Book contents
- Ancient Rome and the Modern Italian State
- Ancient Rome and the Modern Italian State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Structure of the Book
- Chapter One Placemaking
- Chapter Two Ideological Placemaking
- Chapter Three Post-Unification Placemaking (1870–1922)
- Chapter Four Reclaiming Historical Identities of Four Classical Monuments
- Chapter Five The Fascist Placemaking of Four Classical Monuments (1922–1945)
- Chapter Six The Fascist Ideological Placemaking
- Chapter Seven Afterword
- References
- Index
Chapter Two - Ideological Placemaking
Narratives and Agents (1870–1945)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 July 2023
- Ancient Rome and the Modern Italian State
- Ancient Rome and the Modern Italian State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Structure of the Book
- Chapter One Placemaking
- Chapter Two Ideological Placemaking
- Chapter Three Post-Unification Placemaking (1870–1922)
- Chapter Four Reclaiming Historical Identities of Four Classical Monuments
- Chapter Five The Fascist Placemaking of Four Classical Monuments (1922–1945)
- Chapter Six The Fascist Ideological Placemaking
- Chapter Seven Afterword
- References
- Index
Summary
Now we enter the urban organism of Rome, the Eternal City, the city of classical architecture par excellence, where the past constantly mixes with the present and is tangible at every step of the tourist or scholar; this is the city of the twins Romulus and Remus raised by the she-wolf, which turned into a Republic and then became the Empire of the Caesars. The advent of Christianity saw it dotted with churches and new landmarks, committed to rooting the power of the popes in Italy and in the rising Europe. Popes were the first promoters of the rediscovery of the city’s classical past and monumental architecture, which exuded identities to be rescued and adjusted according to the tastes and inspirations of the great Renaissance artists.
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- Ancient Rome and the Modern Italian StateIdeological Placemaking, Archaeology, and Architecture, 1870–1945, pp. 15 - 59Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023