Siracusa 3D Reborn. An Ancient Greek City brought Back To Life
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Davide TANASI / Francesco GABELLONE / Ivan FERRARI
(Arcadia University, The College of Global Studies, Siracusa / CNR IBAM, Lecce, Italy)
Abstract:
The ignorance or the mis-knowledge of the archaeological background of a modern city can negatively affect its economy and cultural growth, limiting attractivity and spreading erroneous or distorted messages over media. The Sicilian case of Siracusa is definitely emblematic. Founded by the Corinthians in 733 BC, birthplace of poets and thinkers as Epicharmus and Archimedes, visited by many prominent figures of Greek culture as Pindar, Aeschylus and Plato, Siracusa over centuries became one of the most beautiful, influential and wealthy among the Greek cities of the Mediterranean basin, as the majestic temples testified. Nonetheless, regardless the historical background and the imposing visible remains of that past emerging everywhere in the actual urban area, Siracusa, since 2005 World Heritage site, has never played the role of quintessential archetype of Greek city both in the scientific literature and the mainstream.
Against this scenario a virtual archaeology project, undertook by a team of scholars of the IBAM-CNR and The Arcadia University -- TCGS, aimed to the overall digital reconstruction of Ortigia, the core district of the Greek Siracusa, produced a 3D documentary 'Siracusa 3D reborn', that represents a pivotal advance in the knowledge of the Greek background of the city. In this perspective, the choice of providing 'passive' cognitive tools embedded with communicational and emotional components did not affected the scientific accuracy with which the reconstructive process has been carried out. Main monuments of Ortigia are described and analyzed in the context of a full 3D stereoscopic representation employing techniques of modern cinema industry for elucidating and explaining its historical and archaeological characteristics. The reconstructive workflow followed a meticulous methodological plan based on the published data and aimed to define a previously unavailable topographic profile of the city, portrayed in two main chronological phases, Archaic and Late Classical.
Keywords: Reconstructive study, virtual archaeology, 3D theater
CHNT - Vienna | Conference on Cultural Heritage an New Technologies
November 11 - 13, 2013 | Vienna, Austria -
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Siracusa 3D Reborn - TRAILER
TRAILER del video divulgativo stereoscopico su Siracusa, la città greca.
Regia - 3D Supervisor: Francesco Gabellone
3D Modelling: Ivan Ferrari
Supervisione archeologica: Davide Tanasi
Project Manager: Gianni Campo
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History of the city of Syracuse - Part 1
Sicily has been a melting pot of civilisations for pretty much all of its histories, due to its strategic spot in the centre of the Mediterranean, being a vital stepping stone between Africa and Italy. This was the case during the early years of civilisation in the region, with the island essentially being split into two zones of influences. The portion to the west of the island was dominated by the naval power of Carthage. Whilst to the East the area was under the direct influence of Greek colonies, with the principle Greek colony being located on the tip of this area. This is the history of the great city-state of Syracuse.
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The remains of the Greek Apollo Temple lie in the centre of Ortigia, Siracusa's old town.
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Oritigia is an island. It is the historical, archeological heart of Siracusa.
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Tourist attractions in Syracuse
was filmed on the island of Ortygia (the old city) on 2 January 2018.
Featured attractions: Temple of Apollo; Fountain of Diana; Syracuse Cathedral; Arethusa Spring; Umbertino Bridge. Music by Tracing Arcs:
Attrazioni turistiche a Siracusa
è stato girato sull'isola di Ortigia (la città vecchia) il 2 gennaio 2018.
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