Topography of Ancient Rome (Archaeology)
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"Roma fue un ejemplo para la humanidad en la aplicación de la ciencia al servicio del hombre. Su avanzado derecho es hoy todavía la base del nuestro y la ingeniería era empleada en las grandes realizaciones al servicio del pueblo, las... more
New discoveries in the gallery of the Baths of Trajan on the Oppian hill
Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials, technique and building devices; 3 The foundation and the core of the podium and of the tribunal; 4 The measuring system and proportions of the temple; 5 The facing of he podium and the tribunal; 6 The... more
A space and place approach to the Temple of Divine Trajan and its environs, as reconstructed by Amanda Claridge, considering how a learned ancient Roman of the 2nd century A.D. may have navigated and apprehended the space.
Following on from articles in JRA 6 (1993) and 20 (2007) this paper develops additional arguments in favour of a Hadrianic date for the frieze on Trajan's Column, placing the installation of his tomb at the foot of the Column and the... more
L'acquedotto Claudio è un monumento che reca i segni delle diverse fasi storiche attraversate dalla città di Roma: nel I secolo d.C. venne costruito per rifornire una popolazione in crescita, fu protagonista durante l'assedio dei Goti del... more
This paper presents the results of a preliminary survey in a central urban area of Rome, Italy. The results were obtained from both desktop and remote sensing surveys. The Aventinus Minor Project (AMP) is a community archaeological... more
La dificultad de identificación y el poco acierto en la asignación cronológica y cultural de los caminos antiguos que en España se viene padeciendo, ha venido siendo consecuencia del desconocimiento de las técnicas empleadas por los... more
Part I surveys the development of Rome’s physical topography and urban image from hut village to imperial city. Part II focuses on administration, infrastructure, maintenance, population and housing, economy and production, water and food... more
The conference will be held at the Royal Academy of Spain at Rome (Real Academia de España en Roma), on April 3 - 4, 2020. The purpose of the conference is to explore the transformation of public space and administrative activities in... more
This book deals with the fate of one of the oldest and largest tangible remains of ancient Rome: the fourth century BCE city wall, incorporated in the city's symbol of modernity, the central train station of Termini. Through a... more
It is a commonplace to point out that Rome's rapid rise to power in the ancient world resulted in great measure from its position in the Italian peninsula. Surrounded by mountains on all sides except on the south the Urbs is situated in... more
Agrippa's Pantheon remains the subject of lively debates. A much-discussed passage is found in Cassius Dio's Roman History (53.27.2-3), which is most often treated as a stand-alone, self-explanatory whole. However, in order to be... more
"Las obras de ingeniería romana se caracterizan entre otras cosas por responder a una geometría muy cuidada. Las carreteras tienen, cuando el terreno es propicio, alineaciones largas y precisas, sus pendientes son suaves. Las ciudades y... more
The research on the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine has implied the analysis of the building phases that preceded and followed the creation of the Augustan sacred edifice. This study has allowed to better frame the architectural context... more
A mosquito-infested and swampy plain lying north of the city walls, Rome’s Campus Martius, or Field of Mars, was used for much of the period of the Republic as a military training ground and as a site for celebratory rituals and... more
30-31 ottobre 2019. Convegno "Reconstruire /Restaurer Rome"
According to the most recent studies, the boundary of the ager romanus antiquus coincides with the first-mile ring, or rather, one thousand paces from the Servian walls. So far, research on the borders of Rome, which has been mostly... more