The cult of the Tritopatores is attested in Greece since the 6th century B.C. and it is based on the memory of the ancestors, either of a specific social group or of the whole of the civic community. this social memory is one of the crucial components on which the collective identity of the polis’s citizens was established, in the period when the greek city laid out its historical features. taking such observations into account, this paper reviews the archaeological records about the “Underground Shrine” in the agora of Corinth, reading them in their topographical and functional context as part of the city, with the aim of understanding this cultic complex in relation to the history of the city.
La memoria degli antenati: il “Santuario Sotterraneo” di Corinto come Tritopatreion?
Dubbini R.
2010
Abstract
The cult of the Tritopatores is attested in Greece since the 6th century B.C. and it is based on the memory of the ancestors, either of a specific social group or of the whole of the civic community. this social memory is one of the crucial components on which the collective identity of the polis’s citizens was established, in the period when the greek city laid out its historical features. taking such observations into account, this paper reviews the archaeological records about the “Underground Shrine” in the agora of Corinth, reading them in their topographical and functional context as part of the city, with the aim of understanding this cultic complex in relation to the history of the city.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
