Grociana piccola
A rare example of Republican military fortifications in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F Bernardini (0000-0002-3282-8799, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, corresponding author), Jana Horvat (0000-0002-5512-6407, Institute of Archaeology), G Vinci (0000-0002-7905-9149, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Tina Berden (0000-0001-6538-738X, Institute of Archaeology), Lucija Lavrenčič (Institute of Archaeology), Lucia Liccioli (0000-0001-7609-6641, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze), Carmine Lubritto (0000-0003-0009-1400, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli") |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 695-712 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1047759421000453 |
| OpenAlex | W3200865811 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
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
Amphora · Ancient history · Archaeology · Artillery · CONQUEST · Excavation · Fortress (chess · Geography · Masonry · Peninsula · Pottery · Tower · Trench · Archaeological and Historical Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Architecture
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |