Summary (English)
Interesting results were obtained from an investigation along via S. Nicola a Nilo, during the restoration of the Istituto Filangeri, in the part of the insula occupied by the monastery of S. Gregorio Armeno in the forum area of Neapolis.
Until the 17th century, as is visible in the Baratta plan of 1629, this was the vico di S. Luciella (previously via della Campana), a _stenopòs _ linking the median plateia (via Tribunali) to the lower one (via S. Biagio dei Librai). This was later obliterated by the enlargement of the monastery of S. Gregorio Armeno. The excavations, with the aid of historical maps and archive sources, reconstructed the building sequence in the area.The insula that was destroyed is being emptied and to date fourteen rooms distributed on several levels have been identified. The core samples showed that a fill of circa 3.5 m remains above the level of the ancient via della Campana. Below this level it will be possible to investigate the transformations of an insula in the ancient centre, that has not been disturbed by modern interventions, from the Aragonese-Viceregal period back to the moment of the original layout, a case which is to date unique in Neapolitan archaeology.
- Stefano De Caro - Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta 
Director
- Daniela Giampaola - Soprintendenza dei Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta
Team
- F. Del Vecchio
- Francesca Longobardo - Società Apoikia a.r.l.
- G. Ronga - Società Apoikia
- S. Iodice
Research Body
- Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici delle Province di Napoli e Caserta
Funding Body
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