Lidiano Bacchielli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lidiano Bacchielli

Italian archaeologist

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1947

Place of Birth: Urbino, Marche, Italy

Date of Death: 08-Jun-1996

Profession: archaeologist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lidiano Bacchielli (July 30, 1947 in Urbino – June 8, 1996 in Milan) was an Italian archaeologist, specializing in the ancient north African region of Cyrenaica.
He studied under the noted scholar Sandro Stucchi at the University of Urbino, working with him on archaeological digs in Libya and eventually succeeding Stucchi as the head of the Italian mission in Cyrenaica.
Bacchielli taught classical archaeology at Rome (La Sapienza) and at Urbino.
He is notable for furthering knowledge of Cyrene's art, architecture and town planning.
Alongside numerous scholarly publications, he also wrote for a wider public.
His best known popular work was titled Libya: The Lost Cities of the Roman Empire, co-written with fellow archaeologists Antonino Di Vita and Ginette Di Vita-Evrard.An issue of the scholarly journal Quaderni di archeologia della Libia was dedicated to his memory in 2003.