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Rome authorities on Thursday inaugurated a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over.
A map of central Rome during the Roman Empire, with the Colosseum at the upper right corner The site chosen was a flat area on the floor of a low valley between the Caelian , Esquiline and Palatine Hills , through which a canalised stream ran as well as an artificial lake/marsh. [ 17 ]
For its part, the Colosseum Archaeological Park has stood strong, insisting that the event will take place outside the Colosseum’s opening hours and will not interfere with access to the site.
The museum was entirely reorganized under the aegis of the Special Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Rome to present a panorama of imperial artistic tastes, from Augustus to Late Antiquity. Since 2016, the Antiquarium belongs to the newly established Colosseum Archaeological Park. [1]
The wall where the map was originally mounted. The Forma Urbis Romae or Severan Marble Plan is a massive marble map of ancient Rome, created under the emperor Septimius Severus between 203 and 211 CE. Matteo Cadario gives specific years of 205–208, noting that the map was based on property records. [1]
What makes this discovery “unmatched,” said archaeologist Alfonsina Russo, head of the Colosseum Archaeological Park in charge of the site, is not only the incredible conservation of the ...
The superintendent of the Colosseum Archaeological Park, Alfonsina Russo, told The Associated Press that the deal is in conjunction with the release of Ridley Scott's new film “Gladiators II," which opened in Italy on Thursday. Russo characterized the sponsorship arrangement as one of the many such deals to help finance projects at the park.
Colosseum Archaeological Park • Palatine Hill • Roman Forum; Circus Maximus; Baths of Caracalla; Castel Sant'Angelo; Ostia Antica Archaeological Park; National Museum of Rome - A set of four museums in Rome displaying items discovered in Rome