Description
The Roman Forum was in many ways the heart of the Roman Empire. Today, the Forum exists in a fragmentary state, having been destroyed and plundered by barbarians, aristocrats, citizens and priests over the past two millennia. Enough remains, however, for archaeologists to reconstruct its spectacular buildings and monuments. This richly illustrated volume provides an architectural history of the central section of the Roman Forum during the Empire (31 BCE–476 CE), from the Temple of Julius Caesar to the monuments on the slope of the Capitoline hill. Bringing together state-of-the-art technology in architectural illustration and the expertise of a prominent Roman archaeologist, this book offers a unique reconstruction of the Forum, providing architectural history, a summary of each building's excavation and research, scaled digital plans, elevations, and reconstructed aerial images that not only shed light on the Forum's history but vividly bring it to life. With this book, scholars, students, architects and artists will be able to visualize for the first time since antiquity the character, design and appearance of the famous heart of ancient Rome.
Table of Contents
Part I. Architecture in the Roman Forum during the Empire: A Brief History: 1. The Augustan Reconstruction; 2. From the Tiberius to Phocas (14–608 CE); Part II. The Monuments: 3. The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina; 4. The Temple of Caesar (Aedes divi Iuli); 5. The Basilica Aemilia; 6. The Curia; 7. The Arch of Septimius Severus; 8. The West Rostra; 9. The Temple of Concord; 10. The Temple of Vespasian; 11. The Tabularium; 12. Portico of the Dei Consentes; 13. The Temple of Saturn; 14. The Basilica Julia; 15. The Arch of Tiberius; 16. The Schola Xanthi; 17. The Diocletianic Honorary Columns; 18. The Temple of Castor and Pollux; 19. The Parthian Arch of Augustus; 20. The Temple of Vesta; Part III. Conclusions.
