La Campania in età arcaica, tra integrazione e conflitti

The study is inspired by the notion of ‘métissage’ developed by the anthropologist J.-L. Amselle and applied by B. d’Agostino to archaic Campania, to characterize the processes of cultural interaction between Greek, Etruscan, and indigenous communities. Two cases are focused: one, related to Pompeii, concerns the temple of Apollo and, particularly, the dedicatory inscription of Lucius Mummius: the votive offer allows focusing on the relationship with the cult that provides the ancient city with a mythical paradigm of identity in a long-term dimension. The other case concerns southern Campania and refers to the generalized spread of Etruscan inscriptions and the early development of indigenous writing traditions, which may suggest phenomena of cultural resistance.