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 Five - The Fascist Placemaking of Four Classical Monuments (1922–1945)
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
The historical identities of the Ara Pacis Augustae, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Colosseum, and the Imperial Forums have just resurfaced from the dust of the past and, with them, their multiple, ever-changing messages and symbols. Imbued with the inevitable passage of time, these monuments tell us of the Rome that was, of the characters who followed one another in ruling and managing it, of the bloodthirsty spectators of gladiatorial shows and bullfights, of triumphant emperors buried at the base of dedicatory columns, and of rising early medieval aristocrats who occupied the ruins.
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- Ancient Rome and the Modern Italian StateIdeological Placemaking, Archaeology, and Architecture, 1870–1945, pp. 147 - 194Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023