THE CONTROL OF PUBLIC SPACE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN EARLY MEDIEVAL TOWN: A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE CASE OF BRESCIA
Gian Pietro Brogiolo
In the town of Brescia, Roman buildings and urban infrastructure remained relatively intact until 6th c. However, during 7th c., underwent a series transformations. Focusing on eastern part city, this paper examines transformations that occurred within monumental public domestic buildings, appearance artisanal activities in area, burials zones residential occupation. It is argued these developments did not result from changes attitudes values among population but rather were controlled instigated by central authority based episcopal later ducal complex western side city.
Late Antique Archaeology