The Eastern part of Mons Oppius in Rome: The Sanctuary of Isis et Serapis in Regio III, the Temples of Minerva Medica, Fortuna Virgo and Dea Syria, and the Horti of Maecenas

by Chrystina Haeuber

Overview

The research on "The Eastern Part of the Mons Oppius in Rome" presented here has been conducted since March 1981 in close cooperation with the Musei Capitolini, the Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali of the Comune di Roma, now Roma Capitale, and other partners. It deals with the part of the Esquiline which in antiquity was occupied by a number of sanctuaries and the adjacent Horti of Maecenas. Since her first publications 20 years ago, the author has studied the archaeological finds from this area in depth, but in order to understand their historical contexts it became necessary to consider the topography of a much wider area. The results therefore include contributions to the 'Esquiline Venus', to the bust of Commodus as Hercules Romanus and the dating of the 'Esquiline Group', as well as a reconstruction of the Servian city wall between the 'Auditorium of Maecenas' and the Porta Capena. The accompanying maps, drawn by the author, are based on photogrammetric data of Roma Capitale which were generously provided by the Sovraintendente ai Beni Culturali of Roma Capitale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788891304926
Publisher:	L'Erma di Bretschneider
Publication date:	07/15/2014
Series:	Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma. Supplementi , #22
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	985
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Chrystina Hauber studied drawing (Werkkunstschule Krefeld), art, theology and geography (Universitat Duisburg), and classical archaeology, art history and ancient history (Universitat zu Koln). She has published widely on ancient sculpture, the topography of ancient Rome and Archaeological Information Systems (AIS). Among her research projects are FORTVNA and The AIS ROMA. Since December 2010 she has been a researcher and project director at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU) Munchen, Department of Geography.

Table of Contents

Methodological approach
TOPOGRAPHY AND EXCAVATIONS: A Topographical Survey
Further results
Further hypotheses, which cannot be proved so far
Final remarks: seven major results of this study
Appendices
DISCUSSION OF SELECTED ARCHAEOLOGICALFINDS.