Jessica Piccinini
Biographic Data
| ID | 5638727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Piccinini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Piccinini |
| SIGNATURE | PICCININI J |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6222-6222 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Visiting the Oracle at Dodona
Previous studies of Greek oracles have largely studied their social and political connections. In contrast, this pioneering volume explores the experience of visiting the oracle of Zeus at Dodona in NW Greece, focusing on the role of the senses and embodied cognition. Building on the unique corpus of oracular question tablets found at the site, it investigates how this experience made new ways of knowing and new forms of knowledge available. Comb…
Master of Clarity
This essay examines the oracular responses of the oracle of Dodona portrayed in fifth-century BCE Attic tragedies. This analysis explores the wording of the oracular answers, characterized by extreme conciseness and clarity, and the topic of the queries, on household security, family matters, and final journeys. The evidence from the lead tablets at Dodona corroborates this focus, showing that while the oracle addressed various concerns, a signif…
Renaissance or decline? The shrine of Dodona in the Hellenistic period
According to the archaeological and literary evidence the shrine of Dodona acquired an interregional dimension from the sixth century BC. However, the first monumental structures are not earlier than the second half of the fourth century BC and can be linked with the consolidation of the Molossian royal dynasty and the political development of the other Epirote tribes. The major building programme in Dodona was, indeed, carried out during the rei…
Buchbesprechungen
Guido Bastianini, Angelo Casanova (Hrsg.), I Papiri Omerici. Atti del convegno internazionale di studi, Firenze, 9–10 Giugno 2011 (Studi e Testi di Papirologia, N.S. 14), Firenze: Istituto Papirologico « G. Vitelli » 2012, VIII + 294 S. und 16 Taf. Suzanne Frey-Kupper, Die antiken Fundmünzen vom Monte Iato 1971‒1990. Ein Beitrag zur Geldgeschichte Westsiziliens (Studia Ietina X 1‒2), Lausanne: Éditions du Zèbre 2013, 2 vols., XVI + 522 S. & VIII …
Past and Present Scholarship on The Politeia of the Epirotes and a New Book on the History of Molossia
Piccinini Jessica. Past and Present Scholarship on The Politeia of the Epirotes and a New Book on the History of Molossia. In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 84, 2015. pp. 227-235
Buchbesprechungen - Tyche 29
Rupert Breitwieser (Hrsg.), Behinderungen und Beeinträchtigungen / Disability and Impairment in Antiquity (Studies in Early Medicine 2; BAR Int. Ser. 2359), Oxford: Archaeopress 2012, VII + 135 S.Maria Emilia Cavaliere, Dediche di occidentali nel santuario di Apollo a Delfi (VI–IV a.C.) (Young Lukanian Archaeologists [YLA] series), Oxford: Archaeopress, British Archaeological reports 2013, VI + 117 S.Takashi Fujii, Imperial cult and imperial repr…
Past and Present Scholarship on The Politeia of the Epirotes and a New Book on the History of Molossia
Piccinini Jessica. Past and Present Scholarship on The Politeia of the Epirotes and a New Book on the History of Molossia. In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 84, 2015. pp. 227-235
Buchbesprechungen - Tyche 29
Rupert Breitwieser (Hrsg.), Behinderungen und Beeinträchtigungen / Disability and Impairment in Antiquity (Studies in Early Medicine 2; BAR Int. Ser. 2359), Oxford: Archaeopress 2012, VII + 135 S.Maria Emilia Cavaliere, Dediche di occidentali nel santuario di Apollo a Delfi (VI–IV a.C.) (Young Lukanian Archaeologists [YLA] series), Oxford: Archaeopress, British Archaeological reports 2013, VI + 117 S.Takashi Fujii, Imperial cult and imperial repr…
Past and Present Scholarship on The Politeia of the Epirotes and a New Book on the History of Molossia
Piccinini Jessica. Past and Present Scholarship on The Politeia of the Epirotes and a New Book on the History of Molossia. In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 84, 2015. pp. 227-235
Renaissance or decline? The shrine of Dodona in the Hellenistic period
According to the archaeological and literary evidence the shrine of Dodona acquired an interregional dimension from the sixth century BC. However, the first monumental structures are not earlier than the second half of the fourth century BC and can be linked with the consolidation of the Molossian royal dynasty and the political development of the other Epirote tribes. The major building programme in Dodona was, indeed, carried out during the rei…
Buchbesprechungen
Guido Bastianini, Angelo Casanova (Hrsg.), I Papiri Omerici. Atti del convegno internazionale di studi, Firenze, 9–10 Giugno 2011 (Studi e Testi di Papirologia, N.S. 14), Firenze: Istituto Papirologico « G. Vitelli » 2012, VIII + 294 S. und 16 Taf. Suzanne Frey-Kupper, Die antiken Fundmünzen vom Monte Iato 1971‒1990. Ein Beitrag zur Geldgeschichte Westsiziliens (Studia Ietina X 1‒2), Lausanne: Éditions du Zèbre 2013, 2 vols., XVI + 522 S. & VIII …
Visiting the Oracle at Dodona
Previous studies of Greek oracles have largely studied their social and political connections. In contrast, this pioneering volume explores the experience of visiting the oracle of Zeus at Dodona in NW Greece, focusing on the role of the senses and embodied cognition. Building on the unique corpus of oracular question tablets found at the site, it investigates how this experience made new ways of knowing and new forms of knowledge available. Comb…
Master of Clarity
This essay examines the oracular responses of the oracle of Dodona portrayed in fifth-century BCE Attic tragedies. This analysis explores the wording of the oracular answers, characterized by extreme conciseness and clarity, and the topic of the queries, on household security, family matters, and final journeys. The evidence from the lead tablets at Dodona corroborates this focus, showing that while the oracle addressed various concerns, a signif…
Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Law (2 works)