Living with Seismic Phenomena in the Mediterranean and Beyond between Antiquity and the Middle Ages

"In a Mediterranean area characterised by strong seismic activity, the earthquake that struck central Italy in 2016 caused considerable damage to the archaeological and historical heritage. This catastrophic event, as well as recent archaeological fieldwork and palaeoseimological research in the same area, led to the organisation in 2019 of the first International Conference Living with seismic phenomena in the Mediterranean from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Cascia (Italy). In 2021, a second Conference, devoted to the same topic, was held at Le Mans University (France). The articles collected in this work constitute a selection of the oral presentations or posters presented during the two Conferences. In the first two sections of the book, the reader will find contributions ranging from different ways of understanding seismic phenomena to strategies of post-disaster management, adaptation and resilience employed by societies and political authorities. From the third part onwards, palaeoseimological and archaeological data (for the most part previously unpublished) are presented on various sites in the Italian peninsula and the wider Mediterranean world and its frontiers. The final section is devoted to the emerging field of multidisciplinary studies on the specific characteristics of reconstruction and post-seismic building techniques. As a whole, using a multidisciplinary approach, the contents of the book aim to push forward knowledge on human/environment relations in the longue durée, contribute to the protection of the architectural and cultural heritage, and promote a culture of risk management in territories exposed to potential seismic activity.

Living with Seismic Phenomena in the Mediterranean and Beyond between Antiquity and the Middle Ages

"In a Mediterranean area characterised by strong seismic activity, the earthquake that struck central Italy in 2016 caused considerable damage to the archaeological and historical heritage. This catastrophic event, as well as recent archaeological fieldwork and palaeoseimological research in the same area, led to the organisation in 2019 of the first International Conference Living with seismic phenomena in the Mediterranean from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Cascia (Italy). In 2021, a second Conference, devoted to the same topic, was held at Le Mans University (France). The articles collected in this work constitute a selection of the oral presentations or posters presented during the two Conferences. In the first two sections of the book, the reader will find contributions ranging from different ways of understanding seismic phenomena to strategies of post-disaster management, adaptation and resilience employed by societies and political authorities. From the third part onwards, palaeoseimological and archaeological data (for the most part previously unpublished) are presented on various sites in the Italian peninsula and the wider Mediterranean world and its frontiers. The final section is devoted to the emerging field of multidisciplinary studies on the specific characteristics of reconstruction and post-seismic building techniques. As a whole, using a multidisciplinary approach, the contents of the book aim to push forward knowledge on human/environment relations in the longue durée, contribute to the protection of the architectural and cultural heritage, and promote a culture of risk management in territories exposed to potential seismic activity.

L’animal : un objet d’étude

Homo animal est : l’être humain appartient lui-même au règne animal, mais il est le seul à projeter sur les autres membres de ce vaste ensemble un regard analytique. Prendre l’animal comme objet d’étude, c’est le propre de l’homme. « Chez absolument tous il y a quelque chose de naturel, c’est-à-dire de beau » : Aristote, s’apprêtant à détailler les Parties des animaux, prévient son lecteur que les animaux les plus répugnants méritent eux aussi l’attention du scientifique, car ils témoignent des règles auxquelles se conforme la nature, que le philosophe a à cœur de percer. Cette longue tradition d’étude du monde animal, renouvelée aujourd’hui par les découvertes sur le génome, a pris de multiples formes au travers des âges ; mais elle a toujours suscité d’amples questionnements, non seulement sur la nature des animaux eux-mêmes, mais aussi, plus largement, sur leur place dans le monde et, en retour, sur celle de l’homme lui-même. Le Congrès national des sociétés historiques et scientifiques rassemble chaque année universitaires, membres de sociétés savantes et jeunes chercheurs. Ce recueil est issu de travaux présentés lors du 141e Congrès sur le thème « L’animal et l’homme »

Les Bruttiens : un problème d'identité : A. Potrandolfo Greco, I Lucani E.M. De Juliis, Gli Iapigi. Storia e civiltà della Puglia preromana Per un'identità culturale dei Brettii, a cura di P. Poccetti.

Compatangelo Rita. Les Bruttiens : un problème d'identité : A. Potrandolfo Greco, I Lucani E.M. De Juliis, Gli Iapigi. Storia e civiltà della Puglia preromana Per un'identità culturale dei Brettii, a cura di P. Poccetti.. In: Dialogues d'histoire ancienne, vol. 15, n°2, 1989. pp. 491-493

Introduction à la première partie

Actes des Journées d’étude du Mans (9 Novembre 2012 & 8 Novembre 2013)International audienc

G. Chouquer, F. Favory, Les arpenteurs romains. Théorie et pratique

Compatangelo Rita. G. Chouquer, F. Favory, Les arpenteurs romains. Théorie et pratique. In: Histoire & Mesure, 1993 volume 8 - n°3-4. La mesure de la terre. pp. 443-446

Modalités de la romanisation en Italie méridionale : fondations coloniales, structures portuaires et commerce maritime au début du IIe s. av. n. è.

Compatangelo-Soussignan Rita. Modalités de la romanisation en Italie méridionale : fondations coloniales, structures portuaires et commerce maritime au début du IIe s. av. n. è. In: Histoire, espaces et marges de l'Antiquité : hommages à Monique Clavel-Lévêque. Tome 2. Besançon : Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité, 2003. pp. 255-290. (Collection « ISTA », 899

La découverte des fossiles dans l’Antiquité : une conception fixiste ou évolutive de l’animal ?

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Traditions littéraires et géographie ethnique de l'ancienne Calabria

Compatangelo-Soussignan Rita. Traditions littéraires et géographie ethnique de l'ancienne Calabria. In: Mélanges Pierre Lévêque. Tome 8 : Religion, anthropologie et société. Besançon : Université de Franche-Comté, 1994. pp. 61-87. (Annales littéraires de l'Université de Besançon, 499

Sur les traces d’Homère : périégèse et tourisme culturel d’Alexandre le Grand à Hadrien

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