The systematic excavations carried out in recent years in the historical center of Catania produced a considerable development of the studies on the urbanistic of ancient Catania. In particular, the excavations on the Montevergine hill have shown that the Roman road system replies the town planning of the second Greek phase identified in the Benedettini Monastery. The second Greek phase is here assigned to Dionysius I, who after conquering Katana in 403 BC refounded it with a new population. It is attributed to the Syracusan tyrant the use of blocks of limestone from the iblean quarries for the construction of a public building near the sanctuary of Demeter and the construction of the new fortifications of the city. In the article it is suggested that Katana in the fourth century BC, as in the archaic period, was located not only on the Montevergine hill, but it also included the lower south area, beyond the Amenano river.
Gli scavi sistematici effettuati negli anni recenti nel centro storico di Catania hanno prodotto un considerevole sviluppo degli studi sull’urbanistica di Catania antica. In particolare, gli scavi eseguiti sulla collina di Montevergine hanno dimostrato che l’impianto stradale romano ripete quello greco della seconda fase urbanistica individuata all’interno del Monastero dei Benedettini. La seconda fase greca è qui attribuita a Dionisio I, che dopo avere conquistato Katane nel 403 a.C. l’ha rifondata con una nuova popolazione. È attribuito al tiranno siracusano l’uso di conci di calcare provenienti dalle cave iblee per la costruzione di un edificio pubblico nei pressi del santuario di Demetra e delle nuove fortificazioni della città. Nell’articolo si avanza l’ipotesi che la Katana del IV secolo a.C., come quella arcaica, non doveva essere ubicata solo sulla collina di Montevergine, ma doveva comprendere anche la parte bassa a Sud, oltre del fiume Amenano.
Dionisio I e l’ impianto urbano di Katane tra V e IV secolo a.C.
FRASCA, Massimo
2016-01-01
Abstract
The systematic excavations carried out in recent years in the historical center of Catania produced a considerable development of the studies on the urbanistic of ancient Catania. In particular, the excavations on the Montevergine hill have shown that the Roman road system replies the town planning of the second Greek phase identified in the Benedettini Monastery. The second Greek phase is here assigned to Dionysius I, who after conquering Katana in 403 BC refounded it with a new population. It is attributed to the Syracusan tyrant the use of blocks of limestone from the iblean quarries for the construction of a public building near the sanctuary of Demeter and the construction of the new fortifications of the city. In the article it is suggested that Katana in the fourth century BC, as in the archaic period, was located not only on the Montevergine hill, but it also included the lower south area, beyond the Amenano river.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.