The name “Vesuvinum” has been found on wine amphorae in both Pompeii and in Carthage. “Pompeianum” and “Surrentinum” (from Sorrento) were both known in Rome. Pompeian wine amphorae have also been found in Ostia (Italy), Ampurias (Spain), Alesia (Gaul), Vindonissa and Augst (Switzerland), Trier (Germany), and even in Stanmore, Middlesex (Britain). At Carthage more than […]
Wine was the most widespread drink and certainly the most loved by the Romans in their daily diet and an important element of convivial moments. The Romans had compiled real classifications of the finest wines, among which Falerno excelled, but Surrentinum and Vesbius or Vesuvinum also enjoyed a good reputation. Particularly appreciated wines were […]
The Greek Sanctuaries can be: a) Intramural b) Periurban c) Extraurban Their location was linked to methods and needs that varied from city to city and that underwent evolution over time. Urban and Periurban Sanctuaries: They were preferably located on the “Acropolis”, citadel built on a high hill, but also in the same “agorài” (main […]
The first Greek colonies founded in Southern Italy and Sicily since the mid-8th century BC were organised according to the “polis model” that developed in the most advanced areas of Greece during the Geometric period (900-700 BC). The sites chosen by the Greek colonists for their settlements were the result of a careful knowledge of […]
It is indeed impressive to note that, twice in the 7th century BC and in the 15th century AD, almost the same region of central Italy, ancient Etruria and modern Tuscany, was the decisive hotbed of Italian civilization.(1) When in the VIII century BC the Greeks set foot on the coasts of Campania, they found […]
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