Forma Urbis International - Autumn 2016

In this issue

This issue focuses on women trough history from ancient Mesopotamia to witches in the Middle Ages.
SUMMARY:
Preface
by Christopher Smith
Leader: Women in Delphi
by Simona Sanchirico
The Mythopoesis of Creation in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Female Archetypes in the Psychical and Rhetorical Transmission
of Good Governance
by Marco Ramazzotti
Etruscan Women: Wives and Mothers
by Gilda Bartoloni and Federica Pitzalis
Etruscan Women and Greek Women:
Two Examples from the Spina Necropolis
by Valentino Nizzo
Women of Ancient Greece in Myth and in History:
“A Gift” and “a Plague to Men Who Eat Bread”
by Chiara Terranova
The Emperors’ Women: Businesswomen as well as Wives?
by Francesca Cenerini
Femicide and Stalking in Ancient Rome
by Anna Pasqualini
Women of the Conquered Territories –
Conflict and Integration on the Edges of the Empire
by Silvia Aglietti
Helena, Mother of Constantine A Woman in the Shadow of Power
by Elena Calandra
The Women of the Warriors Who Came from the North
by Manuela Catarsi
The Origins of Witchcraft in the Middle Ages
by Valeria Beolchin

Forma Urbis International Magazine Description:

Forma Urbis, founded in 1995, has offered its readers a privileged access to some of the most interesting archaeological work ongoing in Italy. With special issues dedicated to the work of the foreign academies, to specific regions, or to publication of important conferences, it occupies an unusual space between popular magazines and serious academic work, combining the rigour of the latter with the production values of the former.
The English version of the magazine, Forma Urbis International, will provide a new and exciting gateway into the riches of Italian scholarship and archaeology, looking forward to occupy another important space, between the world of Italian scholarship and the didactic practices and opportunities in the English speaking world. Our quarterly issues will offer a direct way for students and teachers to access what is new and exciting in Italian archaeology, with special focuses on themes like women and open archaeology.