Old buildings, new look: understanding the Roman approach to restoration
5:00pm - 7:00pm /
Tuesday 25th October 2016
/ Venue: 9 Abercromby Square, Lecture Room 1 Abercromby SQ (south)
Type: Seminar /
Category: Department
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With Dr Chris Siwicki, University of Exeter
Managing the architectural legacies inherited from earlier generations is a subject with considerable contemporary resonance, and there is no reason to think that the issue was less relevant to societies in antiquity. This paper examines the way in which historic buildings were restored in ancient Rome. In an attempt to uncover attitudes to built heritage in Roman society more widely, the discussion goes beyond just analysing the physical treatment of buildings to consider also how changes to the urban fabric were received by those who experienced them first-hand.
Managing the architectural legacies inherited from earlier generations is a subject with considerable contemporary resonance, and there is no reason to think that the issue was less relevant to societies in antiquity. This paper examines the way in which historic buildings were restored in ancient Rome. In an attempt to uncover attitudes to built heritage in Roman society more widely, the discussion goes beyond just analysing the physical treatment of buildings to consider also how changes to the urban fabric were received by those who experienced them first-hand.