A fundamentis ipsam basilicam exterminauit. Espaces et cultes à Rome du IVe au VIe siècle de notre ère

Cavalieri, Marco
(2015) De la crise naquirent les cultes. Approches croisées de la religion, de la philosophie et des représentations antiques — ISBN: [978-2-503-55461-7], p. 273-306, published

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Archaeological research exploring the transformation of Rome between the so-called 'Constantinian Renaissance' and the Gothic War (535-553 A.D.) has long made clear that, contrary to the common belief, the city did not undergo a progressive monumental and institutional decadence. Where the Roman Forum is concerned, a slow desertion has been rightly argued, implying the relatively good state of preservation of Classical buildings present in this densely built area. This conclusion is remarkable in that it suggests that Classical monuments continued to be maintained for several centuries following their erection and were not affected by the progressive insertion of “Christian” buildings in the very heart of the city. In the present paper, the area of the Roman Forum will be mainly considered, although the question of the suburbs will also be addressed. A critical appraisal of the Forum’s archaeological context shows how the urban fabric remained stable between the 4th-6h centuries AD. By this time, Rome had certainly become the head of a reduced and largely powerless political body. Nevertheless, during this period, the city did not sever ties with its glorious past and remained part of the Mediterranean political and economic world system. This situation limited social change and transformations of Rome’s urban and monumental landscape.
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Cavalieri, M. (2015). A fundamentis ipsam basilicam exterminauit. Espaces et cultes à Rome du IVe au VIe siècle de notre ère. In Marco Cavalieri, René Lebrun et Nicolas L. J. Meunier (éds.) (ed.), De la crise naquirent les cultes. Approches croisées de la religion, de la philosophie et des représentations antiques (p. p. 273-306). Brepols. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/61546