Papers by Barbara Spigola
B. Spigola, C. Devoto, "Scipio and Cato in, 47-46: Ideals and expectations through coins", in: A. Powell, A. Burnett (edd.), Coins of the Roman Revolution, 49 BC-AD 14: Evidence without Hindsight, Swansea, The Classical Press of Wales, 2020, pp. 79-96. a. Powell, A. Burnett (edd.), Coins of the Roman Revolution, 49 BC-AD 14: Evidence without Hindsight, 9th Celtic Conference in Classics, (22 - 25 June 2016), University College Dublin (Ireland), Classical Press of Wales, 2020., 2020
After the defeat of Pharsalus, Pompey’s imperator Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Scipio fled to ... more After the defeat of Pharsalus, Pompey’s imperator Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Scipio fled to Africa. There he was reached by Marcus Porcius Cato and together they
organized a resistance against Caesar.
Metellus took the control of the troops, while Cato stood in Utica and supervised
the supply for the army (Plut., Vit. Cat. Min., LVIII, 3). Both of them killed themselves after
the defeat in the battle of Thapsus (46 B. C.).
The ideals and the ambitions of these two eminent and so different personalities are
well reflected in their coinages1, which show not only a strong attention to the interests of
the Republican faction, but also to the sensitiveness of the African ally, Juba I, king of
Numidia.
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the two different ways they used coins:
their “messages in metal” divulged their ideas, interlacing personal desires and
expectations with the ideals of the Pompeian faction.
On the other side, the relationships with the African ally emerges from certain
iconographic and stylistic elements (e.g. the adoption of some characteristic types of the
Numidian coinage).
These connections induce the choice of specific numismatic types, melt together in a
“provincial language” which will be examined in light of epigraphical and literary
evidences.
This paper presents a general overview of Barbegal watermill complex, including the fundamental b... more This paper presents a general overview of Barbegal watermill complex, including the fundamental bibliography, for
a complete description of the site. This is a battery of multiple-wheeled mills located in the Roman province of Gallia
Narbonensis, in southern France. The structure and the operation of the watermill complex are clearly described. It
consisted of 16 industrial grain mills, arranged in two parallel rows, installed on a slope. The watermill complex
was furnished by the system of aqueducts (Saint Remy and des Baux) that conveyed the water to the nearby town of
Arles. Furthermore, the paragraph of the chronology and the building phases of the complex takes into account the
important analysis of calcareous concretions conducted by Jean-Louis Guendon and Philippe Leveau, in 2005. The
Barbegal water-mills are dated to the early second century AD. Finally, the questions of the owner and the supposed
production of the flour-mills are briefly mentioned.
Books by Barbara Spigola
Sepolture, rituali e comunità nei secoli IV-VI d.C. Il cimitero paleocristiano e bizantino di Vaste (Puglia meridionale), 2022
Nell’entroterra di Otranto, a partire dal 1991, un importante complesso paleocristiano e bizantin... more Nell’entroterra di Otranto, a partire dal 1991, un importante complesso paleocristiano e bizantino è stato portato alla luce durante gli scavi dell’Università del Salento, guidati da Francesco D’Andria e successivamente da Giovanni Mastronuzzi e Valeria Melissano. Questo libro è incentrato sullo studio del cimitero distribuito intorno alla chiesa-martyrium edificata nella seconda metà del IV secolo d.C.
Ciascuna delle 164 tombe oggetto di indagine viene qui presa in esame e lo studio dei corredi e l’analisi dei dati bioarcheologici contribuiscono alla ricostruzione di una comunità vissuta nella Puglia meridionale tra il IV e il VI secolo d.C. Particolare attenzione viene rivolta allo studio del rituale funerario, guardando alla simbologia battesimale, all’organizzazione dei pasti funebri (refrigerium), all’inserimento delle monete tra le offerte funerarie, e alla ricostruzione degli aspetti della social-persona.
Le appendici integrano i dati e illustrano alcuni aspetti metodologici del lavoro.
This book is the complete study of the cemetery associated with the Palaeochristian church at Vaste
(southern Apulia), in use between the 4th-6th centuries. It includes the systematic presentation of
archaeological and bioarchaeological data. The concluding chapters offer a reconstruction of the main
aspects of the funerary ritual.
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Scipio fled to Africa. There he was reached by Marcus Porcius Cato and together they
organized a resistance against Caesar.
Metellus took the control of the troops, while Cato stood in Utica and supervised
the supply for the army (Plut., Vit. Cat. Min., LVIII, 3). Both of them killed themselves after
the defeat in the battle of Thapsus (46 B. C.).
The ideals and the ambitions of these two eminent and so different personalities are
well reflected in their coinages1, which show not only a strong attention to the interests of
the Republican faction, but also to the sensitiveness of the African ally, Juba I, king of
Numidia.
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the two different ways they used coins:
their “messages in metal” divulged their ideas, interlacing personal desires and
expectations with the ideals of the Pompeian faction.
On the other side, the relationships with the African ally emerges from certain
iconographic and stylistic elements (e.g. the adoption of some characteristic types of the
Numidian coinage).
These connections induce the choice of specific numismatic types, melt together in a
“provincial language” which will be examined in light of epigraphical and literary
evidences.
a complete description of the site. This is a battery of multiple-wheeled mills located in the Roman province of Gallia
Narbonensis, in southern France. The structure and the operation of the watermill complex are clearly described. It
consisted of 16 industrial grain mills, arranged in two parallel rows, installed on a slope. The watermill complex
was furnished by the system of aqueducts (Saint Remy and des Baux) that conveyed the water to the nearby town of
Arles. Furthermore, the paragraph of the chronology and the building phases of the complex takes into account the
important analysis of calcareous concretions conducted by Jean-Louis Guendon and Philippe Leveau, in 2005. The
Barbegal water-mills are dated to the early second century AD. Finally, the questions of the owner and the supposed
production of the flour-mills are briefly mentioned.
Books by Barbara Spigola
Ciascuna delle 164 tombe oggetto di indagine viene qui presa in esame e lo studio dei corredi e l’analisi dei dati bioarcheologici contribuiscono alla ricostruzione di una comunità vissuta nella Puglia meridionale tra il IV e il VI secolo d.C. Particolare attenzione viene rivolta allo studio del rituale funerario, guardando alla simbologia battesimale, all’organizzazione dei pasti funebri (refrigerium), all’inserimento delle monete tra le offerte funerarie, e alla ricostruzione degli aspetti della social-persona.
Le appendici integrano i dati e illustrano alcuni aspetti metodologici del lavoro.
This book is the complete study of the cemetery associated with the Palaeochristian church at Vaste
(southern Apulia), in use between the 4th-6th centuries. It includes the systematic presentation of
archaeological and bioarchaeological data. The concluding chapters offer a reconstruction of the main
aspects of the funerary ritual.
Scipio fled to Africa. There he was reached by Marcus Porcius Cato and together they
organized a resistance against Caesar.
Metellus took the control of the troops, while Cato stood in Utica and supervised
the supply for the army (Plut., Vit. Cat. Min., LVIII, 3). Both of them killed themselves after
the defeat in the battle of Thapsus (46 B. C.).
The ideals and the ambitions of these two eminent and so different personalities are
well reflected in their coinages1, which show not only a strong attention to the interests of
the Republican faction, but also to the sensitiveness of the African ally, Juba I, king of
Numidia.
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the two different ways they used coins:
their “messages in metal” divulged their ideas, interlacing personal desires and
expectations with the ideals of the Pompeian faction.
On the other side, the relationships with the African ally emerges from certain
iconographic and stylistic elements (e.g. the adoption of some characteristic types of the
Numidian coinage).
These connections induce the choice of specific numismatic types, melt together in a
“provincial language” which will be examined in light of epigraphical and literary
evidences.
a complete description of the site. This is a battery of multiple-wheeled mills located in the Roman province of Gallia
Narbonensis, in southern France. The structure and the operation of the watermill complex are clearly described. It
consisted of 16 industrial grain mills, arranged in two parallel rows, installed on a slope. The watermill complex
was furnished by the system of aqueducts (Saint Remy and des Baux) that conveyed the water to the nearby town of
Arles. Furthermore, the paragraph of the chronology and the building phases of the complex takes into account the
important analysis of calcareous concretions conducted by Jean-Louis Guendon and Philippe Leveau, in 2005. The
Barbegal water-mills are dated to the early second century AD. Finally, the questions of the owner and the supposed
production of the flour-mills are briefly mentioned.
Ciascuna delle 164 tombe oggetto di indagine viene qui presa in esame e lo studio dei corredi e l’analisi dei dati bioarcheologici contribuiscono alla ricostruzione di una comunità vissuta nella Puglia meridionale tra il IV e il VI secolo d.C. Particolare attenzione viene rivolta allo studio del rituale funerario, guardando alla simbologia battesimale, all’organizzazione dei pasti funebri (refrigerium), all’inserimento delle monete tra le offerte funerarie, e alla ricostruzione degli aspetti della social-persona.
Le appendici integrano i dati e illustrano alcuni aspetti metodologici del lavoro.
This book is the complete study of the cemetery associated with the Palaeochristian church at Vaste
(southern Apulia), in use between the 4th-6th centuries. It includes the systematic presentation of
archaeological and bioarchaeological data. The concluding chapters offer a reconstruction of the main
aspects of the funerary ritual.