Ricerc@Sapienza

The plateau on which the Roman city of Peltuinum (L’Aquila, central Italy) was founded displays different grading slopes almost all around the perimeter. Survey on the plain and the targeted excavations have confirmed the fact that the city walls were bound to the shape of the upper terrace of the plateau. Starting from the most conserved evidences along the western slope, the investigations carried out in the last years have allowed identifying a tower with a square plan. Furthermore, it was possible to better outline the wall profile in the northern area, where the evidences had completely disappeared. The preliminary results of the materials found in the excavations are added to the report of the investigations.