Aim of the Ph.D. thesis is the scrutiny on the ancient fortified installations of the northern islands of the Dodecanese complex in the Aegean, namely Fournoi, Agathonisi, Farmakonisi, Arkioi, Leipsoi, Patmos and Leros. These islands being geographically associated with the Ionian Metropolis of Miletus were known in antiquity as the Sporades. At the Milesian islands, ruins of various fortification works are observable. Three types of construction are the most characteristic at the Milesian islands: towers, forts, fortified settlements and fortified farmsteads. A great variety of masonry styles is on display, which may well cover a chronological range from the late Classical to late Hellenistic period, eras when the evolution in siege warfare and artillery had a great impact to the design and construction of fortifications in the Mediterranean world. The topographical deployment of the installations on the Milesian islands, which strongly indicates a network formation, the initiative behind their construction, as well as their importance for the Milesian defensive system and rural settlement pattern in the Hellenistic period are topics that this research highlights. The results of this study will, hopefully, contribute to a further comprehension of the Hellenistic fortification architecture on the Aegean islands.
Costituisce lo scopo della presente ricerca Ph.D. il capilare studio degli insediamenti delle antiche fortificazioni delle isole settentrionali dell’arcipelago del Dodecaneso nel Mar Egeo e specificamente delle isole di Furni, Agatonisi, Farmacionisi, Lipsi, Archi, Patmo e Lero. Le suddette isole, essendo geograficamente legate alla Metropoli della Ionia, Mileto, furono note nell’ antichita come Sporades. Nelle isole Milesie si conservano resti di varie opere di fortificazione. Tre sono i tipi più rappresentativi della costruzione: torri, fortezze, insediamenti fortificati e cascine fortificate. Una varietà si osserva anche nei tipi delle murature, che può coprire un arco di tempo compreso tra l’epoca tardo classica e l’epoca tardo ellenistica, periodo in cui l’evoluzione dell’arte dell’assedio e dell’artiglieria ha avuto una grande influenza sulla pianificazione e la costruzione delle fortificazioni nel mondo mediterraneo. La disposizione topografica degli siti fortificati nelle isole Milesie, la quale enfaticamente mette in evidenza lo sviluppo di una rete, le ragioni per cui vengono eretti, nonché l’importanza che hanno per il sistema difensivo di Mileto e per il modello di insediamenti rurali durante l’età ellenistica costituiscono argomenti che verranno analizzati da questa ricerca. Le conclusioni di questo studio contribuiranno felicemente alla migliore comprensione dell’architettura fortificata dell’epoca ellenistica nelle isole del Mar Egeo.
The fortified installations on the Milesian islands in the Aegean in context / Sarantidis, Konstantinos. - STAMPA. - (2019). [10.60576/poliba/iris/sarantidis-konstantinos_phd2019]
The fortified installations on the Milesian islands in the Aegean in context
Sarantidis, Konstantinos
2019-01-01
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Aim of the Ph.D. thesis is the scrutiny on the ancient fortified installations of the northern islands of the Dodecanese complex in the Aegean, namely Fournoi, Agathonisi, Farmakonisi, Arkioi, Leipsoi, Patmos and Leros. These islands being geographically associated with the Ionian Metropolis of Miletus were known in antiquity as the Sporades. At the Milesian islands, ruins of various fortification works are observable. Three types of construction are the most characteristic at the Milesian islands: towers, forts, fortified settlements and fortified farmsteads. A great variety of masonry styles is on display, which may well cover a chronological range from the late Classical to late Hellenistic period, eras when the evolution in siege warfare and artillery had a great impact to the design and construction of fortifications in the Mediterranean world. The topographical deployment of the installations on the Milesian islands, which strongly indicates a network formation, the initiative behind their construction, as well as their importance for the Milesian defensive system and rural settlement pattern in the Hellenistic period are topics that this research highlights. The results of this study will, hopefully, contribute to a further comprehension of the Hellenistic fortification architecture on the Aegean islands.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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