Guido Calza

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Guido Calza (born April 21, 1888 in Milan , † April 17, 1946 in Rome ) was an Italian classical archaeologist .

Life

Calza studied archeology at the University of Rome with Emanuel Loewy , Orazio Marucchi , Dante Vaglieri and Karl Julius Beloch . After completing his studies, he worked in the Amministrazione Antichità e Belle Arti from 1912 , initially as an inspector, from 1924 as director. He led the excavations in the ancient city of Ostia , on the Roman Forum and on the Palatine Hill . Among other things, he discovered the imperial houses in Ostia (including the Casa dei Dipinti and the Domus di Giove e Ganimede ), the military camp there from the 4th century BC. The port facility and cemetery on Via Laurentina from the 2nd century AD.

On April 1, 1945 Calza was entrusted with the supervision of the excavations at the Forum and on the Palatine Hill ( Soprintendenza del Foro e Palatino ). He planned to exhibit the finds and monuments there in new museums. However, due to his early death (April 17, 1946), this plan was not carried out.

Fonts (selection)

  • Ostia. Guida storico-monumentale . Milan / Rome 1925. New editions 1931, 1949, 1955, 1958, 1987. Translations into German, English and French
  • La Necropoli del Porto di Roma nell'Isola Sacra . Rome 1940

literature

personal data
SURNAME Calza, Guido
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian classical archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1946
Place of death Rome