The Restoration of the Roman Forum in Late Antiquity : : Transforming Public Space / / Gregor Kalas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Kalas, Gregor,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Ashley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman Culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; List of Illustrations --; Acknowledgments --; List of Abbreviations --; Introduction: The Late Antique Roman Forum under Restoration --; 1. Collective Identity and Renewed Time in the Tetrarchic Roman Forum --; 2. Constantine the Restorer --; 3. Statues in the Late Antique Roman Forum --; 4. Restored Basilicas and Statues on the Move --; 5. The Contested Eternity of Temples --; 6. Rome’s Senatorial Complex and the Late Antique Transformation of the Elite --; Conclusion: Public Space in Late Antiquity --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780292767416; 9783110745337
• DOI: 10.7560/760783
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gregor Kalas.

In The Restoration of the Roman Forum in Late Antiquity, Gregor Kalas examines architectural conservation during late antiquity period at Rome’s most important civic center: the Roman Forum. During the fourth and fifth centuries CE—when emperors shifted their residences to alternate capitals and Christian practices overtook traditional beliefs—elite citizens targeted restoration campaigns so as to infuse these initiatives with political meaning. Since construction of new buildings was a right reserved for the emperor, Rome’s upper echelon funded the upkeep of buildings together with sculptural displays to gain public status. Restorers linked themselves to the past through the fragmentary reuse of building materials and, as Kalas explores, proclaimed their importance through prominently inscribed statues and monuments, whose placement within the existing cityscape allowed patrons and honorees to connect themselves to the celebrated history of Rome. Building on art historical studies of spolia and exploring the Forum over an extended period of time, Kalas demonstrates the mutability of civic environments. The Restoration of the Roman Forum in Late Antiquity maps the evolution of the Forum away from singular projects composed of new materials toward an accretive and holistic design sensibility. Overturning notions of late antiquity as one of decline, Kalas demonstrates how perpetual reuse and restoration drew on Rome’s venerable past to proclaim a bright future.