I santuari delle acropoli nelle poleis della Magna Grecia e della Sicilia. Paesaggi naturali e costruiti tra religione e urbanistica

In continuity with the research on colonial acropolises conducted for the AKROMA project, this paper presents an in-depth study of the acropolis sanctuaries in the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia and Sicily, focusing on a selection of the most significant and problematic cases. Beginning with the geomorphological characteristics and the position within the urban topography, the paper explores the relationships these sanctuaries establish with diπerent types of landscapes: the natural, the built, and the religious. In particular, the condition of ‘connected separation’ typical of the acropolis is an element reflected in the construction of the religious landscape. The sanctuaries of the acropolis are usually associated with a polyadic deity, the main god or goddess protecting the city. However, this hierarchical and nominalistic model, undoubtedly conditioned by the Athenian example, requires further refinement, taking into account the functions of these cults, their consumers, and their material expressions in ritual practices.