L’archeologia egea nell’Università di Catania

The presence of Aegean archaeology in Catania began early on with the teaching of Paolo Orsi at the end of the 19th century, but it diminished significantly under his successors (Casagrande, Pericle Ducati, Libertini), who focused primarily on the history of Greco- Roman art. In the post-war period, modules devoted to Aegean civilisations appeared in the lectures of Arias and Rizza as a prelude to the study of Greek art. It was not until 1981 that a standalone subject entitled ‘Aegean Archaeology and Antiquity’ was introduced, which was taught by Vincenzo La Rosa and subsequently by Dario Palermo until 2000. The reform of the university system and the introduction of the 3+2 system led to a review of the names and distribution of this subject across the various university levels.