In this paper, we describe our efforts to apply computeraided reconstruction algorithms to find new matches and positionings among the fragments of the forma urbis romae. The architecture and the forma urbis romae foriimperiali. Rodolfo lanciani forma urbis romae con imagenes roma. The forma urbis romae, or severan marble plan, was a giant marble map of rome constructed in the early 3rd century during the reign of septimius severus, and is a primary source of topographical knowledge of the ancient city. The forma urbis romae, or severan marble plan of rome is an enormous map, measuring ca. The example comes from the project stanford digital forma urbis romae project under the auspices of sovraintendenza ai beni culturali del comune of rome. Forma urbis romae lancianis forma urbis romae is a cartographic synthesis of the history of rome, as it depicts the citys diachronic development from ancient to postclassical phases. Forma urbis romae antiquae by kiepert, heinrich, 18181899. The forma urbis romae is a splendid cartographic exemplar, printed in serial installments over a tenyear period leading up to its definitive publication in.
Ledizione originale della forma urbis romae di rodolfo lanciani e stata pubblicata sotto gli auspici della regia accademia dei lincei in fascicoli tra il 1893 e il 1901. Piecing together a plan of ancient rome off the grid gimme middle paleolithic shelter. Rodolfo amadeo lanciani, italian archaeologist, topographer, and authority on ancient rome who discovered many antiquities at rome, tivoli, and ostia. The severan marble plan and the urban form of ancient rome diss. The forma urbis romae or severan marble plan is a massive marble map of ancient rome, created under the emperor septimius severus between 203 and.
Original edition of forma urbis romae has been published by regia accademia dei lincei in parts from 1893 to 1901. This site is dedicated to exploring the forma urbis romae, or severan marble plan of rome. Severan marble plan forma urbis romae smarthistory. The forma urbis romae or severan marble plan is a crucial resource for studying the ancient city of rome. This giant wall map of rome depicted every ground floor room in the city. Forma urbis romae project 1 20022015 biographical historical forma urbis romae, or severan marble plan of rome, is an enormous map, measuring approximately 18. The forma urbis romae was created under the reign of the emperor septimius severus r. As far as we are aware, our printing of that file in 2008 is the first time the map. Computeraided reconstruction and new matches in the forma. Severan marble plan forma urbis romae article khan. Severan marble plan forma urbis romae article khan academy. It offers pdf files of many ancient greek poems with vocabulary, grammar and dialect notes for beginners.
The forma urbis romae, also called the severan marble plan, is one of the key source documents of ancient roman topography carettoni60. The stanford digital forma urbis romae project provides digital scans of 1,186 fragments of the severan marble plan of the city of rome known as the forma urbis romae. Frammenti della forma urbis con portico di ottavia, 180. The forma urbis romae or severan marble plan is a massive marble map of ancient rome, created under the emperor septimius severus between 203 and 211. Forma urbis romae pianta monumentale di roma per il grande. The digital forma urbis severiana caa proceedings online. The contribution of this dissertation, apart from being a recent and wideranging study of the plan in english, lies in reynolds attempt to chart new ground in the study of the plan and the urban fabric of rome. The other forma urbis romae was the marble plan, whose sole purpose was to decorate a wall in the room that was devoted to the storage and use of the real cadastral records. Ce, the large marble plan of rome variously referred to as the severan marble plan, the forma urbis romae fur, the pianta marmorea pm, or as the forma urbis marmorea fum depicted in astounding detail the ground plan of all architectural features in the ancient city. Pdf the forma urbis romae before nolli william stenhouse. A version of this paper was also presented at the conference formae urbis romae nuove scoperte at the istituto archaeologico germanico in rome, march 3, 2004. Forma urbis romae metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
This site is dedicated to the study of ancient greek poetry from the epics to anacreontics. We have digitized the 3d shape, surface appearance, and incisions of the. University of michigan 1996 1 note that this number is inexact. Ci occupiamo di archeologia in italia e allestero collaborando con le istituzioni preposte alla ricerca. Courtesy, rodrigo abela forma urbis romae, plate i. Using state of the art gis technology and user interface design for mobile and web, the project will allow users to examine the city, historic layer by historic layer, uncovering its.
The forma urbis romae project will provide scholars with an innovative tool to study the complex urban fabric of rome as it has evolved over three millennia. Stanford digital forma urbis romae project the digital. Stanford digital forma urbis romae project the severan. It originally measured 18 m 60 feet wide by m 45 feet high and was carved into 150 marble slabs mounted on an interior wall of the temple of peace. This essay tries to explain why the fragments of the forma urbis were discovered in the sixteenth century and only published in the eighteenth. Some fragments have been cemented together in modern times, not all pieces may. Stanford digital forma urbis romae project a project that digitally reconstructs an ancient marble map of the city of rome. The marble plan was created by copying the information from the official records onto the marble slabs. Rodolfo amadeo lanciani italian archaeologist britannica.
Scholar matteo cadario gives specific years of 205208, noting that the map was based on property records. The forma urbis romae is a splendid cartographic exemplar, printed in serial installments over a tenyear period leading up to its definitive publication in 1901. Huelsen, christian carl friedrich, 1858publication date. View forma urbis romae research papers on academia. Publication date 1896 publisher berolini, reimer collection. It bears evidence to three millennia of human ambitions, secular and spiritual, and evolving patterns of social and political organization. The capacious map, which measures approximately 17 x 24 feet, is rendered at the scale of 1. Koller institute for advanced technology in the humanities, university of virginia, usa the severan marble plan t he severan marble plan of rome, or forma urbis romae, was an enormous map of the. Rendered at a scale of approximately 1 to 240, the severan marble plan was engraved on 150 marble slabs and originally.
S by lanciani, rodolfo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In a hall next to the temple, was the famous large marble plan of the ancient rome, known as the forma urbis romae. The severan marble plan of rome forma urbis romae digital. The severan marble plan and the urban form of ancient rome phd diss. Apr 26, 2015 ste trombetti draws my attention to the existence of a pdf of 19th century archaeologist r.
Simona sanchirico direttore editoriale di forma urbis. Download it for free as a printable pdf or digital image for vtt. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. No place offers the same enduring importance for western history and culture as the city of rome. The severan marble plan of rome also known as the forma urbis romae was a carved plan of the city of rome produced during the first decade of the third century c. It reveals more comprehensive and detailed information about the historical. Ceits famous monuments and its lesserknown neighborhoods, its major streets and its back alleys, its commercial infrastructure and its religious life. It was positioned on a wall still preserved as the actual facade of the church of the saints cosmas and damian. Piecing together a plan of ancient rome archaeology.
Rodolfo lanciani, forma urbis roma milan, 18931901, plate i. Measuring 60 feet across, 45 feet high, and 24 inches thick, it once graced the back wall of the roman census bureau, in the templum pacis. Frammenti della forma urbis con portico di ottavia. The forma urbis romae, or severan marble plan, was a giant marble map of rome constructed. The investigators created threedimensional scans of the existing fragments and have inserted them into a digital slab map. Joseph connors general bibliography on the revival of the antique. The digital forma urbis severiana caa 2016 conference. Restricted to current um faculty, staff, and students pdf file.
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