Chapter The Latium coast from Ostia to Circeo: settlement dynamics in a peculiar context

The contribution aims to investigate the settlement dynamics of the Latium coastal stretch of approximately 100 kilometres between Ostia and Circeo. This is a strip characterized by peculiar geomorphological and hydrographic features which have determined the outcomes of settlement dynamics starting...

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Auteurs principaux: JAIA, Alessandro Maria, Ebanista, Laura
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description The contribution aims to investigate the settlement dynamics of the Latium coastal stretch of approximately 100 kilometres between Ostia and Circeo. This is a strip characterized by peculiar geomorphological and hydrographic features which have determined the outcomes of settlement dynamics starting from prehistoric times. After the protohistoric settlement process, also defined by the presence of watercourses and basins, the Latin cities developed in the coastal and para-coastal strip and found their economic basis on the control of the landings. Coastal basins and their landing places and watercourses are fundamental elements in the definition of economic processes and territorial control. The fundamental caesura of the settlement process for this area is 338 BC. The Roman conquest determined a series of dynamics that will be highlighted in the contribution proposed in the light of the relationships of the urban centres with Rome and with each other. Finally, an example on the settlement dynamics of the southernmost district is presented. It is the area historically known as Palus Pontina characterized by a greater thinning out of settlements and by peculiar dynamics.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1634932025-08-02T05:11:43Z Chapter The Latium coast from Ostia to Circeo: settlement dynamics in a peculiar context JAIA, Alessandro Maria Ebanista, Laura Latium coast Ancient Topography Settlement dynamics Lacustrine areas The contribution aims to investigate the settlement dynamics of the Latium coastal stretch of approximately 100 kilometres between Ostia and Circeo. This is a strip characterized by peculiar geomorphological and hydrographic features which have determined the outcomes of settlement dynamics starting from prehistoric times. After the protohistoric settlement process, also defined by the presence of watercourses and basins, the Latin cities developed in the coastal and para-coastal strip and found their economic basis on the control of the landings. Coastal basins and their landing places and watercourses are fundamental elements in the definition of economic processes and territorial control. The fundamental caesura of the settlement process for this area is 338 BC. The Roman conquest determined a series of dynamics that will be highlighted in the contribution proposed in the light of the relationships of the urban centres with Rome and with each other. Finally, an example on the settlement dynamics of the southernmost district is presented. It is the area historically known as Palus Pontina characterized by a greater thinning out of settlements and by peculiar dynamics. 2025-08-02T05:11:42Z 2025-08-02T05:11:42Z 2025-08-01T15:59:30Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20250801T173835_9791221505566_303 2975-0288 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/104853 9791221505566 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/163493 eng Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/104853/1/43698.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.53 10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.53 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221505566 12 Florence open access
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Chapter The Latium coast from Ostia to Circeo: settlement dynamics in a peculiar context
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Ancient Topography
Settlement dynamics
Lacustrine areas
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Ancient Topography
Settlement dynamics
Lacustrine areas
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