Ascalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence

The city of Ashqelon lies on the southern part of the Israeli coast, 50 km south of Jaffa, and 13 km north of Gaza. It was a relevant port city during Antiquity, until the Crusaders and the Arab conquest in the 13th century when it was destroyed and abandoned. The continuity of the settlement resul...

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Autor principal:	Antonio Dell’Acqua
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Lenguaje:	IT
Publicado:	Università degli Studi di Milano 2021
Materias:	General Works A
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:de50ae714d6840bfbb04327ed140d5602021-11-27T09:18:37ZAscalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence10.54103/2282-0035/167932282-00350001-494Xhttps://doaj.org/article/de50ae714d6840bfbb04327ed140d5602021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/ACME/article/view/16793https://doaj.org/toc/2282-0035https://doaj.org/toc/0001-494X The city of Ashqelon lies on the southern part of the Israeli coast, 50 km south of Jaffa, and 13 km north of Gaza. It was a relevant port city during Antiquity, until the Crusaders and the Arab conquest in the 13th century when it was destroyed and abandoned. The continuity of the settlement resulted in a rich archaeological deposit, spanning from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period. Still, at the same time, it also caused the dismantling of several buildings and the reuse of architectural debris in the city itself or elsewhere, mostly in other sites along the coast. This paper deals with the spolia of the Roman town, and aims to evaluate the management of the dismantling process in the post-Classical era, the purposes and dynamics of the reuse as well as its geographical spread. Antonio Dell’Acqua Università degli Studi di MilanoarticleGeneral WorksAITACME, Vol 74, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	The city of Ashqelon lies on the southern part of the Israeli coast, 50 km south of Jaffa, and 13 km north of Gaza. It was a relevant port city during Antiquity, until the Crusaders and the Arab conquest in the 13th century when it was destroyed and abandoned. The continuity of the settlement resulted in a rich archaeological deposit, spanning from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period. Still, at the same time, it also caused the dismantling of several buildings and the reuse of architectural debris in the city itself or elsewhere, mostly in other sites along the coast. This paper deals with the spolia of the Roman town, and aims to evaluate the management of the dismantling process in the post-Classical era, the purposes and dynamics of the reuse as well as its geographical spread.
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title	Ascalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence
title_short	Ascalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence
title_full	Ascalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence
title_fullStr	Ascalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence
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Ascalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence

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