Le fonti nella fonte

Le fonti nella fonte. L’Italia fisica nella descrizione della Tabula Peutingeriana” presents a meticulous geographical and cartographic re-examination of the famous medieval parchment preserving the road network of the Roman Empire. Focusing on the representation of the Italian peninsula, the volume analyzes how this cartographic text describes and synthesizes Italy's physical geography, paying specific attention to mountain ranges, river networks, and coastlines. Employing a rigorous philological-geographical methodology, the author traces the numerous ancient sources—literary, chorographic, and itinerary—that flowed into the Tabula, demonstrating how its intricate iconographic structure results from a long process of stratification and re-elaboration of classical geographical knowledge. Ultimately, the work offers a key contribution to understanding both the map's genesis and the perception and construction of the Italian landscape in antiquity.