The excavation of Samnite-Roman structures near the lake of the Matese allows the reconstruction of an articulated settlement history which can be summarized as follows: at the latest in the second century BC, this area, belonging to the Pentrian Bovianum, was occupied by a public building, probably a sanctuary. This building was abandoned (or destroyed) in the early first century BC, possibly owing to the Bellum Sociale. In the Augustan age the area was again occupied and still emerging structures were englobed into a new building (measuring approximately 1000 m2) in which it seems possible to recognize a saltus aestivus, a seasonal pastoral settlement linked to transhumance movements. This site lived about two centuries, until 180-190 AD, when it was abandoned. About a century later, on its ruins was built a new building, perhaps still linked to sheep-farming.
Lo scavo dell'insediamento sannitico-romano di Capo di Campo, nei pressi del Lago del Matese,permette d iricostruire una articolata sequenza insediativa che può essere sintetizzata come segue: al più tardi nel II secolo a.C., l'area, dipendente dalla capitale dei Pentri,Bovianum, è occupata da un edificio pubblico a carattere verosimilmente religioso. L'edificio venne abbandonato o distrutto agli inizi del I secolo a.C., forse a seguito degli eventi bellici che interessarono il territorio durante il Bellum Sociale. In età augustea l'area venne nuovamente occupata e le strutture ancora emergenti inglobate in un nuovo edificio nel quale sembra possibile identificare un saltus aestivus, ovvero un insediamento pastorale occupato stagionalmente e legato ai movimenti transumanti.Questo abitato visse circa due secoli, fin verso il 189-190 d.C. quando fu abbandonato. circa un secolo più tardi sulle sue rovine sorse una nuova struttura, forse ancora legata ad attività di allevamento
Il sito sannitico-romano di Capo di Campo sul Lago del Matese (Castello del Matese, Ce)
SORICELLI, Gianluca
2013-01-01
Abstract
The excavation of Samnite-Roman structures near the lake of the Matese allows the reconstruction of an articulated settlement history which can be summarized as follows: at the latest in the second century BC, this area, belonging to the Pentrian Bovianum, was occupied by a public building, probably a sanctuary. This building was abandoned (or destroyed) in the early first century BC, possibly owing to the Bellum Sociale. In the Augustan age the area was again occupied and still emerging structures were englobed into a new building (measuring approximately 1000 m2) in which it seems possible to recognize a saltus aestivus, a seasonal pastoral settlement linked to transhumance movements. This site lived about two centuries, until 180-190 AD, when it was abandoned. About a century later, on its ruins was built a new building, perhaps still linked to sheep-farming.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
