and Tiber estuary
La Casa di Diana (I, iii, 3) figure parmi les édifices les plus emblématiques d’Ostie. Après la publication de la Topografia generale, en 1953, elle fut longtemps considérée comme une construction du milieu du IIe siècle apr. J.‑C. Voilà une vingtaine d’années, de nouvelles fouilles furent effectuées à l’intérieur de cet édifice et sa datation fut remontée de quelques décennies par le responsable des travaux, A. Marinucci. Cet article n’a pas la prétention de traiter l’ensemble des problèmes relatifs à cet édifice, qu’ils soient architecturaux ou urbanistiques : il ambitionne seulement de relire la stratigraphie de cette parcelle urbaine, en montrant plus spécifiquement que la Casa di Diana fut construite au tournant des IIe et IIIe siècles, à la place d’une riche demeure de l’aristocratie municipale.
Ad exitum Tiberis in mare fluentis: quelques réflexions à propos des territoires du delta du Tibre - M. † Cébeillac-Gervasoni, N. Laubry, et F. Zevi , eds. 2019. Ricerche su Ostia e il suo territorio. Atti del Terzo Seminario Ostiense (Roma, École française de Rome, 21–22 ottobre 2015). Collection de l’École française de Rome 553. Rome: École française de Rome. DOI : 10.4000/books.efr.3637. Pp. 412, with color and black-and-white figs. ISBN 978-2-7283-1332-7. [Open Access] - Volume 34 Issue 2
The interest in economic activities at Ostia can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th c. when L. Paschetto devoted two chapters of his enquiry to the economic premises of this town.1 Following the 1938-42 excavations which unearthed a great part of the archaeological area, G. Girri made more detailed investigation into the tabernae, establishing the first typology for shops at the mouth of the Tiber.2 Since then, however, there has been little work on this topic.3 J. Schoevaert’s book, revised from his 2013 dissertation at Université de Paris 7, seeks to remedy this, focusing more precisely on the rôle played by shops in the town’s daily life between Late Republican times and late antiquity. His exploration of the multi-faceted world of retail, supported by a detailed catalogue (available online), first concentrates on the architectural form of the Ostian shops (Part 1). Then, it shifts to the interactions between retail and other economic facilities (Part 2). Lastly, it investigates the rôle played by shops in Ostia’s urban fabric, giving particular emphasis to the streetscape (Part 3). In essence, his book aims to demonstrate the extent to which retail outlets can be seen as a basic element in Ostia’s economic and urban landscape.
A new reading of Ostia’s shops and urban economy - JULIEN SCHOEVAERT, LES BOUTIQUES D’OSTIE. L’ÉCONOMIE URBAINE AU QUOTIDIEN, 1er s. av. J.-C . — Ve s. ap. J.-C. (Collection de l’École française de Rome 537; 2018). Pp. xviii + 310, col. pls. 18, figs. 91, tableaux 17. ISSN 0223-5099; ISBN 978-2-7283-1294-8. EUR 39 (with online catalogue available at http://www.efrome.it/publications/ressources-en-ligne.html). - Volume 32
