Abellinum, la vita di una città. Note di sintesi e nuovi dati

The proposed work offers a brief reflection on the ancient city of Abellinum (Atripalda, Province of Avellino, Campania Region, Italy). It organises the available data, both bibliographic and archival, and integrates them with new results from the project “Abellinum. Piano per la conoscenza, la tutela e la valorizzazione dell’antico centro irpino”, carried out by the University of Salerno, in collaboration with the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Salerno e Avellino and with the municipality of Atripalda. The project starts in 2019 with the aim of expanding the knowledge base on the ancient city of Abellinum and creating a cultural ecosystem: the historical data are thus related to the vegetation and environmental survey, geomorphological analysis, and topographical study for a reconstruction of the ancient landscape. The development of the ancient city and the urban landscape are presented in chronological order, reflecting the main historical events: in this analysis, some new data are proposed that contribute to the reconstruction of the settlement pattern, urban tissue and occupation phases of the context.