Reconsidering the So-Called "Sede degli Augustali" at Ostia

Laird, Margaret L.

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“…16 Here there are also a few marble and other reused pieces further up, but they have been heavily reworked to fit the coursing of the wall. 12 Heres (1982) 558; Laird (2000) 70. There seems to be other evidence for reuse in this building, notably several sarcophagi covers reused as steps up to the apsidal room: Laird (2000) 51.…”

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Field Methods and Post-Excavation Techniques in Late Antique Archaeology

Lavan¹,

Mulryan²

2015

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“…12 Heres (1982) 558; Laird (2000) 70. There seems to be other evidence for reuse in this building, notably several sarcophagi covers reused as steps up to the apsidal room: Laird (2000) 51. However, no date has been put forward for this work.…”

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Field Methods and Post-Excavation Techniques in Late Antique Archaeology

Lavan¹,

Mulryan²

2015

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“…A building near the Forum thought to have been the site of the town's early macellum (4.5.2, according to the modern address system used to designate regions, insulae and individual buildings at Ostia) may not have functioned that way in its earliest phases (Kockel and Ortisi, 2000). The function of the so-called sede degli Augustales building (5.7.1–2), once thought to have been the seat of the Augustales, also remains unclear, now that the statuary evidence used to identify it has been connected to the discovery of an early medieval lime kiln (Lenzi, 1998; Laird, 2000). Meanwhile, the temple once securely attributed to Hercules (1.15.5) has been called into doubt (Boin, 2009: 67–74; 2010a: 258–61), and a team of researchers has now proposed that the so-called Forum of the Heroic Statue, a large open space at 1.12.2, functioned as a late antique macellum (Gering, Kaumanns and Lavan, 2011).…”

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A late antique statuary collection at Ostia's sanctuary of Magna Mater: a case-study in late Roman religion and tradition

Boin¹

2013

Pap. Br. Sch. Rome

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Throughout the Mediterranean the study of the destruction, reuse, moving and preservation of statues has provided a window onto the transformation of Rome during a time of ascendant Christianity. The preservation of statuary collections is increasingly important in this regard. Archival research has revealed the discovery of one such collection at Ostia's Sanctuary of Magna Mater, a treasure trove of sculptures, reliefs and at least one bronze statue. All were well preserved, and several were found in the open spaces of the sanctuary. Together they span 500 years of history, stretching into the late fourth century. Unfortunately, the late antique significance of this group has never been acknowledged. This paper situates that collection within the social world of late antique Ostia, where many statues of both sacred and non-sacred subjects remained on display. The late fourth-century dedication, in particular, set alongside the earlier pieces, demonstrates that the ‘mood and motivations’ of traditional Roman religion, in Clifford Geertz's terms, also remained quite visible. The presence of this accumulated tradition, a hallmark of Rome's ‘civil religion’ for centuries, testifies to the high social status afforded one of Ostia's most historic sites, even during an increasingly Christian age.

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“… 214 cf. Laird 2000. This is a complex argument, connected with the alternative hypothesis on the meeting place of the Augustales, according to some the so-called Curia in the Forum: this is Meiggs’ theory, taken up by Laird and, as we know, by Rieger.…”

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A Survey of Excavations and Studies on Ostia (2004–2014)

Pavolini

2016

J. Rom. Stud.

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The paper is a bibliographical and critical survey of the archaeological research on ancient Ostia and Portus in the decade 2004–2014. The first part deals with some general themes, such as cults, architectural typologies and urban history, decoration: wall-paintings, mosaics and marble, the guilds and their seats, trades, etc. The second part is a survey of individual monuments and buildings which have been the subject of recent excavations and interpretations. The critical problem of late antique Ostia is treated separately, as well as the archaeology of Isola Sacra and Portus, with the Imperial harbours.

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Reconsidering the So-Called "Sede degli Augustali" at Ostia

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Field Methods and Post-Excavation Techniques in Late Antique Archaeology

Field Methods and Post-Excavation Techniques in Late Antique Archaeology

A late antique statuary collection at Ostia's sanctuary of Magna Mater: a case-study in late Roman religion and tradition

A Survey of Excavations and Studies on Ostia (2004–2014)

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