The workshop focuses on two main topics of research dealing with the scientific activities of the Albanian and Italian Archaeological Project in Butrint (Butrint Project) and the political, economic, and social dynamics resulting from the encounter between ancient Epirus and the Roman world after the third Macedonian war, as seen through the research of Italian and International scientific projects working in Albania.
The workshop was organised by Archaeological Mission in Butrint of the University of Bologna and Archaeological Institute of Tirana.
We thank all speakers and audience who took part in the discussion for their precious participation.
(Proposed by Belisa Muka, Enrico Giorgi, Federica Carbotti)
The Acropolis of Butrint preserves traces of its long history from the earliest phases dating back to the Archaic period. Archaeological research was conducted several times during this century until the start of systematic investigations by the new Italo-Albanian project in 2015 (Butrint Project). The multi-layered archaeological context and the complex history of archaeological research make it necessary to compare the protagonists of yesterday and today.
(Proposed by Belisa Muka, Anna Gamberini, Enrico Giorgi)
With the end of the third Macedonian war, north-western Greece entered the sphere of the Roman world. The region was included in the provinces of Macedonia (2nd century BC) and Achaia (1st century BC) before Trajan established the province of Epirus. The most recent archaeological research shows the different political, economic, and social dynamics that this meeting resulted in the various centres. Indeed, some cities in coastal and northern Epirus seem to thrive even after the Roman conquest, while others suffer abrupt destruction. The degree of adherence to Roman culture can be perceived through the analysis of urban development, funerary ritual, and material culture: the fortune or abandonment of the various centres is reflected in the analysis of these aspects.
Luan Përzhita (Academy for Albanian studies)
Belisa Muka (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
Enrico Giorgi (University of Bologna)
Institutional greetings and opening
Björn Forsén (University of Helsinki)
The First Century after the Deluge. Some New Light on Epirus post 167 BC
Georgia Pliakou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Thesprotia)
The hinterland of Epirus in Roman times. The case of the Ioannina basin in Molossia
Will Bowden (University of Nottingham)
The Villas of Roman Epirus in their cultural context
Anna Gamberini (University of Bologna)
Living in Phoinike in Roman Times: the pottery evidence
Discussion
Erlind Sulo (Director of the National Park of Butrint)
Richard Hodges (American University of Rome)
Greetings
Belisa Muka (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
Introduction
Catherine Morgan (University of Oxford)
Chair
Veronica Castignani (British School at Rome)
Francesco Pizzimenti (University of Bologna)
The wall-circuit of the Acropolis: the new topographic survey
Federica Carbotti (University of Bologna)
Matteo Rivoli (University of Bologna)
Danjela Dodaj (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
Taip Kaca (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
The excavations on the Acropolis of Butrint
Nadia Aleotti (Sapienza University of Rome)
Archaic pottery from the 2021 and 2022 excavations in Butrint
Francesca D’Ambola (University of Bologna)
Sacred spaces on the Acropolis: a deposit of sling shots inside the Archaic walls of Butrint
Discussion
Sergio Alias (Italian Embassy in Tirana)
Greetings
Enrico Giorgi (University of Bologna)
Chair
Veronica Castignani (British School at Rome)
Fortified hilltop sites in Chaonia: new considerations
Giacomo Sigismondo (University of Bologna)
New data from the fortified villas of Malathre, Çumporë and Çukë
Julian Bogdani (Sapienza University of Rome)
Albana Meta (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
Kestrine: new data for the long-term archaeology of a border region
Luigi Maria Caliò (University of Catania)
Gian Michele Gerogiannis (University of Catania)
Rodolfo Brancato (University of Naples Federico II)
Fortification and land management models from Hellenistic to Roman Epirus
Sofia Cingolani (Direzione Regionale Musei Marche)
Roberto Perna (University of Macerata)
Ludovica Xavier de Silva (University of Macerata)
From Antigonea to Hadrianopolis: archaeological landscapes and material culture in Chaonia and in the Drino valley between Hellenism and Roman times
Discussion and final greetings
Directors and researchers of the Italian archaeological projects in Albania will also join the discussion:
Giuseppe Lepore, Francesco Belfiori (University of Bologna),
Simona Antolini, Jessica Piccinini (University of Macerata)
Sonia Antonelli (University of Chieti Gabriele D’Annunzio)
Pasquale Merola (CNR-ISPC Lecce)