Two damaged statues, one repaired using lime, recently discovered in Nola.Soprintendenza Napoli
Posted on 08/25/2023 8:45:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Dating back to the eighth century BC, Nola was originally founded as a Roman colony in the Campania region of southern Italy. The site flourished as a center of regional trade and craft production between the 5th to 15th centuries...
Now, in the Nola area on the outskirts of Naples, archaeologists have identified an entire medieval neighborhood...
...a range of spectacular architectural treasures dating back to the Roman period , including: a huge amphitheater and a theatre, palatial residences and elaborate family burial mausoleums. While the amphitheater represents the brutal nature of Roman culture , the theatre, in contrast, is emblematic of their deep love of arts and creative expression...
...since the 1800s archaeologists have discovered a lot of ceramic fragments dating from the 6th century up to the 12th-13th centuries, at which time a specialized craft quarter was created in Nola...
The city of Nola experienced several invasions and sieges during the decline of the Western Roman Empire, therefore, the Greek and Roman pottery discovered at Nola is often found mixed with Germanic pottery dating to the Gothic War , that was fought between the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) and the Ostrogoths. The Goths, under their leader Totila, warred against the Roman forces, and their seizure of Nola in the year 543 AD represented a key moment in the conflict, that ultimately contributed to the eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire.
In the early medieval period, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD, the southern Italian peninsula became a patchwork of different kingdoms and territories. The Eastern Roman, or Byzantine Empire emerged in the southern part of Italy, and the modern Duchy of Naples has historical ties to this empire.
(Excerpt) Read more at ancient-origins.net ...
Two damaged statues, one repaired using lime, recently discovered in Nola.Soprintendenza Napoli
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Romans in NOLA?
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