Le crustae marmoree dalla mansio tardoantica di Equilus-Jesolo (Venezia). Ipotesi interpretative per le ricerche future

Abstract

The marble crustae from the late antique mansio of Equilus-Jesolo (Venice). Interpretative hypotheses for future research This paper aims to describe and discuss the assemblage of marble finds (crustae), probably used to decorate some ‘first class’ accommodation or a bath-building of the Late Antique mansion in the countryside around the present-day town of Jesolo, formerly called Equilus. The validation of the presence of this kind of buildings is important to evaluate if the mansio was promoted and managed by public or private agency and to know which community frequented this site. The aerial photos analysis associated with a geophysical survey contributed to recognize many new traces related to the mansio. The combination of archaeological data derived from different methodologies and scales of analysis seems to be promising for developing future fieldwork and interdisciplinary research in this lagoon site.

Keywords

• late antiquity
• road stations
• equilus-jesolo
• venetian lagoon
• marble decorations