‘The City of Rome Revisited: From Mid-Republic to Mid-Empire’

Abstract

This survey article provides an update for the Journal's readers on research relating to the City of Rome in antiquity since 'The City of Rome: from Republic to Empire' appeared in 1992. 1 Extensive archaeological investigations have continued to take place in the city in recent years, given additional impetus by special funding from the Italian state in preparation for the 'Giubileo' (or Millennium) in 2000; while more generally the topography of ancient Rome has continued to be central to the work of historians writing about the city. Recent archaeological work in the city can be roughly divided into three categories: (i) the process of conservation and restoration of the individual monuments, under way since the 1980s; (ii) investigations in areas of the city due to be affected by new building or other infrastructural projects, and unexpected discoveries in similar circumstances; and (iii) research-led excavations in areas of the city hitherto not fully explored. 2 Perhaps most striking of the restoration projects, in terms of the debate it has generated, has been the work on the Arch of Constantine. The restorers concluded that the surviving monument had replaced a demolished Flavian arch on the same site, and was constructed in two phases, one dating to the Hadrianic period, and the other to the early fourth century A.D. The sculptural panels of Hadrianic date on the Constantinian arch might therefore come from an earlier phase of the same monument, rather than having been brought from * I am very grateful to the Editor, Mary Beard, Henry Hurst, and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill for comments on earlier drafts and advice of various kinds; particular thanks are due to Robert Coates-Stephens for guidance on recent discoveries in the city. Needless to say, none of these are responsible for errors or omissions in what follows. The Classical Faculty Library and the University Library in Cambridge, and the Library of the Institute of Classical Studies in London, all provided vital bibliographical support. The following abbreviations are used:

Defining Rome’s Pantheum

“…It was also known as the Ulpian Library; for collected references, see Platner and Ashby (1929), 244. 21 On the "missing" temple: Claridge (2007), 54-94;(2013), 8-15;Patterson (2010), 228-229. 22 Packer (1995Meneghini (2002), 655-692;Dix and Houston (2006), 695-699;Claridge (2007), 54-93;, 9.…”

Constructing Rome: the Politics of Public Building in Republican Rome

“…844: as a place of business with 'negotium'. 14 Patterson (2010) 219; Welch (2003). 15 Patterson (2006) 347.…”

“…In addition to the important work of Steinby, editing the LTUR, and Ulrich, the work of Filippo Coarelli (1985Coarelli ( , 1986Coarelli ( , 1989Coarelli ( , 2010 and other works of Purcell (1989Purcell ( , 2007Purcell ( , and 2010) have provided much needed information and analysis of the archaeological remains and the significance of both the forum Romanum and forum Iulium to the city of Rome, as well as discussion of the topography of the wider city. John Patterson's (2010) survey study of recent work at Rome demonstrates the potential for new discoveries and analysis in this field. 17 Where there is insufficient primary evidence to establish fact, every attempt is made to avoid presenting unsubstantiated claims, while matters of scholarly contention are highlighted and considered as they arise.…”

“…Carafa (1998) 140, n. 50. 152 Carafa (1998) 140;Mouritsen (2001) 19;Patterson (2010) 217-218. 153 Morstein-Marx (2004) 42-60.…”