11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Italian Academy, 5th-floor seminar room
Francesca D’Andrea
Powerscape, Self-representation and Social Landscape at the Eastern Periphery of Rome
This paper focuses on the eastern periphery of Rome, situated between the so-called Servian Wall and the fluctuating boundaries of the Imperial City. The study will initially examine the urban and monumental development of the area over the first three centuries of the Empire, with particular emphasis on how emperors and their supporters transformed this space into a landscape of power. The analysis will then explore the various ways in which these spaces were used for self-representation. This will involve an investigation of a range of material culture, including wealthy private residences, funerary monuments, the construction of aqueducts, and the interplay between water and space. Throughout this narrative, the archaeological record will be examined in close relation to epigraphic sources, with the goal of reconstructing the social topography of this peripheral region through artifacts and the inscribed testimonies of those who lived in and shaped these spaces.
