Clusters of re-use: the late Roman Wall and the Unfinished Baths of Lepcis Magna
Lepcis Magna is a privileged site for investigating re-use in all its forms, and this paper focuses on the materials which are to be found recycled in two late-antique contexts: the late Roman defensive circuit and the so-called Unfinished Baths. In both contexts, the architects made use of a multi...
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Lepcis Magna is a privileged site for investigating re-use in all its forms, and this paper focuses on the materials which are to be found recycled in two late-antique contexts: the late Roman defensive circuit and the so-called Unfinished Baths. In both contexts, the architects made use of a multitude of older elements, mostly architectural and epigraphic, many of which are still unpublished. These are discussed here for the first time in an attempt to investigate their character, their original provenance and in which ways they were employed within these new settings.
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Late Roman wall, the portion immediately south of the West Gate (Porta Oea) with re-used blocks from first-century mausolea (Drawing by Francesca Bigi) and Tombstone of Regina from South Shields (Arbeia) (Tyne and WearArchives and Museums/ Bridgeman Images).
E-ISSN (online version) 2611-3686
ISSN (print version) 0065-0900
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fc151a542d14544b8297cbc1b9c3fa92023-09-01T05:50:32ZengUniversity of Oslo LibraryActa ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia0065-09002611-36862023-08-0133N.S. 1910.5617/acta.10431Clusters of re-use: the late Roman Wall and the Unfinished Baths of Lepcis MagnaFrancesca Bigi0Sovrintendenza Capitolina per i Beni Culturali Lepcis Magna is a privileged site for investigating re-use in all its forms, and this paper focuses on the materials which are to be found recycled in two late-antique contexts: the late Roman defensive circuit and the so-called Unfinished Baths. In both contexts, the architects made use of a multitude of older elements, mostly architectural and epigraphic, many of which are still unpublished. These are discussed here for the first time in an attempt to investigate their character, their original provenance and in which ways they were employed within these new settings. On cover: Late Roman wall, the portion immediately south of the West Gate (Porta Oea) with re-used blocks from first-century mausolea (Drawing by Francesca Bigi) and Tombstone of Regina from South Shields (Arbeia) (Tyne and WearArchives and Museums/ Bridgeman Images). E-ISSN (online version) 2611-3686 ISSN (print version) 0065-0900 https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/10431spoliarecyclinglate-antique recyclingre-usecity wallsancient baths |
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| title | Clusters of re-use: the late Roman Wall and the Unfinished Baths of Lepcis Magna |
| title_full | Clusters of re-use: the late Roman Wall and the Unfinished Baths of Lepcis Magna |
| title_fullStr | Clusters of re-use: the late Roman Wall and the Unfinished Baths of Lepcis Magna |
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| title_short | Clusters of re-use: the late Roman Wall and the Unfinished Baths of Lepcis Magna |
| title_sort | clusters of re use the late roman wall and the unfinished baths of lepcis magna |
| topic | spolia recycling late-antique recycling re-use city walls ancient baths |
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