The Cult of Volkanus at Rome

1933 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Rose
Keyword(s):  
Late Professor ◽  
Orthodox Theory ◽  
City Walls ◽  
The City

Few mythological names are more familiar than that of Vulcan; and few cults present more puzzling difficulties than his. I propose to review the chief points connected with this god and one or two of the main theories concerning him, ending by putting forward the view which seems to me the most likely.What may be called the orthodox theory concerning him is to be found in the works of the late Professor Wissowa, and is as follows. He was a genuinely Roman god, a deus indiges. His department was fire, considered, not as the flame of the hearth or of the smith's forge, but as the destroying element, pure and simple. Hence, he was regularly worshipped outside the city walls, or at all events outside the pomerium. For this reason the Volcanal at Rome was at one end of the Forum, outside the original Palatine settlement and the ‘Servian’ city ; the later temple of the god, of date about 540/214, was in the Circus Flaminius ; perhaps also at Perusia he was worshipped outside the walls ; at all events, the fire of 714/40, which destroyed all the rest of the city, spared his temple and, according to Cassius Dio, that of Juno likewise.

Jeremiah 7 and Flavius Josephus on the First Jewish War

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tucker S. Ferda
Keyword(s):  
Synoptic Gospels ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Biblical History ◽  
City Walls ◽  
The City

Abstract Study of Josephus’ interpretation of the Bible has focused on the paraphrase in Antiquities, but Josephus continued to engage Scripture in his post-biblical history. This article contends that Josephus, like the authors of the synoptic gospels and later Jewish exegetes, saw the events of 66-70 C.E. through the lens of Jeremiah’s temple sermon (7:1-34). The accounts of Jesus ben Ananias and Josephus’ speech before the city walls, among other examples, show recourse to Jeremiah 7.

scholarly journals Excavations at the Jahānnamā complex: urban archaeology at Isfahan, Iran

Antiquity ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 91 (355) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Shojaee Esfahani ◽  
Ali Aarab ◽  
Elham Abdolmohammad Arab ◽  
Shadi Kalantar ◽  
Zeinab Hadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Iran ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Urban Archaeology ◽  
City Walls ◽  
The City

Isfahan in central Iran was selected as a capital city by both the Seljuk (AD 1040–1157) and the Safavid (AD 1501–1722) dynasties. During the Safavid period, and under Shah Abbas I (AD 1571–1629) in particular, the city was greatly expanded with important new quarters including Naqsh-e Jahan Square (AD 1590–1595). Running north to south, a new avenue or boulevard called the Charbagh (Ḵiyābān-e Čahārbāğ) was also constructed (AD 1595–1596) (Figure 1), serving as both a leisure or tourist attraction outside the city walls, and to connect some of the new capital's institutions.

scholarly journals Reconnecting a Fragmented Monument through Digital Mapping: The City Walls of Athens

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-195
Author(s):  
Markos Katsianis ◽  
Stamatina Lampraki ◽  
Anna-Maria Theocharaki ◽  
Maria Pigaki ◽  
Leda Costaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Archaeological Investigation ◽  
Digital Mapping ◽  
Cadastral Maps ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
City Walls ◽  
High Level ◽  
The City

The fortifications of Athens have been a recurrent theme of archaeological investigation. In the past two centuries, parts of the walls have been located during rescue interventions at numerous sites in the urban fabric. At present, the visibility of the entire monument remains rather low as the traces of the walls are hidden beneath the modern city, marginalized within larger archaeological sites or preserved entirely by record. Despite the high level of scholarly work devoted to synthesize the available material, the volume of information accumulated over the years requires a novel approach that would systematize different types of evidence using digital media. In this respect, we attempt to revisit the city walls of Athens through the use of geospatial technologies. We target the informed development of an efficient GIS platform to record, store, integrate, explore and eventually disseminate resources on the Athenian fortifications. Our research employs published and archival sources (e.g. excavation drawings) in combination with historical maps (e.g. early cadastral maps, first maps of modern Athens) and complementary historical evidence (e.g. writings, illustrations, photography) to locate, document and integrate in space and time available data on lost and surviving fortification remains.

scholarly journals THE CITY WALLS OF FLORENCE, A METHOD TO MANAGE INFORMATIONS OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-M-1-2020 ◽  
pp. 457-464
Author(s):  
J. G. Vitale
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Scientific Innovation ◽  
Important Landmark ◽  
History Of ◽  
City Walls ◽  
University Of Florence ◽  
The University ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Abstract. The city walls of Florence constitute a complex system: six circles and at least nine distinct phases of use and transformation, from the foundation of Florentia to Florence Capital, to contemporary adjustments. The DIDA, Department of Architecture of the University of Florence with the Municipality of Florence, has been carrying out since 2012 the FIMU project with the study of the various walls circuits and diachronic surveys of the surviving wall sections. The aim is to combine and harmonize the historical data with technical-scientific innovation, expressing its own vision of the relationship between the history of the city of Florence and the correct valorization of one of its important Landmark. Every citizen must be able to recognize in the traces of the past his belonging to a community, the results expected from this research are the realization of an informative-didactic and informative apparatus that will emphasize this important historical testimony of Florence and its transformations occurred over the centuries. Data acquisition, processing and visualization methods define this research as ‘experimental’ for the knowledge and evolution of a historic city that would contribute to elevating services for the technical scientific community and the citizen, to which data would become available currently ‘raw’ with the preparation of an apparatus based on a database through the ‘Open Data’ platform of the Municipality of Florence.

“Read the City Walls for Signs of My Life”: Four Reviews

2022 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-171
Author(s):  
Christopher Spaide
Keyword(s):  
City Walls ◽  
The City

Who Owned Florence?: Religious Institutions and Property Ownership in the Early Modern City

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-46
Author(s):  
Justine Walden ◽  
Nicholas Terpstra
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Religious Orders ◽  
Religious Order ◽  
Property Ownership ◽  
Modern City ◽  
Property Income ◽  
Residential Properties ◽  
City Walls ◽  
The City

Abstract This study employs a 1561 tax census to survey estimated property incomes in Florence with particular attention to lay and ecclesiastical religious institutions. Its key findings are five. First, religious institutions were collectively the wealthiest corporate entities in the city, holding one fifth of all residential properties and one third of all workshops, and drawing 20.2 percent of all property income generated within city walls. Second, many were civic- and lay-religious institutions such as confraternities and hospitals. Third, the property income of religious houses was distributed across multiple organizations while that held by the Florentine diocese was concentrated in a few. Fourth, among religious orders, Mendicant houses had a larger urban presence than the older contemplative houses. Fifth, the property holdings of the formally defunct military-religious order of the Knights of S. Jacopo signal the deftness with which some institutions adapted to new circumstances. Overall, this survey of property incomes helps quantify the shape of power in the Florentine religious universe.

Preservation Strategies of Longdong Ancient City Walls in Systematic Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Yu ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
Lina Wang
Keyword(s):  
Point System ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Systematic Method ◽  
System Planning ◽  
City Wall ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
Historic Landmark ◽  
City Walls ◽  
The City ◽  
Great Portion

City wall is an important symbol of ancient Chinese cities with unique geographical and cultural characteristics. Thus, the preservation of this historic landmark is considered significantly important. However, numerous residential construction activities and changes in ecological environment have destructed a great portion of the city walls in recent years. This study looks into the preservation of the ancient city walls from the systematic perspective and in line with the actual characteristics of Longdong Region to provide guideline measures for the protection and restoration of such landmark. Cognition and preservation are adopted extensively to investigate the specific situation of and the factors that influence the ancient city walls in this region. Preservation strategies for the city walls, including the “Axis-Point” system, planning control, and authenticity readability, are presented. The ancient city walls in Longdong Region can be preserved by protecting the entire region, the city, and the main wall body. The systematic method and preservation strategies at the “macro perspective,” “medium perspective” and “micro perspective” levels can solve the preservation problems of the ancient city walls in Longdong Region effectively.

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