Original scientific paper
Porti ‘monastici’ in Campania fra VIII e X secolo
Federico Marazzi
; Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli, Laboratorio di Archeologia Tardoantica e Medievale, Italy
Alessia Frisetti
; Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli, Laboratorio di Archeologia Tardoantica e Medievale, Italy
Abstract
During the IX century the monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno in Molise becames the core of a trade system of goods and products, based also on a network of harbours and docks. The most difficult geographical position of the monastery, may be suggest a possible link between the mediterranean harbours and the seaports on the Volturno river such as Ponte Latrone, “Castro Porto”, Capua (source of several architectonical spolia used in the construction yard), and other settlements located next the course of Volturno river. The network organized by the community of S. Vincenzo, through the acquisition of lands and goods, is comparable with the plan setted by Montecassino. In this work we’ll propose a comparison between these monasteries which try to enlarge their presence from the inland to the coastal areas. We’ll try to prove these theories through the comparison of informations achieved by reading of written and cartographic sources, the analysis of architectures and the study of some precious objects (iron, silver, ivory, glass) that suggest the exsistence of relationships between the monasteries and european and non-european countries. In conclusion we suggest that this network would be the foundation of the movement of goods, products and specialized workers whith their knowledges and techonologies.
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Publication date:
1.5.2016.
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