Milena Melfi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1704933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Milena Melfi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Milena |
| FAMILY NAME | Melfi |
| SIGNATURE | MELFI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4531-0227 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Patronage and public amenities in Roman Epirus
The well of Junia Rufina has long been one of the main features of the archaeology of Roman Butrint. This paper aims at offering a chronological and cultural context for its dedication by inserting it into contemporary urban and historical developments. The monumentalization of the well in the 2nd c. CE illustrates how increased access to and architectural display of water was a main aspect of urban policy in the newly founded province of Epirus,…
Plaster Casts of the Portico from Aphrodisias
This article presents a case study that demonstrates three essential uses—archaeological, political, and museological—of plaster casts in Graeco-Roman studies. The case is the Portico of Tiberius at Aphrodisias, which the Italian archaeological mission in Anatolia excavated in 1937. Casts of the architectural elements of the portico (entablature, capital, and column) were made immediately, shipped to Rome, and employed to create a one-to-one plas…
Archaeology in Albania, 2014–2024
This paper presents a review of new research carried out within the borders of modern Albania in the last 10 years. It offers a roughly geographical outline – albeit incomplete – of recent discoveries from prehistory to the Middle Ages and attempts to place them in the wider context of current research in the field. Beyond pointing the reader to newly published surveys, archaeological excavations, and bodies of materials, it aims at giving an ove…
The Plutonium Project, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli (Comune Di Tivoli, Provincia Di Roma, Regione Lazio)
The Universities of Pavia and Oxford continued their investigations in Villa Adriana, in the area called Plutonium, traditionally interpreted as a reproduction of the Underworld, and located on one of the highest rises of the complex, in the east part of the villa. The excavations took place from 27 June to 16 July 2022. Two trenches were opened in areas already subject to cleaning and documentation in previous years: (1) Trench T, located in the…
Tivoli, Hadrian's Villa
The Universities of Pavia and Oxford continued their investigations in Villa Adriana, in the area called Plutonium, traditionally interpreted as a reproduction of the Underworld, and located on one of the highest rises of the complex, in the east part of the Villa. The excavations took place from 1 to 21 July 2019. A team of 12 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers took part in the project, both from Oxford and Pavia Universities (S. And…
A Colossal Cult Statue Group from Dobër, Albania
A group of three fragmentary marble statues of colossal scale came to light in 1913 on a low hill known as Dobër in the countryside of Butrint, Albania. A fourth statue fragment, a veiled female head dated stylistically to the late fourth or third century BCE, now in Ioannina, Greece, was said to have been found in the same area, but new archival research casts doubt on that assertion. In this study, we reassess the technical and iconographic fea…
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In Praise of Asclepius
In the middle decades of the second century AD the acclaimed orator Aelius Aristides wrote a number of prose hymns to traditional Greek gods and thereby demonstrated that the cults of these gods had not yet become obsolete and were more than just a topic of backward-looking paideia. This volume presents four of these texts, specifically those that focus on the god of healing, Asclepius, together with a new edition of the Greek text, a new English…
The making of a colonial Pantheon in the colonies of Caesar in Greece
Hellenistic Sanctuaries
Religion and Society in Early Roman Corinth
This study focuses on the evidence from a coin deposit (IGCH 353) found in the Asklepieion of Corinth in order to gain fresh information on the survival and renovation of the cult place in the early colonial years. The aim is to contribute to questions such as when and where did normal civic and religious life resume in Corinth after the destruction of the city in 146 b.c., and to what extent did Roman decisions and local attitudes influence trad…
Asklepieion sanctuary
The Asklepieion of Kos was one of the most famous cult places of Antiquity and a renowned healing center. Worshippers and physicians flocked to the island of Kos from all parts of the Greek and Roman world. By the early Roman period the story had become widespread that Hippocrates of Kos had learned medicine from the iamata – the tablets recording the god's cures – on display at the Asklepeion.
Ritual Spaces and Performances in the Asklepieia of Roman Greece
This paper attempts to investigate the existence of performative rituals—such as processions, songs, dances, dramatic enactments of divine myths and genealogies—in sanctuaries of Asklepios during the Roman Imperial period in Greece. Because of their long life and their well-documented ritual practice, the sanctuaries of Athens, Epidauros, and Messene have been selected as case studies. Archaeological, literary, and epigraphical sources are used t…
Ritual Spaces and Performances in the Asklepieia of Roman Greece
This paper attempts to investigate the existence of performative rituals—such as processions, songs, dances, dramatic enactments of divine myths and genealogies—in sanctuaries of Asklepios during the Roman Imperial period in Greece. Because of their long life and their well-documented ritual practice, the sanctuaries of Athens, Epidauros, and Messene have been selected as case studies. Archaeological, literary, and epigraphical sources are used t…
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An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Ritual Spaces and Performances in the Asklepieia of Roman Greece
This paper attempts to investigate the existence of performative rituals—such as processions, songs, dances, dramatic enactments of divine myths and genealogies—in sanctuaries of Asklepios during the Roman Imperial period in Greece. Because of their long life and their well-documented ritual practice, the sanctuaries of Athens, Epidauros, and Messene have been selected as case studies. Archaeological, literary, and epigraphical sources are used t…
Asklepieion sanctuary
The Asklepieion of Kos was one of the most famous cult places of Antiquity and a renowned healing center. Worshippers and physicians flocked to the island of Kos from all parts of the Greek and Roman world. By the early Roman period the story had become widespread that Hippocrates of Kos had learned medicine from the iamata – the tablets recording the god's cures – on display at the Asklepeion.
Religion and Society in Early Roman Corinth
This study focuses on the evidence from a coin deposit (IGCH 353) found in the Asklepieion of Corinth in order to gain fresh information on the survival and renovation of the cult place in the early colonial years. The aim is to contribute to questions such as when and where did normal civic and religious life resume in Corinth after the destruction of the city in 146 b.c., and to what extent did Roman decisions and local attitudes influence trad…
In Praise of Asclepius
In the middle decades of the second century AD the acclaimed orator Aelius Aristides wrote a number of prose hymns to traditional Greek gods and thereby demonstrated that the cults of these gods had not yet become obsolete and were more than just a topic of backward-looking paideia. This volume presents four of these texts, specifically those that focus on the god of healing, Asclepius, together with a new edition of the Greek text, a new English…
The making of a colonial Pantheon in the colonies of Caesar in Greece
Hellenistic Sanctuaries
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Tivoli, Hadrian's Villa
The Universities of Pavia and Oxford continued their investigations in Villa Adriana, in the area called Plutonium, traditionally interpreted as a reproduction of the Underworld, and located on one of the highest rises of the complex, in the east part of the Villa. The excavations took place from 1 to 21 July 2019. A team of 12 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers took part in the project, both from Oxford and Pavia Universities (S. And…
A Colossal Cult Statue Group from Dobër, Albania
A group of three fragmentary marble statues of colossal scale came to light in 1913 on a low hill known as Dobër in the countryside of Butrint, Albania. A fourth statue fragment, a veiled female head dated stylistically to the late fourth or third century BCE, now in Ioannina, Greece, was said to have been found in the same area, but new archival research casts doubt on that assertion. In this study, we reassess the technical and iconographic fea…
The Plutonium Project, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli (Comune Di Tivoli, Provincia Di Roma, Regione Lazio)
The Universities of Pavia and Oxford continued their investigations in Villa Adriana, in the area called Plutonium, traditionally interpreted as a reproduction of the Underworld, and located on one of the highest rises of the complex, in the east part of the villa. The excavations took place from 27 June to 16 July 2022. Two trenches were opened in areas already subject to cleaning and documentation in previous years: (1) Trench T, located in the…
Archaeology in Albania, 2014–2024
This paper presents a review of new research carried out within the borders of modern Albania in the last 10 years. It offers a roughly geographical outline – albeit incomplete – of recent discoveries from prehistory to the Middle Ages and attempts to place them in the wider context of current research in the field. Beyond pointing the reader to newly published surveys, archaeological excavations, and bodies of materials, it aims at giving an ove…
Patronage and public amenities in Roman Epirus
The well of Junia Rufina has long been one of the main features of the archaeology of Roman Butrint. This paper aims at offering a chronological and cultural context for its dedication by inserting it into contemporary urban and historical developments. The monumentalization of the well in the 2nd c. CE illustrates how increased access to and architectural display of water was a main aspect of urban policy in the newly founded province of Epirus,…
Plaster Casts of the Portico from Aphrodisias
This article presents a case study that demonstrates three essential uses—archaeological, political, and museological—of plaster casts in Graeco-Roman studies. The case is the Portico of Tiberius at Aphrodisias, which the Italian archaeological mission in Anatolia excavated in 1937. Casts of the architectural elements of the portico (entablature, capital, and column) were made immediately, shipped to Rome, and employed to create a one-to-one plas…
Art (9 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (8 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (8 works) · History (7 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (3 works) · Cult (3 works)