The research focuses on the study of Augustea as places of imperial worship. These buildings are mainly identified by the discovery of inscriptions or statues linked to members of the imperial family. However, their great architectural heterogeneity makes them difficult to recognize in the absence of such clues. The objective of the work is to create a corpus of municipal and provincial buildings interpreted as such and to review the elements for this interpretation. The study thus contributes to identifying regional variations and shedding light on the dynamics of local adaptation of imperial worship. The approach adopted, based on the collection, comparison and standardization of all published data - particularly architectural and topographical data- aims to better comprehend the spread of phenomenon of Augustea in the Roman West. Initially, we wanted to study the Italian peninsula and one case for each of the Iberian provinces (hence the title), but we ultimately decided to focus on a specific provincial territory: Gallia Narbonensis. This allowed us to highlight phenomena specific to each territory and will enable us to broaden the investigation by proceeding province by province. Within the corpus, particular attention was paid to the case of Rusellae. This case appears to be one of the main examples of Augustea, and it was possible to carry out unprecedented documentation and in-depth architectural analysis in collaboration with PRIN-GreatT project. 3D simulations were proposed to understand its integration into the urban space, and particularly its orientation.
La ricerca si concentra sugli Augustea come luoghi di culto imperiale. Questi edifici sono principalmente identificati dal ritrovamento di iscrizioni o statue legate a membri della famiglia imperiale. L'eterogeneità architettonica rende tuttavia difficile la loro identificazione in assenza di tali indizi. L'obiettivo del lavoro è la costituzione di un corpus di edifici a livello municipale e provinciale interpretati come tali e la revisione degli elementi per questa interpretazione. Lo studio contribuisce a identificare le varianti regionali e a chiarire le dinamiche di adattamento locale del culto imperiale. L'approccio adottato, basato sulla raccolta, il confronto e la normalizzazione di tutti i dati pubblicati, in particolare quelli architettonici e topografici, mira a definire meglio il fenomeno della diffusione delle Augustea nell'Occidente romano. Inizialmente, abbiamo voluto studiare l'Italia e un caso per ciascuna delle province iberiche (da cui il titolo), ma abbiamo preferito concentrarci su una provincia specifica: la Gallia Narbonense. Ciò ha permesso di evidenziare fenomeni territoriali specifici e consentirà di ampliare l'indagine procedendo provincia per provincia. Nel corpus è stata prestata particolare attenzione al caso di Rusellae. Questo caso appare come uno dei principali esempi di Augustea ed è stato possibile effettuare una documentazione inedita e un'analisi architettonica approfondita grazie alla collaborazione col progetto PRIN-GreatT. Sono state proposte simulazioni 3D per comprenderne l'integrazione nello spazio urbano e il suo orientamento.
La diffusione degli Augustea: dall’analisi puntuale alla ricostruzione di un fenomeno complesso in Italia e nelle province iberiche
GRASSI, CATERINA
2026
Abstract
The research focuses on the study of Augustea as places of imperial worship. These buildings are mainly identified by the discovery of inscriptions or statues linked to members of the imperial family. However, their great architectural heterogeneity makes them difficult to recognize in the absence of such clues. The objective of the work is to create a corpus of municipal and provincial buildings interpreted as such and to review the elements for this interpretation. The study thus contributes to identifying regional variations and shedding light on the dynamics of local adaptation of imperial worship. The approach adopted, based on the collection, comparison and standardization of all published data - particularly architectural and topographical data- aims to better comprehend the spread of phenomenon of Augustea in the Roman West. Initially, we wanted to study the Italian peninsula and one case for each of the Iberian provinces (hence the title), but we ultimately decided to focus on a specific provincial territory: Gallia Narbonensis. This allowed us to highlight phenomena specific to each territory and will enable us to broaden the investigation by proceeding province by province. Within the corpus, particular attention was paid to the case of Rusellae. This case appears to be one of the main examples of Augustea, and it was possible to carry out unprecedented documentation and in-depth architectural analysis in collaboration with PRIN-GreatT project. 3D simulations were proposed to understand its integration into the urban space, and particularly its orientation.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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