Studies on ancient roads, and in particular on Roman ones, often tend to favor the topographic reconstruction of individual roads, answering questions about where and how a road was built, but sometimes neglecting the fundamental aspects linked to when and to why. Addressing the case of the internal roads of Sicily in Roman times, with a special focus on the Catania-Agrigento road, we will attempt to answer the aforementioned questions, taking into consideration the transformations that have affected Sicily in the political, social and economic sphere since the 3rd century B.C. to the 4th century AD, with the awareness that roads have always been vehicles of things and people, and with them of ideas and values.
La viabilità interna nella Sicilia romana: tra commercio e controllo del territorio
Marco Sfacteria
2025-01-01
Abstract
Studies on ancient roads, and in particular on Roman ones, often tend to favor the topographic reconstruction of individual roads, answering questions about where and how a road was built, but sometimes neglecting the fundamental aspects linked to when and to why. Addressing the case of the internal roads of Sicily in Roman times, with a special focus on the Catania-Agrigento road, we will attempt to answer the aforementioned questions, taking into consideration the transformations that have affected Sicily in the political, social and economic sphere since the 3rd century B.C. to the 4th century AD, with the awareness that roads have always been vehicles of things and people, and with them of ideas and values.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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