The bath-complex of “via Terracina” (Naples) was excavated by A. Maiuri in 1939-40, during the works for the construction of the “Mostra triennale delle Terre Italiane d’Oltremare”. The complex was bounded on the south side by the via Puteolis-Neapolim and on the west by a minor road; on the other sides the excavation was never finish and the ancient structures still lie under the modern buildings. Currently, a large bath-complex, built at the beginning of the 2nd century A.D., and on the eastern side, a group of rooms with commercial and residential functions, built at the end of the 2nd to the early 3rd century A.D, are visible. While previous studies concerned especially the bath-complex, in the last few years a new project has begun focused on the analysis of all the archaeological remains. In this paper we offer the first results of this new investigation.
Le terme cd. di via Terracina (Napoli) vennero scavate nel 1939-40 da A. Maiuri nel corso dei lavori per la costruzione della “Mostra triennale delle Terre Italiane d’Oltremare”. L’area occupata dall’edificio risultava delimitata sui lati sud e ovest dalla viabilità antica mentre sui lati nord ed est lo scavo venne interrotto ed i resti giacciono ancora sotto le strutture moderne. Oggi sono alla luce un ampio complesso termale, realizzato agli inizi del II secolo d.C., e, immediatamente a oriente, una serie di ambienti, edificati tra la fine del II e gli inizi del III secolo, destinati a funzioni commerciali e residenziali. Ad eccezione degli studi condotti da E. Laforgia e più di recente, da M. Medri, che si sono concentrate soprattutto sull’edificio termale, molto ben conservato sia per quanto riguarda gli impianti tecnologici che gli apparati decorativi, solo in questi ultimi anni è stato avviato un programma di studio analitico del complesso nel suo insieme di cui si offrono i primi risultati.
TERME ROMANE DI VIA TERRACINA (NAPOLI) - INDAGINI ARCHEOLOGICHE
GIANLUCA SORICELLI;
2018-01-01
Abstract
The bath-complex of “via Terracina” (Naples) was excavated by A. Maiuri in 1939-40, during the works for the construction of the “Mostra triennale delle Terre Italiane d’Oltremare”. The complex was bounded on the south side by the via Puteolis-Neapolim and on the west by a minor road; on the other sides the excavation was never finish and the ancient structures still lie under the modern buildings. Currently, a large bath-complex, built at the beginning of the 2nd century A.D., and on the eastern side, a group of rooms with commercial and residential functions, built at the end of the 2nd to the early 3rd century A.D, are visible. While previous studies concerned especially the bath-complex, in the last few years a new project has begun focused on the analysis of all the archaeological remains. In this paper we offer the first results of this new investigation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
