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L’attività archeologica condotta all’interno del Castello Aragonese di Taranto ha permesso l’acquisizione di un bagaglio informativo esteso, propedeutico alla comprensione su larga scala delle emergenze rinvenute e alla ricostruzione e datazione delle diverse fasi storiche. Tale attività, inoltre, ha offerto l’occasione per compiere una rilettura critica dei dati archeologici già noti relativi al settore orientale della Città Vecchia. Nonostante la complessa storia edilizia e monumentale dell’area e le pesanti manomissioni connesse allo sviluppo dell’imponente sistema orientale di fortificazione della città post-antica, è possibile iniziare a leggere alcuni elementi del sistema di difesa e di comunicazione della polis greca, identificando limiti e direttrici di attraversamento dell’acropoli. Inoltre, iniziano a emergere consistenti elementi di una cultura poliorcetica avanzata, che attesta l’importanza e la complessità dell’aggiornamento dei sistemi difensivi interni della comunità tarantina. Per la prima volta, infine, è possibile ricostituire alcuni aspetti del complesso paesaggio urbano dell’acropoli.
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The archeological activities in the Castello Aragonese of Taranto allow us to obtain a vast amount of information, necessary to understand the emerged findings, and the reconstruction and datation of the various historical phases. Moreover, these activities gave the possibility for a critical re-reading of the already known archeological facts relating to eastern part of the Old City (Città Vecchia). In spite of the complex building and monumental history of the area, and the serious violations linked to the development of the imposing oriental system of fortification of the post-antique town, it’s possible to begin to read some elements of the defending and comunication system. We are able now to identify the borders and see crossing arteries of the acropolis. Moreover, important elements of an advanced poliorcetic culture are starting to emerge. This confirms the importance and the complexity of the modernization of the interne defense systems of the Tarantine community. Besides, for the first time it is possible to reconstitute some aspects of the complex urban landscape of the acropolis.
download article as .pdf: Ricerche archeologiche all’interno del Castello Aragonese di Taranto. Note preliminari
This contribution aims to resume the analysis of an inscription from the acropolis of Saturo – the sanctuary centre of the Tarantine chora – published in 1997, which mentions the presence of an Athenaion. First, an attempt will be made to evaluate archival data and archaeological evidence to establish whether the inscribed block belongs to the Late Archaic oikos on the summit of the site. Next, a larger section will focus on the meaning of the verb θακέω, as attested in the inscription, in relation to the practice of welcoming supplicants. These procedures will be examined in more detail through an analysis of literary sources, comparisons with other epigraphic documentation, and a survey of specialist literature on the subject. Finally, the text from Saturo – for which a metrical interpretation is proposed – will be considered within the context of the social interactions taking place in the chora of Taranto.