Andrea Carandini
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Count Andrea Carandini is an Italian
archaeologist
specialising in ancient Rome
. Among his many excavations is the villa of Settefinestre
.
The son of Nicolò Carandini
, he was born in Rome
and presently teaches archaeology at the University of Rome La Sapienza
. His research is focused on the topography of ancient Rome
, Etruria
in the Roman period and the analysis of monumental complexes in various cities in Italy (Volterra
, Grumentum
, Pompeii
, and Veii
). Since 1993 he has coordinated a project in Rome's suburbium and the Tiber valley
in conjunction with the Soprintendenza Archeologica and the Sovrintendenza Comunale di Roma. He continues to direct the excavations of the north slope of the Palatine Hill
in Rome where important discoveries relating to the earliest city of Rome have been made, including the discovery of the famous Palatine wall in 1988 (cf. New York Times June 10, 1988). In the 1990s he was also involved in the excavation of the Auditorium site in Rome
, a substantial domestic structure dating to the fifth century B.C.; it was most likely the monumental residence of an important clan (gens
). Some of his views on the historicity of Romulus
are controversial. Carandini was a student of Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
archaeologist
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
specialising in ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
. Among his many excavations is the villa of Settefinestre
Settefinestre
Villa Settefinestre lies between Capalbio and Orbetello in Tuscany, Italy, and is the site of a late Republican Roman slave-run villa owned by the senatorial family of the Volusii, built in the 1st century BC and enlarged in the 1st century AD with a large cryptoportico. The villa was fortified at...
.
The son of Nicolò Carandini
Nicolò Carandini
Count Nicolò Carandini was the first Italian ambassador to Britain after World War II.-Biography:Carandini was born at Como....
, he was born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and presently teaches archaeology at the University of Rome La Sapienza
University of Rome La Sapienza
The Sapienza University of Rome, officially Sapienza – Università di Roma, formerly known as Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a coeducational, autonomous state university in Rome, Italy...
. His research is focused on the topography of ancient Rome
Topography of ancient Rome
The topography of ancient Rome is a multidisciplinary field of study that draws on archaeology, epigraphy, cartography and philology.The classic English-language work of scholarship is A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome , written by Samuel Ball Platner, completed and published after his...
, Etruria
Etruria
Etruria—usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia—was a region of Central Italy, an area that covered part of what now are Tuscany, Latium, Emilia-Romagna, and Umbria. A particularly noteworthy work dealing with Etruscan locations is D. H...
in the Roman period and the analysis of monumental complexes in various cities in Italy (Volterra
Volterra
Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri, to the Romans as Volaterrae, is a town and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy.-History:...
, Grumentum
Grumentum
Grumentum was an ancient town in the centre of Lucania, in what is now the comune of Grumento Nova, c. 50 km south of Potenza by the direct road through Anxia, and 80 km by the Via Herculia, at the point of divergence of a road eastward to Heraclea.-History:The first settlements, of the...
, Pompeii
Pompeii
The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning...
, and Veii
Veii
Veii was, in ancient times, an important Etrurian city NNW of Rome, Italy; its site lies in Isola Farnese, a village of Municipio XX, an administrative subdivision of the comune of Rome in the Province of Rome...
). Since 1993 he has coordinated a project in Rome's suburbium and the Tiber valley
Tiber
The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Umbria and Lazio to the Tyrrhenian Sea. It drains a basin estimated at...
in conjunction with the Soprintendenza Archeologica and the Sovrintendenza Comunale di Roma. He continues to direct the excavations of the north slope of the Palatine Hill
Palatine Hill
The Palatine Hill is the centermost of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city...
in Rome where important discoveries relating to the earliest city of Rome have been made, including the discovery of the famous Palatine wall in 1988 (cf. New York Times June 10, 1988). In the 1990s he was also involved in the excavation of the Auditorium site in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, a substantial domestic structure dating to the fifth century B.C.; it was most likely the monumental residence of an important clan (gens
Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens , plural gentes, referred to a family, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps . The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the...
). Some of his views on the historicity of Romulus
Romulus
- People:* Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome* Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor* Valerius Romulus , deified son of the Roman emperor Maxentius* Romulus , son of the Western Roman emperor Anthemius...
are controversial. Carandini was a student of Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli was an Italian archaeologist and art historian.-Biography:A Marxist, Bianchi Bandinelli was descended from ancient aristocracy in Siena. His early research focused on the Etruscan centers close to his family lands, Clusium and Suana...
.
Works
- Ricerche sullo stile e la cronologia dei mosaici della Villa di Piazza ArmerinaPiazza ArmerinaPiazza Armerina is an Italian comune in the province of Enna of the autonomous island region of Sicily.-History:...
(1964) - La secchia Doria: una "storia di Achille" tardo-antica. Contributo al problema dell'industria artistica di tradizione ellenistica in Egitto. (1965)
- Vibia Sabina : funzione politica, iconografia e il problema del classicismo adrianeo (1969)
- Schiavi e padroni nell'Etruria romana : la Villa di Settefinestre dallo scavo alla mostra (1979)
- Archeologia e cultura materiale: dai lavori senza gloria nell'antichità a una politica dei beni culturali (1979)
- Esclaves et maîtres en Etrurie romaine : les fouilles de la villa de Settefinestre : catalogue de l'exposition (1981)
- Filosofiana, la villa di Piazza Armerina : immagine di un aristocratico romano al tempo di Costantino (1982)
- La Romanizzazione dell'Etruria : il territorio di Vulci (1985)
- Settefinestre : una villa schiavistica nell'Etruria romana (1985)
- Schiavi in Italia : gli strumenti pensanti dei Romani fra tarda Repubblica e medio Impero (1988)
- Storie dalla terra. Manuale di scavo (1981)
- Roma: Romolo, Remo e la fondazione della città (2000)
- Archeologia del mito. Emozione e ragione fra primitivi e moderni (2002)
- Paesaggi d’Etruria. La Valle dell’Albegna, la valle d’Oro e la Valle del Chiarore (2002, with F. Cambi)
- "Variations sur le thème de Romulus. Réflexions après la parution de l’ouvrage “La nascita di Roma”" (in De Boccard, La naissance de la ville dans l’Antiquité, 2003)
- "Il mito romuleo e le origini di Roma" (in M. Citroni, Memoria e identità. La cultura romana costruisce la sua immagine, 2003)
- La nascità di Roma. Dei, Lari, eroi e uomini all'alba di una civiltà (2003)
- Palatino, VeliaVelian HillThe Velia — or Velian Hill or Velian Ridge — is a saddle or spur stretching out from the middle of the north side of the Palatine Hill towards the Oppian Hill ....
e Sacra Via: Paesaggi urbani attraverso il tempo (2004) - Remo e Romolo. Dai rioni dei Quiriti alla città dei Romani (775/750 - 700/675 a.C. circa) (2006)
- La leggenda di Roma (2006)
External links
- Page at University of Rome La Sapienza
- Martin G. Conde, Rome - Roman Forum: Prof. Andrea Carandini's Excavation in the Area of the House of Vestals. (2001-2007).
- Martin G. Conde, Rome - Archaeological news: Palatino, Lupercale, Lupa e Romolo e Remo(20.11.2007).[aggiornato / updated 22.12.2007]. Palatino, il tunnel segreto di Augusto (05.01.2008). Rapporto preliminare - Roma - Colle Palatino (MIBAC/SAR 16.02.2006).