Dal Mediterraneo al Mar Rosso: la cristianizzazione di Adulis e la circolazione di modelli e manufatti bizantini

[Autom. eng. transl.] Between the 1st and 6th centuries, Adulis formed the main port city of the kingdom of Aksum, one of the most important emporiums along the Red Sea. An Italo-Eritrean archaeological mission, and in particular the unity of the Catholic University, has recently brought to light two important early Christian places of worship in the ancient city (the most southerly currently known for the time), returning very significant information in about the spread of Christianity between the fourth and sixth centuries along the Red Sea. A perspective - that of the study of the regions in question - in general the prerogative of Orientalism. Caterina Giostra took part in the mission as scientific coordinator of the research group of the Catholic University (2013-2016). In this capacity, in 2015 he received a loan from the MAECI - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Collaboration on behalf of the University. The present contribution was presented at the 22nd International Colloquium of the International Research Center for Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages University of Zagreb entitled: "Mobility of Artists, Transfer of Forms, Functions, Works of Art and Ideas in Medieval Mediterranean Europe : the Role of the Ports "; the documents were merged into n. 22 of the magazine A "Hortus Artium Medievalium".