Urbanistica delle città romane di Corsica: l'esempio di Mariana

The joint team of the Universities of Cassino and Gent is involved here in studying the ancient topography of the Roman town of Mariana (Corsica) in a diachronic framework, aiming at a first definition of the urban layout, at the delineation of the defensive system, at the outlining of the urban and peri-urban road network, at the identification of the public and private spaces, at the individuation of the harbour and landing places, along the coast and/or possibly along the river that bordered the southern portion of the town. This research of the ancient urbanism in Mariana is of course much helped by the results of systematic excavations supplemented with topographical surveys, active aerial photography and geophysical surveys. Part of the research is devoted to the territory of the colony, mainly at the land division and at the road network, and at the town/country relationships in the course of time.