Книга Architectural Restoration and Heritage in Imperial Rome

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This volume addresses the treatment and perception of historic buildings in Imperial Rome, examining the ways in which public monuments were restored in order to develop an understanding of the Roman concept of built heritage. It considers examples from the first century BC to the second century AD, focusing primarily on the six decades between the Great Fire of AD 64 and the AD 120s, which constituted a period of dramatic urban transformation and architectural innovation in Rome. Through a detailed analysis of the ways in which the design, materiality, and appearance of buildings - including the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus and hut of Romulus - developed with successive restorations, the case is made for the existence of a consistent approach to the treatment of historic buildings in this period. This study also explores how changes to particular monuments and to the urban fabric as a whole were received by the people who experienced them first-hand, uncovering attitudes to built heritage in Roman society more widely. By examining descriptions of destruction and restoration in literature of the first and second centuries AD, including the works of Seneca the Younger, Pliny the Elder, Martial, Tacitus, and Plutarch, it forms a picture of the conflicting ways in which Rome's inhabitants responded to the redevelopment of their city. The results provide an alternative way of explaining key interventions in Rome's built environment and challenge the idea that heritage is a purely modern phenomenon.

"Christopher Siwicki presents research that is both innovative and convincing, in which he meticulously interprets the selected archaeological and textual evidence. His remarkably structured study allows him to clarify his assumptions, on the one hand of innovative restoration and on the other of a categorical separation between the historical value and the physical structure of Roman buildings. In this, he outlines a coherent approach to the restoration of public buildings in Rome during the six decades between 64 and 120 AD. AD, despite the difficulty of the subject." - Julien Adam, L'Antiquité Classique 91

"Siwicki presents a well-structured study of one of the most important aspects of Roman architecture. Throughout his book, he succeeds in clarifying his hypothesis of an innovation-led character of Roman restoration on the one hand, and the categorical separation between historical value and physical structure of Roman buildings on the other ... Siwicki definitely has succeeded in presenting a highly readable as well as a convincing research: he interprets both archaeological and textual evidence thoroughly and establishes a substantial systematization explaining the complicated status of restoration in Rome." - Julian Schreyer, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"The book addresses a key question for those researching the restoration of ancient Rome's monuments over the centuries: what were the Roman attitudes towards their built heritage? And why did the Romans restore their buildings in the way they did? The author concludes that Roman sensibilities towards the restoration of their historic architecture differed from modern ones, that they were generally appreciative of innovative rather than conservative restoration, but that the status of a building might affect the way its restoration was conceptualised and approached." - Thea Ravasi, Newcastle University

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This volume addresses the treatment and perception of historic buildings in Imperial Rome, examining the ways in which public monuments were restored in order to develop an understanding of the Roman concept of built heritage. It considers examples from the first century BC to the second century AD, focusing primarily on the six decades between the Great Fire of AD 64 and the AD 120s, which constituted a period of dramatic urban transformation and architectural innovation in Rome. Through a detailed analysis of the ways in which the design, materiality, and appearance of buildings - including the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus and hut of Romulus - developed with successive restorations, the case is made for the existence of a consistent approach to the treatment of historic buildings in this period. This study also explores how changes to particular monuments and to the urban fabric as a whole were received by the people who experienced them first-hand, uncovering attitudes to built heritage in Roman society more widely. By examining descriptions of destruction and restoration in literature of the first and second centuries AD, including the works of Seneca the Younger, Pliny the Elder, Martial, Tacitus, and Plutarch, it forms a picture of the conflicting ways in which Rome's inhabitants responded to the redevelopment of their city. The results provide an alternative way of explaining key interventions in Rome's built environment and challenge the idea that heritage is a purely modern phenomenon.

"Christopher Siwicki presents research that is both innovative and convincing, in which he meticulously interprets the selected archaeological and textual evidence. His remarkably structured study allows him to clarify his assumptions, on the one hand of innovative restoration and on the other of a categorical separation between the historical value and the physical structure of Roman buildings. In this, he outlines a coherent approach to the restoration of public buildings in Rome during the six decades between 64 and 120 AD. AD, despite the difficulty of the subject." - Julien Adam, L'Antiquité Classique 91

"Siwicki presents a well-structured study of one of the most important aspects of Roman architecture. Throughout his book, he succeeds in clarifying his hypothesis of an innovation-led character of Roman restoration on the one hand, and the categorical separation between historical value and physical structure of Roman buildings on the other ... Siwicki definitely has succeeded in presenting a highly readable as well as a convincing research: he interprets both archaeological and textual evidence thoroughly and establishes a substantial systematization explaining the complicated status of restoration in Rome." - Julian Schreyer, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"The book addresses a key question for those researching the restoration of ancient Rome's monuments over the centuries: what were the Roman attitudes towards their built heritage? And why did the Romans restore their buildings in the way they did? The author concludes that Roman sensibilities towards the restoration of their historic architecture differed from modern ones, that they were generally appreciative of innovative rather than conservative restoration, but that the status of a building might affect the way its restoration was conceptualised and approached." - Thea Ravasi, Newcastle University

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