edited by Dario Calomino

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Friday, 15 May at 16.45, at the conference hall of Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome, there will be the presentation of the volume ” Le monete romane provinciali della Collezione De Sanctis Mangelli del Museo Nazionale Romano” edited by Dario Calomino, part of the new series of monographs of the ” Bollettino di Numismatica ” published by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. Speakers at the presentation: Andrew Burnett, president of the British Royal Numismatic Society and honorary professor at the University College of London, and Giovanni Gorini, former professor of ancient numismatics at the University of Padua.

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Organized by the Centre Jean Bérard in Naples, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, by the University of Bordeaux “Montaigne”, the École Française de Rome, the Institut Universitaire de France, by the Post-Graduate School in Architectural Heritage and Landscape of the Polytechnic of Bari and the Superintendence of Pompeii.

For the Hellenistic world, the 3rd century BC constitutes a fundamental moment of transition and succession among the main cultural active systems in the Mediterranean setting. The acquisition of new architectural models and the transformation of urban establishments according to Eastern Hellenism patterns, have involved several times the areas of Greek influence in the West. However, the majority of the studies on the history of Magna Graecia and Sicily have been focusing on other periods, or have restricted the field of inquiry to the borders. At the moment there is a growing need of assembling a broader body of research which can organize all architectural phenomena and expressions of the period, with an opening to the regions of North Africa and Epirus. Among the objectives of the conference is the desire to establish the bases for a debate on Western Hellenism which, from the first expressions, developed throughout the third century until the first Romanising period. The conference is organized in sessions focusing on different geographical areas (Sicily, Magna Graecia, North Africa, Epirus and Illyria) with a conclusive session at the end.

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Pompeii-Naples, 20-23 May 2015

May 20 – Pompei, Seat of the Superintendence, via Villa dei Misteri 2, Pompeii (NA)

May 21 to 22 – Naples, Centre Jean Berard, French Institut of Naples, Via F. Crispi, 5 (NA)

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For more information: luigicalio@libero.it

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Rome, May, 27-29, 2015

Faculty of Humanities – Sapienza University of Rome, Odeion Hall, Museum of Classical Art

Piazzale Aldo Moro 5

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On Monday, May 11, 2015 at 10:00, at the Museum of Archaeological Science and Art of Palazzo Liviano, prof. Jean-Pierre Brun (Collège de France, Paris) will hold a seminar on “Ptolemies’ gold. Excavations of 2014-2015 in Samut mine (Eastern Desert of Egypt)”. Organized by the University of Padua, School of Doctorate in History, criticism and cultural heritage, Roman Archaeology course: production and trade (prof. Maria Stella Busana).

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For further information www.beniculturali.unipd.it

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The Summer School “Kymata”, of which this is the first edition, is an interdisciplinary training between archaeology, architectural history, survey, design and restoration, offered by the post-graduate School of Specialization in Architectural and Environmental Heritage of the Polytechnic of Bari – Department DICAR, in collaboration with the University of Palermo and the Archaeological Park of “Valley of the Temples in Agrigentum.”

Scheduled for the week 6-11 July 2015, the Summer School is for all those who want to deepen their knowledge in the field of architectural history and restoration of ancient monuments; during the workshop, starting from manual and instrumental survey of structures and architectural fragments, the participants will come to three-dimensional rendering, with the use of the most sophisticated software available today, and finally to the anastilosis and enhancement project of an archaeological area. Subject of the workshop is the so-called “Iseion”, one of the most interesting monument of the Hellenistic-Roman Agrigentum. In addition to teaching and field activities, held by the faculty staff of the University of Bari and the University of Palermo, the course also includes guided tours to the main monuments of the ancient Akragas held by the scientific staff of the Archaeological Valley Park.

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For further information and to download the brochure: Summer School Kymata

.A lesson by Francesco Cellini

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During the long process for the realization of a project to enhance Piazza Augusto Imperatore in Rome, it was necessary to review and update, in the light of the most recent archaeological search, the complex set of events that characterizes the history of the monument, its meaning and its relationship with the city. It has been possible to propose a narrative that follows two distinct strands: the first is the evolution of its use, that, from the first century AD to the present, undergoes various interpretations and contrasting variations; the other is the succession of the different interpretations about its nature and shape, that have been made at least since the early sixteenth century, and which have partially oriented the transformation. These are two parallel sequences that lead to separate considerations; they are nevertheless closely interwoven, interacting with each other, which eventually leads to a general reflection on the fate of ancient artifacts in the contemporary world.

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Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Venerdì 10 aprile, ore 17.30

Roma, Piazza dell’Accademia di San Luca, n. 77

For information: 06-6798850

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Organized by Soprintendenza Speciale per il Colosseo, il Museo Nazionale Romano e l’Area Archeologica di Roma, Brown University and Soprintendenza Archeologia del Lazio e dell’Etruria meridionale.

The conference begins with papers dedicated to the history and topography of the Aventine. A first session will present a synthesis of new research in the field of Aventine studies from the Archaic Period and the Republic through the Empire and Late Antiquity. A second session will focus on the results of new archaeological investigations carried out through the Soprintendenza Speciale per il Colosseo, the Museo Nazionale Romano and the Area Archeologica di Roma and coordinated by Miriam Taviani and Roberto Narducci. The day will conclude with in-depth analyses of various archaeological materials, results of archival research, current restoration projects, and the application of multimedia technologies. On March 25, the Soprintendenza has organized special visits to the sites on the Aventine.

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Tuesday, 24 March 2015 – 9:30am to 6:30pm.

American Academy in Rome, Via Angelo Masina 5 – Roma

Tel. 06 58461

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Organized by the Department of History, Human Sciences and Education and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on the Roman provinces of the University of Sassari.

Introduced by Paola Ruggeri.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015, 9:00 am

Department of History, Human Sciences and Education

Via Zanfarino 62, 3^rd floor, Classroom O

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Roma Tre University, Department of Architecture, Hall “Adalberto Libera”, Largo Giovanni Battista Marzi, 10 (Ex Mattatoio)

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 9.00 – 19.00 hrs.

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