Spolia (Latin for 'spoils'; sg.: spolium) are stones taken from an old structure and repurposed for new construction or decorative purposes. It is the result of an ancient and widespread practice ( spoliation ) whereby stone that has been quarried, cut and used in a built structure is carried away to be used elsewhere.

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2013年8月26日 · Spolia, elements of older buildings reused in more recent ones, are a common phenomenon on ancient sites in the Mediterranean. Some thoughts and pictures.

2020年11月6日 · Wherever there has been long-term human habitation, there has been spolia, Latin for “spoils,” as in “the spoils of war.” Historically, the term has mostly been used to refer to stone or other masonry that has been taken from one demolished structure and then been incorporated into something new.

2021年11月10日 · This article discusses the use of spolia in Byzantium from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries.

2021年1月1日 · Spolia refers to the intentional reuse of materials or artifacts in the creation of new structures, and when examined critically it can reveal the history surrounding the many lives the materials...

2024年10月17日 · Spolia (from the Latin: 'spoils'; singular: spolium) is the name given to a stone taken from an old structure and repurposed for new construction or decorative purposes. Widely practiced 2000 years ago by the Romans, stone was quarried, cut and used in a built structure to later be dismantled, carried away and used elsewhere.

Spolia is the Latin word for “spoils.” In class, spolia was defined as architectural fragment which is taken out of original context and reused in a different context. The term “spolia” might imply that these fragments were taken at random from other monuments and simply reused.

spolia Stone decorative elements from older buildings that are re-used for new construction. The use of spoila was common in ancient and medieval times, because recycling was less expensive than quarrying new stone.

2019年2月1日 · As a label, spolia is both metaphorical and anachronistic. A Latin word meaning “spoils” or anything “stripped” from someone or something, “spolia” was coined as a term for reused antiquities by artist-antiquarians active in Rome around 1500.