Lorenzo Costantini
Biographic Data
| ID | 2740252 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo Costantini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Costantini |
| SIGNATURE | COSTANTINI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol , Bristol , UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3444-0018 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Shipwreck of Zaghemarz, Mazandaran, Iran: Archaeology, Archaeobotany and Absolute Dating of an Eighteenth-Century Vessel of the Caspian Sea
Philosophy and Platonism in Fronto’s Correspondence
This chapter focuses on the references and allusions to Plato in Fronto’s epistolary corpus, especially in his correspondence with Marcus Aurelius, to whom Fronto taught rhetoric. Attention will be paid to Fronto’s engagement with philosophy and his high esteem for Plato and (Middle) Platonism: Plato symbolizes the perfect synthesis between philosophy and rhetoric, which Fronto measures against the fallacy of Stoic dialectic, and Platonic element…
The Divine Plato’: Philosophy and literature in the Second Sophistic
The afterlife of Plato scarcely needs introduction: not only is he one of the most widely studied figures in antiquity (in both scholarly and ‘popular’ contexts), but the ‘afterlife’ of classical authors has become an overwhelming scholarly passion in the discipline as a whole. The label ‘Platonist’, associated with a range of views to do with the existence of abstract objects, is still in current use. But Plato’s work inspires a range of respons…
Revisiting Apuleius’ De re publica (Fulgentius, Expositio sermonum antiquorum 44)
This study focuses on a fragment of Apuleius’ lost De re publica preserved in Fulgentius, Expositio sermonum antiquorum 44. After reviewing earlier scholarship on this passage, it is argued that its Plautine vocabulary is consistent with Apuleius’ archaising style, far from being evidence against Apuleius’ paternity. An echo of Aristophanes, Knights 542 is discussed (a tag that later became a political adage), as well as of Plato, Republic 488a-4…
Entomological analysis for archeological reconstruction and conservation strategies design: The mummies of Cerreto di Spoleto (Central Italy)
Insects found in archeological contexts provide useful information for reconstructing past events. In the context of funerary archeology, insects may help in reconstructing funerary practices or rituals, and in the understanding of the taphonomic processes. Furthermore, studying these insects is fundamental for developing effective conservation strategies for cultural heritage. This article focuses on the entomological investigation of four mummi…
Pseudo-Apuleius’ De Fato
The note presents the discovery of a spurious Apuleian work entitled De fato from MS n° 1040 at the Bibliothèque patrimoniale Villon in Rouen. This work is, in fact, a series of excerpts from Firmicus Maternus , Mathesis Book 1
The People as a Collective Character in the Story of the Widow of Ephesus (Petronius, Satyrica 111-112)
This study offers an interpretation of the people as a collective character in Petronius’ novella of the widow of Ephesus. Through discussing the importance of their role within the economy of the story, it becomes clear that the traditional Roman values they praise become progressively opposed to the widow’s behaviour in the second part of the story. This analysis also makes it possible to appreciate fully the impact of the finale on the interna…
Magic in Apuleius’ >Apologia<: Understanding the charges and the forensic strategies in Apuleius’ speech
Despite the growing interest in Apuleius' Apologia or Pro se d e magia , a speech he delivered in AD 158/159 to defend himself against the charge of being a magus , the only comprehensive study on this speech and magic to date is that by Adam Abt (1908). The aim of this volume is to shed new light on the extent to which Apuleius' speech reveals his own knowledge of magic, and on the implications of the dangerous allegations brought against Apulei…
An Emendation to Apuleius, Apologia 47.1
The most authoritative testimony for the text of Apuleius’ defence-speech known as Apologia or Pro Se De Magia is a Cassinese MS indicated with the siglum F (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 68.2), written under the abbotship of Desiderius (1058–1087) in a mature Beneventan script, which also preserves the text of the Metamorphoses and the Florida . The text that F preserves is unsurprisingly not flawless, and in this note I argue …
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A multi-analytical approach for the identification of technological processes in ancient jewellery
The compositional and structural characterization of the constituent alloys of precious metal artefacts is the basis for understanding the technological processes used in the art of the ancient goldsmiths. This research presents a multi-analytical approach to the study of the technologies of ancient jewellery manufacturing through the use of non-traditional methods. The development of original methods, such as the application of hardware devices …
Excavations at Le Mura di Santo Stefano, Anguillara Sabazia
La relazione presenta i risultati degli scavi condotti tra il 1977 e il 1981 presso le imponenti rovine note come Le Mura di Santo Stefano, situate vicino Anguillara Sabazia, appena 3 km a sud del Lago di Bracciano. La fase più antica di occupazione era relativa ad una fattoria di I secolo d.C. Intorno al 200 d.C. viene costruita una serie di strutture, compreso un edificio a pianta rettangolare su tre piani copiosamente decorato con diciannove t…
Sistan and Baluchistan Project: Short Reports on the Tenth Campaign of Excavations at Shahr-I Sokhta
During the tenth season of excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta excavations continued in the Graveyard, and Craftsman's areas. This work revealed new graves, including one containing an artificial eye. Supplementary research has also been carried out on human teeth from the site, and an archaeo-botanical project is also being undertaken
Charred plant remains of the Archaic period from the Forum and Palatine
Our understanding of the arable economy of the early centuries of Rome has been based largely on ancient literary sources to give an idea of the range of crops grown in the area and their possible uses. For Archaic Rome in particular, very little evidence from the physical remains of crops has been available, and this has limited any serious comparison between archaeological evidence and what the literary sources may suggest about the arable agri…
Plant and insect remains from the Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Jinz (RJ-2), Sultanate of Oman
Archaeohotanical material collected from the Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Jinz, (RJ-2), in the Sultanate of Oman, provides new information on the use and exploitation of Phoenix dactylifera L. and Zizyphus spina-christi (L) Willd. by prehistoric communities of the Arabian Peninsula. The archaeological and botanical evidence could suggest a possible combined use of date palm fruits, Zizyphus fruits, and yellowfin tuna meat (Thunnus albacares (Bonnat…
The food refuse of an affluent urban household in the late fourteenth century: Faunal and botanical remains from the Palazzo Vitelleschi, Tarquinia (Viterbo)
RIFIUTI ALIMENTARI DI UNA RICCA FAMIGLIA CITTADINA NEL TARDO SECOLO QUATTORDICESIMO: RESTI FAUNISTICI E BOTANICI DAL PALAZZO VITELLESCHI, TARQUINIA (VITERBO) Gli scavi condotti dalla British School at Rome nel Palazzo Vitelleschi in Tarquinia hanno fornito una quantità considerevole di dati faunistici e botanici, molti dei quali relativi al “proto-palazzo” del tardo sec. XIV. Le analisi del materiale qui presentate permettono di ricostruire in ma…
The Schola Praeconum II
LA SCHOLA PRAECONUM II In questo secondo rapporto sugli scavi della Schola Praeconum in Palatino, gli AA. presentano materiali da due contesti tardo-antichi: SP I , un riempimento datato al periodo 430–440 c. e SP II , un' altero riempimento probabilmente databile ai primi decenni del VII secoto. Dal contesto SP I si presenta i vetri, i bolli laterizi, i semi e gli insetti; dal SP II , le monete, le ceramiche e le lucerne. Il materiale ceramico d…
Premiers éléments sur l'agriculture protohistorique de l'Arabie orientale
Des empreintes de graines d'orge à deux rangs et de sorgho cultivés ont été découvertes dans un niveau daté de 2500 av. J.C. sur le site de Hili (Péninsule d'Oman). Ces trouvailles sont importantes pour l'archéologie de l'Arabie orientale et peuvent indiquer le rôle joué par cette région dans les relations entre l'Afrique orientale et le sous-continent indien
Archaeological Discoveries and Methodological Problems in the Excavations of Shahr-i Sokhta, Sistan
Typology and Socioeconomical Implications of Entomological Finds from some Ancient Near Eastern Sites
Once screening and floatation systems have been adopted in an excavation, most ancient sites in the Near East and Iran have been providing us with well-preserved remains of insects and other arthropods to an extent as large as in turf deposits of western Europe. The present paper is based on results from floatation works carried out at Shahr-i Sokhta (Sistan, Iran), Tepe Hasanlu (Azerbaijan) and Tel Baroda in Ctesiphon. Among others is here discu…
Premiers éléments sur l'agriculture protohistorique de l'Arabie orientale
Des empreintes de graines d'orge à deux rangs et de sorgho cultivés ont été découvertes dans un niveau daté de 2500 av. J.C. sur le site de Hili (Péninsule d'Oman). Ces trouvailles sont importantes pour l'archéologie de l'Arabie orientale et peuvent indiquer le rôle joué par cette région dans les relations entre l'Afrique orientale et le sous-continent indien
Plant and insect remains from the Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Jinz (RJ-2), Sultanate of Oman
Archaeohotanical material collected from the Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Jinz, (RJ-2), in the Sultanate of Oman, provides new information on the use and exploitation of Phoenix dactylifera L. and Zizyphus spina-christi (L) Willd. by prehistoric communities of the Arabian Peninsula. The archaeological and botanical evidence could suggest a possible combined use of date palm fruits, Zizyphus fruits, and yellowfin tuna meat (Thunnus albacares (Bonnat…
A multi-analytical approach for the identification of technological processes in ancient jewellery
The compositional and structural characterization of the constituent alloys of precious metal artefacts is the basis for understanding the technological processes used in the art of the ancient goldsmiths. This research presents a multi-analytical approach to the study of the technologies of ancient jewellery manufacturing through the use of non-traditional methods. The development of original methods, such as the application of hardware devices …
Sistan and Baluchistan Project: Short Reports on the Tenth Campaign of Excavations at Shahr-I Sokhta
During the tenth season of excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta excavations continued in the Graveyard, and Craftsman's areas. This work revealed new graves, including one containing an artificial eye. Supplementary research has also been carried out on human teeth from the site, and an archaeo-botanical project is also being undertaken
The Schola Praeconum II
LA SCHOLA PRAECONUM II In questo secondo rapporto sugli scavi della Schola Praeconum in Palatino, gli AA. presentano materiali da due contesti tardo-antichi: SP I , un riempimento datato al periodo 430–440 c. e SP II , un' altero riempimento probabilmente databile ai primi decenni del VII secoto. Dal contesto SP I si presenta i vetri, i bolli laterizi, i semi e gli insetti; dal SP II , le monete, le ceramiche e le lucerne. Il materiale ceramico d…
Typology and Socioeconomical Implications of Entomological Finds from some Ancient Near Eastern Sites
Once screening and floatation systems have been adopted in an excavation, most ancient sites in the Near East and Iran have been providing us with well-preserved remains of insects and other arthropods to an extent as large as in turf deposits of western Europe. The present paper is based on results from floatation works carried out at Shahr-i Sokhta (Sistan, Iran), Tepe Hasanlu (Azerbaijan) and Tel Baroda in Ctesiphon. Among others is here discu…
Entomological analysis for archeological reconstruction and conservation strategies design: The mummies of Cerreto di Spoleto (Central Italy)
Insects found in archeological contexts provide useful information for reconstructing past events. In the context of funerary archeology, insects may help in reconstructing funerary practices or rituals, and in the understanding of the taphonomic processes. Furthermore, studying these insects is fundamental for developing effective conservation strategies for cultural heritage. This article focuses on the entomological investigation of four mummi…
Magic in Apuleius’ >Apologia<: Understanding the charges and the forensic strategies in Apuleius’ speech
Despite the growing interest in Apuleius' Apologia or Pro se d e magia , a speech he delivered in AD 158/159 to defend himself against the charge of being a magus , the only comprehensive study on this speech and magic to date is that by Adam Abt (1908). The aim of this volume is to shed new light on the extent to which Apuleius' speech reveals his own knowledge of magic, and on the implications of the dangerous allegations brought against Apulei…
Archaeological Discoveries and Methodological Problems in the Excavations of Shahr-i Sokhta, Sistan
Typology and Socioeconomical Implications of Entomological Finds from some Ancient Near Eastern Sites
Once screening and floatation systems have been adopted in an excavation, most ancient sites in the Near East and Iran have been providing us with well-preserved remains of insects and other arthropods to an extent as large as in turf deposits of western Europe. The present paper is based on results from floatation works carried out at Shahr-i Sokhta (Sistan, Iran), Tepe Hasanlu (Azerbaijan) and Tel Baroda in Ctesiphon. Among others is here discu…
Premiers éléments sur l'agriculture protohistorique de l'Arabie orientale
Des empreintes de graines d'orge à deux rangs et de sorgho cultivés ont été découvertes dans un niveau daté de 2500 av. J.C. sur le site de Hili (Péninsule d'Oman). Ces trouvailles sont importantes pour l'archéologie de l'Arabie orientale et peuvent indiquer le rôle joué par cette région dans les relations entre l'Afrique orientale et le sous-continent indien
The Schola Praeconum II
LA SCHOLA PRAECONUM II In questo secondo rapporto sugli scavi della Schola Praeconum in Palatino, gli AA. presentano materiali da due contesti tardo-antichi: SP I , un riempimento datato al periodo 430–440 c. e SP II , un' altero riempimento probabilmente databile ai primi decenni del VII secoto. Dal contesto SP I si presenta i vetri, i bolli laterizi, i semi e gli insetti; dal SP II , le monete, le ceramiche e le lucerne. Il materiale ceramico d…
The food refuse of an affluent urban household in the late fourteenth century: Faunal and botanical remains from the Palazzo Vitelleschi, Tarquinia (Viterbo)
RIFIUTI ALIMENTARI DI UNA RICCA FAMIGLIA CITTADINA NEL TARDO SECOLO QUATTORDICESIMO: RESTI FAUNISTICI E BOTANICI DAL PALAZZO VITELLESCHI, TARQUINIA (VITERBO) Gli scavi condotti dalla British School at Rome nel Palazzo Vitelleschi in Tarquinia hanno fornito una quantità considerevole di dati faunistici e botanici, molti dei quali relativi al “proto-palazzo” del tardo sec. XIV. Le analisi del materiale qui presentate permettono di ricostruire in ma…
Plant and insect remains from the Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Jinz (RJ-2), Sultanate of Oman
Archaeohotanical material collected from the Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Jinz, (RJ-2), in the Sultanate of Oman, provides new information on the use and exploitation of Phoenix dactylifera L. and Zizyphus spina-christi (L) Willd. by prehistoric communities of the Arabian Peninsula. The archaeological and botanical evidence could suggest a possible combined use of date palm fruits, Zizyphus fruits, and yellowfin tuna meat (Thunnus albacares (Bonnat…
Charred plant remains of the Archaic period from the Forum and Palatine
Our understanding of the arable economy of the early centuries of Rome has been based largely on ancient literary sources to give an idea of the range of crops grown in the area and their possible uses. For Archaic Rome in particular, very little evidence from the physical remains of crops has been available, and this has limited any serious comparison between archaeological evidence and what the literary sources may suggest about the arable agri…
Sistan and Baluchistan Project: Short Reports on the Tenth Campaign of Excavations at Shahr-I Sokhta
During the tenth season of excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta excavations continued in the Graveyard, and Craftsman's areas. This work revealed new graves, including one containing an artificial eye. Supplementary research has also been carried out on human teeth from the site, and an archaeo-botanical project is also being undertaken
A multi-analytical approach for the identification of technological processes in ancient jewellery
The compositional and structural characterization of the constituent alloys of precious metal artefacts is the basis for understanding the technological processes used in the art of the ancient goldsmiths. This research presents a multi-analytical approach to the study of the technologies of ancient jewellery manufacturing through the use of non-traditional methods. The development of original methods, such as the application of hardware devices …
Excavations at Le Mura di Santo Stefano, Anguillara Sabazia
La relazione presenta i risultati degli scavi condotti tra il 1977 e il 1981 presso le imponenti rovine note come Le Mura di Santo Stefano, situate vicino Anguillara Sabazia, appena 3 km a sud del Lago di Bracciano. La fase più antica di occupazione era relativa ad una fattoria di I secolo d.C. Intorno al 200 d.C. viene costruita una serie di strutture, compreso un edificio a pianta rettangolare su tre piani copiosamente decorato con diciannove t…
Infelicium Avium
TEST 02 - Elsevier's Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Search and access research from the science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities fields
An Emendation to Apuleius, Apologia 47.1
The most authoritative testimony for the text of Apuleius’ defence-speech known as Apologia or Pro Se De Magia is a Cassinese MS indicated with the siglum F (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 68.2), written under the abbotship of Desiderius (1058–1087) in a mature Beneventan script, which also preserves the text of the Metamorphoses and the Florida . The text that F preserves is unsurprisingly not flawless, and in this note I argue …
The People as a Collective Character in the Story of the Widow of Ephesus (Petronius, Satyrica 111-112)
This study offers an interpretation of the people as a collective character in Petronius’ novella of the widow of Ephesus. Through discussing the importance of their role within the economy of the story, it becomes clear that the traditional Roman values they praise become progressively opposed to the widow’s behaviour in the second part of the story. This analysis also makes it possible to appreciate fully the impact of the finale on the interna…
Magic in Apuleius’ >Apologia<: Understanding the charges and the forensic strategies in Apuleius’ speech
Despite the growing interest in Apuleius' Apologia or Pro se d e magia , a speech he delivered in AD 158/159 to defend himself against the charge of being a magus , the only comprehensive study on this speech and magic to date is that by Adam Abt (1908). The aim of this volume is to shed new light on the extent to which Apuleius' speech reveals his own knowledge of magic, and on the implications of the dangerous allegations brought against Apulei…
Pseudo-Apuleius’ De Fato
The note presents the discovery of a spurious Apuleian work entitled De fato from MS n° 1040 at the Bibliothèque patrimoniale Villon in Rouen. This work is, in fact, a series of excerpts from Firmicus Maternus , Mathesis Book 1
Philosophy and Platonism in Fronto’s Correspondence
This chapter focuses on the references and allusions to Plato in Fronto’s epistolary corpus, especially in his correspondence with Marcus Aurelius, to whom Fronto taught rhetoric. Attention will be paid to Fronto’s engagement with philosophy and his high esteem for Plato and (Middle) Platonism: Plato symbolizes the perfect synthesis between philosophy and rhetoric, which Fronto measures against the fallacy of Stoic dialectic, and Platonic element…
The Divine Plato’: Philosophy and literature in the Second Sophistic
The afterlife of Plato scarcely needs introduction: not only is he one of the most widely studied figures in antiquity (in both scholarly and ‘popular’ contexts), but the ‘afterlife’ of classical authors has become an overwhelming scholarly passion in the discipline as a whole. The label ‘Platonist’, associated with a range of views to do with the existence of abstract objects, is still in current use. But Plato’s work inspires a range of respons…
Revisiting Apuleius’ De re publica (Fulgentius, Expositio sermonum antiquorum 44)
This study focuses on a fragment of Apuleius’ lost De re publica preserved in Fulgentius, Expositio sermonum antiquorum 44. After reviewing earlier scholarship on this passage, it is argued that its Plautine vocabulary is consistent with Apuleius’ archaising style, far from being evidence against Apuleius’ paternity. An echo of Aristophanes, Knights 542 is discussed (a tag that later became a political adage), as well as of Plato, Republic 488a-4…
Entomological analysis for archeological reconstruction and conservation strategies design: The mummies of Cerreto di Spoleto (Central Italy)
Insects found in archeological contexts provide useful information for reconstructing past events. In the context of funerary archeology, insects may help in reconstructing funerary practices or rituals, and in the understanding of the taphonomic processes. Furthermore, studying these insects is fundamental for developing effective conservation strategies for cultural heritage. This article focuses on the entomological investigation of four mummi…
The Shipwreck of Zaghemarz, Mazandaran, Iran: Archaeology, Archaeobotany and Absolute Dating of an Eighteenth-Century Vessel of the Caspian Sea
Art (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (7 works) · Literature (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Humanities (5 works)