Dr. Daira Nocera: Rome and the Emperors: new archaeological evidence for understanding the Imperial Fora

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Hellems 201, 5 pm

Since 2000, recent archaeological campaigns in the heart of Rome have uncovered a staggering amount of new data that has improved our knowledge not only of imperial construction projects but also of previous phases of occupation in the area of the Roman Forum and the Imperial Fora. These recent excavations have demonstrated how much is still unknown about the area of the Imperial Fora. After a general overview of the Imperial Fora and the latest reconstruction of the Forum of Augustus, Dr. Nocera's presentation will focus on the Flavian intervention in the area with special attention paid to the projects commissioned by the emperor Vespasian on the occasion of the two thousandth anniversary of his birth, currently celebrated by a grand exhibition in Rome. Dr. Nocera will discuss the latest archaeological data for Vespasian's Temple of Peace and the Forum of Nerva.

Free and open to the public!