Phd in PHD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Thesis title: Nuovi modelli interpretativi per i mosaici con scene di venatio.

This study examines hunting scenes in Roman mosaics from the Republican period to Late Antiquity, considering both representations of venatio in amphitheatrical contexts and images of non-spectacular hunting. Based on a broad corpus of Italian and provincial evidence, the analysis focuses on the relationship between iconographic models, compositional schemes, and contexts of display, with particular attention to the role of patronage and the modes of viewing and reception of the images.