In the fourth century, in Syracuse as in the whole of Magna Graecia, artists.
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So far, 22 pieces have been removed from the sea, but there are an estimated 220 objects in the wreck. A Series of Essays on the History of Art Adolf Furtwngler Eugnie Strong. In addition, there was still food and olives inside some amphorae. An extensive programme dedicated to Magna Graecia was presented, with performances of classical Greek theatre, theatre master classes, seminars, meetings. Superintendent Barbara Davide classifies the operation as “sensational”, because it will help to better understand the trade that took place in the Magna Graecia region, as the southern Italian peninsula was called, which was colonized by the Greeks between the 8th and 7th centuries B.CĪmphorae (a kind of vase), jugs and a large number of ceramic wine glasses that would have been used by the elite of the time were found stacked and “packaged” inside large vases.Īccording to the researchers, this “packaging” had the mission of preventing breakage during strained sea voyages. the Greek started to found a series of colonies that extended along the coasts of the south of Italy, from Apulia to Campania,with some centres in Sicily:'Taranto,Cuma, Metaponto, Sibari, Crotone, Reggio, Paestum and Naples'these were the main centres of this big area. The 2nd edition of the Magna Grecia Arts Festival will take place from 27 February to at the 'Francesco Cilea' Theatre and the Metropolitan Cine-Theatre in Reggio Calabria. According to the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Dario Franceschini, it is the first time that an operation of this type has been conducted in such a thorough way.
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