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Installazioni idrauliche nell’area sacra a Sud del tempio di Zeus Olympios ad Agrigento

Authors: Portale, E. C.; de Cesare, M.; Furcas, G.;

Installazioni idrauliche nell’area sacra a Sud del tempio di Zeus Olympios ad Agrigento

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This paper will test the relationship between water and cult in the southern part of the sanctuary of Zeus Olympios at Agrigento. The most singular feature of this area is a monumental pool, besides some cisterns, buildings and a small oikos temple. The sacred area was investigated during the 20th century by E. Gabrici and E. De Miro and was referred to a chthonian cult, without deepening the features and modalities of ritual activities. Besides, it was not considered at all as a part of the sanctuary of Zeus, depending on the late chronology assigned to the main buildings. After having defined the character of the context through an analysis of the architectural remains, the votive and ritual objects, and the imagery, we can now better understand the cult and the role of the hydraulic installations. Several elements, as a matter of fact, suggest that the pool was used for purification rituals relating to women and the cisterns were connected with a complex of banquet halls. All the structures belong to the great 5th century architectural phase of the sanctuary. Moreover, the typology of the cisterns (which were supplied by the pool itself) matches the current Early Classical types, as the new survey of the hydraulic structures of Akragas by G.L. Furcas will demonstrate, suggesting a link between such monumental artifacts and the “Theronian” water system of the town.

Cet article interroge la relation entre l’eau et le culte dans la partie sud du sanctuaire de Zeus Olympien à Agrigente. La caractéristique la plus singulière de cette zone est un bassin monumental, outre quelques citernes, bâtiments et un petit temple oikos. L’espace sacré a été étudié au cours du xxe siècle par E. Gabrici et E. De Miro et a été attribué à un culte chthonien, sans que soient En outre, il n’a pas été considéré comme une partie du sanctuaire de Zeus, en raison de la chronologie tardive attribuée aux bâtiments analyse des vestiges architecturaux, des objets votifs et rituels, et de l’imagerie, on peut mieux comprendre maintenant le culte et le rôle des installations hydrauliques. Plusieurs éléments, en fait, suggèrent que et que les citernes étaient en relation avec un complexe de salles de banquet. Toutes les structures appartiennent à la grande phase architecturale du sanctuaire au ve siècle av. J.-C. En outre, la typologie des citernes (qui ont été alimentées en eau par le bassin lui-même) correspond aux formes courantes du début de l’époque classique, comme la nouvelle étude des structures hydrauliques d’Akragas par G.L. Furcas le montre, suggérant un lien entre ces aménagements monumentaux et le système d’eau « théronien » de la ville.

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water and cult, hydraulic installations, Akragas, sanctuary of Zeus Olympios

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