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NOTES FROM ROME 2021–22

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2022

Christopher Siwicki
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Abstract

This gazette presents to the reader outside Rome news of recent archaeological activity (August 2021 – June 2022) gleaned from public lectures, conferences, exhibitions, and newspaper reports.

Questa gazzetta ha lo scopo di presentare ad un lettore fuori Roma notizie della recente attività archeologica (agosto 2021 – giugno 2022) tratte da conferenze, convegni, mostre e relazioni su giornali.

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Papers of the British School at Rome , Volume 90 , October 2022 , pp. 325 - 334
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Copyright © British School at Rome 2022

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References

1 For the official website https://www.museoninfeo.it/

2 Although press releases about the museum were made in early 2021, it was not opened until later that year.

3 R. Lanciani, The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome. Boston and New York, 1897: 103–4; 406–9; M. Cima and E. La Rocca, Le tranquille dimore degli dei. Venice, 1986.

4 https://museonazionaleromano.beniculturali.it/museoartesalvata/; for images, see https://www.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2022/06/roma-museo-arte-salvata/ and https://artemagazine.it/2022/06/15/nasce-a-roma-il-museo-dellarte-salvata-allinterno-del-museo-nazionale-romano/

5 Including museums at Cerveteri, Tarquinia, Taranto, and Cerite.

6 For the story, see https://www.thelocal.it/20211216/new-york-returns-200-stolen-antiquities-to-italy/

7 On the excavation, see Scaroina, L. and La Regina, A., ‘Resti della basilica Ulpia sotto il Palazzo Roccagiovine,’ in: LTURS 7 (2014) 167–181Google Scholar.

8 Information about the project can be found on the FOROF website https://www.forof.it/en/who-we-are.

9 https://www.archaeoreporter.com/2021/11/13/arco-di-giano-a-roma-riaperto-alle-visite-dopo-28-anni-il-video-e-gli-orari-per-la-visita/.

10 Details at https://www.soprintendenzaspecialeroma.it/schede/barberini-mithraeum_3016/.

11 15 December 2021–30 April (extended to 3 July) 2022, curated by Alfonsina Russo, Roberta Alteri, Andrea Paribeni with Patrizia Fortini, Alessio De Cristofaro, and Anna De Santis: https://parcocolosseo.it/evento/giacomo-boni-lalba-della-modernita-apre-il-15-dicembre-la-mostra-diffusa-tra-palatino-e-foro-romano/; an accompanying catalogue with the same title and editors as the exhibition and curators, respectively, is published by Electa.

12 The recent (re)discovery in the Antiquarium del Foro Romano of the heads which relate to these bodies is mentioned in Claridge, A. and Siwicki, C. ‘Notes from Rome’ PBSR 87 (2019) 311–12Google Scholar.

13 Although whether the design presented in 2014 by Mario Bellini Architects is still being followed is unclear; for the design, see https://bellini.it/portfolio-articoli/new-museum-of-the-forum/.

14 8 April-2 October 2022, curated by Claudio Parisi Presicce, Nicoletta Bernacchio, Isabella Damiani, Stefania Fogagnolo, and Massimiliano Munzi: https://www.mercatiditraiano.it/it/mostra-evento/1932-l-elefante-e-il-colle-perduto?fbclid=IwAR1IXXS38LXUxTOXW1l0gRZ-qZhDjxlQPlcOflu9F5Pl6U-FTd-8I-lCHBo; an accompanying catalogue with the same title and editors as the exhibition and curators, respectively, is published by Campisano Editore.

15 On the domus, see Sartorio, G. Pisani, ‘Una domus sotto il giardino del Pio Istituto Rivaldi sulla Velia’, Anal. Rom. Inst. Dan. Supp 10 (1983) 147–68Google Scholar.

16 https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/20_agosto_24/roma-palazzo-silvestri-rivaldi-tanti-annunci-delusioni-de04ed00-e5d0-11ea-943c-b2c77e7530c9.shtml

17 https://www.agenziacult.it/politica/museo-torlonia-franceschini-stato-metter-risorse-palazzo-silvestri-rivaldi-possibile-sede/

18 12 October 2021–27 February 2022, curated by Fabrizio Rufo and Stefano Papi: https://www.palazzoesposizioni.it/mostra/la-scienza-di-roma-passato-presente-e-futuro-di-una-citta; an accompanying catalogue with the same title and editors as the exhibition and curators, respectively, is published in Italian and English by Azienda Speciale Palaexpo.

19 24 March–2 October 2022, curated by Claudio Parisi Presicce e Isabella Damiani: https://www.museicapitolini.org/en/node/1010481; there is no accompanying print catalogue.

20 13 April 2022–30 April 2022, curated by Vittoria Bonifati: https://www.museicapitolini.org/en/node/1010560.

21 On the domus, see A. Pellegini, ‘Orti di Asinio Pollione’, BdI, 1867: 109–119; R. Lanciani, The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome. Boston and New York, 1897: 533–4.

22 The domus itself is some 10 metres underground and was not visitable; only the detached frescos were on show in a separate space.

23 For information, see the museum website: https://www.museodellacucina.com/en/libray-and-museum/.

24 For images of the excavation, see https://www.romatoday.it/attualita/reperti-archeologi-romani-appio-latino-via-tosti.html and https://www.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2022/01/nuove-scoperte-archeologiche-a-roma-emergono-tre-mausolei-lungo-lantica-via-latina/.

25 For images of the excavation, see https://www.romatoday.it/zone/sangiovanni/appio-latino/appio-latino-ritrovamento-sepolutura-via-tosti.html and https://www.archaeoreporter.com/2022/05/04/lara-della-tredicenne-valeria-laeta-nuova-scoperta-archeologica-a-roma-in-via-luigi-tosti-dalla-necropoli-della-via-latina/.

26 The excavation was a collaboration between Sapienza, Roma Tre and the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica; for details, see https://www.uniroma1.it/it/notizia/ritornato-alla-luce-un-tratto-della-antica-latina-roma .

27 The project is a collaboration between the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre of Excellence, Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, the Danish Institute in Rome, and Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali; for details, see https://cas.au.dk/en/cfp/about-the-project.

28 Jacobsen, J. Kindberg, Presicce, C. Parisi, Raja, R., and Vitti, M., ‘Excavating Caesar's Forum: present results of the Caesar's Forum Project’, AnalRom 44 (2019) 239–45Google Scholar.

29 As reported to The Past: https://the-past.com/feature/digging-caesars-forum-three-thousand-years-of-daily-life-in-rome/ .

30 For further details and videos, see the interview with J. Kindberg Jacobsen on the website of the Carlsberg Foundation, who are a sponsor of the excavation: https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/da/Nyheder/Nyt-fra-fondet/Nyheder/Boernegrave-gravet-frem-af-jorden-under-Caesars-Forum.

31 The paper was presented by Letizia Rustico; for the conference programme, see http://www.pont-ara.org/index.php?module=crpCalendar&func=display&eventid=115.

32 The fragment will be published in Archeologia Classica 2022.

33 Coates-Stephens, R. ‘Notes from Rome’ PBSR 89 (2021) 335–36Google Scholar.

34 For the dates, see https://www.mausoleodiaugusto.it/en/booking/ .

35 The restoration and a fashion show held on the temple in 2019 are published in a suitably stylish and high-quality volume Il Tempio di Venere e Roma (2022), edited by A. Russo, M. Almonte, and I. Arletti.

36 For more details about the project and some images, see https://www.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2021/04/roma-area-sacra-largo-argentina-finanziamento-bvlgari/.

37 On the project, see https://www.todsgroup.com/en/sustainability/colosseum-restoration-hypogea.

38 For a video explaining the design, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxQ2z5YMMFM&t=158s. Further comment on the merits of the project can be found at https://www.artandobject.com/news/new-floor-romes-colosseum-what-you-need-know.

39 Details at http://www.latinitas.va/content/dam/cultura/docs/comunicatistampa/commodilla.pdf and https://www.azernews.az/culture/176924.html.

40 Details at https://heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/en/content/view/104/496/The-Heydar-Aliyev-Foundation-and-Vatican-signed-a-bilateral-agreement-on-restoration-of-Roman-catacombs.

41 Details at https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/heydar-aliyev-foundation-inaugurates-renovated-catacombs-in-rome-2018-9-28-41/ and https://heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/en/content/view/145/4696/Opening-of-Saint-Sebastian-catacombs-takes-place-in-Vatican-.

42 For the original story, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-art-usmanov-idUSKBN0N51Q120150414 and as it was reported in 2022, https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/03/06/news/loligarca_russo_e_i_soldi_per_il_quirinale_e_i_musei_capitolini-340441780/ On the funding and delay, also see the comments by former Mayor Marino, http://www.ignaziomarino.it/scavi-archeologici-via-alessandrina-parco-archeologico-roma/ .

43 On re-erecting the columns of the temple of peace, see https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2015/02/12/temple-of-peace-to-be-restored-for-rome_1686a4e2-464c-4a22-9fc5-8b9ec17d107b.html#:~:text=With%20reconstruction%20work%20set%20to,Cultural%20Heritage%20Claudio%20Parisi%20Presicce and https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2015/03/20/temple-of-peace-to-get-restored-columns_ec598c9f-f2cd-42b6-9aae-546cbc8ff0b3.html.

44 On the via Alessandrina excavation, see Claridge, A. and Siwicki, C. ‘Notes from Rome’ PBSR 87 (2019) 309Google Scholar.