Grociana piccola: a rare example of Republican military fortifications in Italy
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Federico Bernardini [1] ; Jana Horvat [3] ; Giacomo Vinci [2] ; Tina Berden [3] ; Lucija Lavrencic [3] ; Lucia Liccioli [4] ; Carmine Lubritto [5]
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[1] International Centre for Theoretical Physics
International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Trieste, Italia
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[2] University of Trieste
University of Trieste
Trieste, Italia
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[3] Inštitut za arheologijo
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[4] INFN Sezione Firenze
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[5] Università della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli'
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- Localización: Journal of Roman archaeology, ISSN 1047-7594, Vol. 34, Nº. 2, 2021, págs. 695-712
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Recent investigations at Grociana piccola, a site in northeastern Italy consisting of two sub-rectangular fortifications, offer the rare opportunity to investigate Early Roman military architecture outside the Iberian peninsula. Excavations have revealed an inner rubble masonry rampart dated to the 2nd c. BCE by associated pottery, mainly amphora remains. This date suggests that the fortification was in use during the first Roman conquest and/or later campaigns of the 2nd c. BCE, providing one of the earliest and smallest examples of a military fort. The fort's ramparts were built using the same building technique as much larger 2nd-c. BCE military camps. Another trench uncovered the northeastern corner of the outer rampart and a probable tower or artillery platform which can be connected to a temporary camp built during the mid-1st c. BCE.
