Di porti chiusi e questioni aperte. Una rivisitazione del concetto di “porto chiuso” nelle fonti greche

Abstract

The phrase λιμὴν κλειστός (rendered differently in scholarship as “closed/closable/enclosed harbour”) has come under much discussion; however, there is no agreement on its meaning so far. Though attempts to interpret this phrase date back as far as the 19th century, the majority of them have adopted a philological approach, frequently assuming the static nature of the phrase over time. In contrast, this paper arises from written sources (particularly, it employs the Periplus of Pseudo-Skylax and the Geography by Strabo) and compare them with the available archaeological and geological data.