This study aims to investigate the evolution of poliorcetic systems and urban access points in the Phoenician-Punic central Mediterranean, taking as its starting point the wall remains uncovered on the eastern isthmus of Nora. In order to contextualize and interpret these findings, the research develops a comparative analysis based on the close relationship between topography, geomorphology, and military architecture. Through the study of territorial strategies and distinctive building techniques (including adaptation to local landforms and various advanced structural solutions), key settlements such as Olbia, Tharros, Sulky, Monte Sirai and Nuraghe Sirai are examined. The objective is to understand the various Levantine settlement and fortification strategies and to reconstruct the development of Punic defensive engineering, highlighting the transition from internal territorial control in the 6th-5th centuries BC to progressive monumentalization against external threats during the 4th-3rd centuries BC.
Il presente lavoro si pone di indagare l'evoluzione dei sistemi poliorcetici e degli accessi urbici nel Mediterraneo centrale fenicio-punico, partendo dalle evidenze murarie emerse sull'istmo orientale di Nora. Al fine di contestualizzare ed interpretare tale dato, la ricerca sviluppa un’analisi comparativa fondata sullo stretto rapporto tra topografia, geomorfologia e architettura militare. Mediante lo studio delle strategie territoriali e delle peculiari tecniche edilizie (tra cui l'adattamento alla morfologia locale e vari accorgimenti strutturali avanzati), vengono esaminati insediamenti chiave quali Olbia, Tharros, Sulky, Monte e Nuraghe Sirai. L’obiettivo è comprendere le diverse strategie insediative e fortificatorie levantine e ricostruire lo sviluppo dell'ingegneria difensiva punica, evidenziando il passaggio da un controllo territoriale interno del VI-V secolo a.C. alla progressiva monumentalizzazione contro le minacce esterne del IV-III secolo a.C.
Sistemi poliorcetici e accessi urbici nel Mediterraneo centrale fenicio-punico: un’analisi comparativa a partire dalle evidenze di Nora.
CECCARIGLIA, FEDERICO
2025/2026
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the evolution of poliorcetic systems and urban access points in the Phoenician-Punic central Mediterranean, taking as its starting point the wall remains uncovered on the eastern isthmus of Nora. In order to contextualize and interpret these findings, the research develops a comparative analysis based on the close relationship between topography, geomorphology, and military architecture. Through the study of territorial strategies and distinctive building techniques (including adaptation to local landforms and various advanced structural solutions), key settlements such as Olbia, Tharros, Sulky, Monte Sirai and Nuraghe Sirai are examined. The objective is to understand the various Levantine settlement and fortification strategies and to reconstruct the development of Punic defensive engineering, highlighting the transition from internal territorial control in the 6th-5th centuries BC to progressive monumentalization against external threats during the 4th-3rd centuries BC.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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