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The Augustan Temple and Forum of the Colony of B arcino: A 90 Degree Turn
Author(s) -
Orengo Hector A.,
Cortés Ada
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
oxford journal of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1468-0092
pISSN - 0262-5253
DOI - 10.1111/ojoa.12028
Subject(s) - reinterpretation , excavation , plan (archaeology) , temple , archaeology , interpretation (philosophy) , history , geography , ancient history , art , computer science , aesthetics , programming language
Summary The A ugustan R oman temple at B arcino has been a key element during the last 60 years in the research of the colony's urban development. Its peculiar elongated and narrow plan, first proposed in 1835, and its location at the highest point of the ancient city have dictated our understanding of the urban layout of B arcino by conditioning the shape of the city's forum and affecting the interpretation of the archaeological excavations carried out in the area since then. This paper proposes an alternative plan of the temple, based on data drawn from recent archaeological excavations, topographical analysis, typological comparisons, and the study of written sources. Our alternative hypothesis for the temple permits an in‐depth reinterpretation of the plan of the forum and the evolution of the urban plan.