Spatial 'Christianisation' in context : : strategic intramural building in Rome from the 4th-7th c. AD / / Michael Mulryan.

• Superior document: Archaeopress archaeology
• VerfasserIn: Mulryan, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, [2014]; 2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress archaeology.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 109 pages) :; illustrations, maps.

This book is the first to closely examine the location of the earliest purpose-built Christian buildings inside the city of Rome in their contemporary context.

Table of Contents

Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- contents -- contents -- 0. Introduction -- 0.1 Problems of Definition -- 0.2 Historiography -- Figure 1: Rome with location of church-basilicas and balnea. Drawn by Abby George from a base map in Reekmans L. 'L'Implantation monumentale chrétienne dans le paysage urbain de Rome de 300 à 850', in Actes du IXe Congrès internationale d'archéologie chré -- 1. Building a Titulus-Basilica in Late Antique Rome -- 1.1 Building in the Republic and Earlier Empire -- 1.2 Christian Building in the Late Empire -- 1.3 The Evolution of the State Building Bureaucracy from Diocletian to Sixtus III -- 1.4 The System in Practice -- 1.4.1 An Imperial Building Contract in Late Antiquity: The Reconstruction of the pons Probi and the Rebuilding of the Basilica to St. Paul -- 1.4.2 The Titulus Vestinae -- 1.4.3 Other Christian Building -- 1.4.3.1 Aristocratic Lay Patronage -- 1.4.3.2 Clerical Building Managers or Founders -- 1.4.3.3 Patronage by the Bishop -- 1.4.3.4 Imperial Patronage -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 2. Christian Basilicas and Baths -- 2.1 A Water-Filled City. The Balnea. -- 2.1.1 Case Studies -- 2.1.1.1 Donated Bath-Baptisteries? -- 2.1.1.2 The Balnea-Basilica -- 2.1.1.2.1 Titulus Pudentis -- 2.1.1.2.2 Basilica Eudoxia -- 2.1.1.2.3 Titulus Sanctae Caeciliae -- 2.2 Christian Basilicas and Imperial Thermae -- 2.2.1 Thermae Antoninianae -- 2.2.2 Thermae Diocletiani -- 2.2.3 Thermae Traiani and Suranae -- 2.2.3.1 Thermae Traiani -- 2.2.3.2 Thermae Suranae -- 2.3 Early Medieval Church Baths -- 2.4 Conclusion -- Figure 2a: Photo of the nave of S. Pudenziana during excavations (Soprintendenza ai monumenti del Lazio 4968), in Nash E. Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Rome, vol. 2 (London 1962) 465.

Figure 2b: Photo of the nave of S. Pudenziana during excavations: detail of brick-faced water tank (Soprintendenza ai monumenti del Lazio), reproduced in CBCR 3.289. -- Figure 3: Plan of S. Pudenziana with outline of structures beneath nave in hashed lines. Drawn by Abby George from original plan in CBCR 3. table 14. -- Figure 4: Plan of S. Pietro in Vincoli with bath and house substructures. Drawn by Abby George from original plan by E. Scoponi in Casti G. B. and Zandri G. San Pietro in Vincoli (Rome 1999) 48. -- Figure 5: Photo of the nave of S. Pietro in Vincoli during excavations showing an apse of the baths (Soprintendenza ai monumenti del Lazio), reproduced in CBCR 3.43 (Italian edn.). -- Figure 6: Section of the south wall of S. Pietro in Vincoli showing triple arcaded entrance. Drawn by Abby George from original section by E. Scoponi in Casti G. B. and Zandri G. San Pietro in Vincoli (Rome 1999) 80. -- Figure 7: Plan of excavations beneath S. Caecilia. Drawn by Abby George from original plan in Parmegiani N. and Pronti A. 'Complesso archeologico sotto la basilica di S. Cecilia in Trastevere', BullCom 93 (1989-90) 107-12. -- Figure 8: Detail of plate 42 and SS. Nereo ed Achilleo, in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- Figure 9: SS. Nereo ed Achilleo and the Baths of Caracalla. Author photo. -- Figure 10: Plan of S. Sisto Vecchio. Drawn by Abby George from original plan in Webb M. The Churches and Catacombs of Early Christian Rome (Brighton 2001) 204. -- Figure 11: Detail of Du Pérac map of Rome from 1577, taken from Frutaz A. P. Le piante di Roma, vol. 2 (Rome 1962) CXXVII.7, tav. 254. Reproduced with the kind permission of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Romani. -- Figure 12: Detail of plate 10 and NE corner of Baths of Diocletian, in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- 3. Striving for Attention.

3.1 The Christian basilica on the Main Road -- 3.2 Clustering off Main Roads -- 3.2.1 Titulus Iulii trans Tiberim and S. Chrysogoni along the Via Aurelia -- 3.2.2 Titulus Fasciolae and Basilica Crescentiana off the Via Appia -- 3.3 Encroachment onto/into Public Spaces -- 3.3.1 Apsidal Road Encroachment -- 3.3.1.1 Titulus Marci -- 3.3.1.2 Titulus Marcelli -- 3.3.1.3 S. Maria in via Lata -- 3.3.2 Encroachment onto Public Spaces/Roads -- 3.3.2.1 Titulus Sancti Laurentii in Lucina -- 3.3.2.2 Santa Maria Maggiore -- 3.3.2.3 Oratory/Arian Basilica of the 'Monte della Giustizia' -- 3.3.2.4 The Oratory of the Holy Cross at the Lateran -- 3.4 Entrances on Main Roads -- 3.4.1 Titulus Gai/S. Susanna -- 3.4.2 Titulus Pudentis/S. Pudenziana -- 3.4.3 Titulus Mattheus/S. Matteo -- 3.4.4 Titulus Fasciolae/SS. Nereo ed Achilleo -- 3.4.5 Titulus Vestinae/S. Vitale -- 3.5 Reuse of Prestige Public Buildings -- 3.5.1 Basilica sanctorum Cosmae et Damiani/SS. Cosma e Damiano -- 3.5.2 Ecclesia beati Adriani/S. Adriano -- 3.6 High Places: Macro Visibility -- 3.6.1 The Christian Basilica on the Hill -- 3.6.2 Basilica Sanctae Mariae on the Cispian Hill -- 3.6.3 Titulus Sabinae/S. Sabina on the Aventine Hill -- 3.6.4 Sanctus Stephanus/Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Caelian Hill -- 3.6.5 The Palatine -- 3.7 Conclusion -- Figure 13: Detail of plate 27 and S. Maria in Trastevere and S. Callisto, in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- Figure 14: Plan of the Palaeo-Christian S. Marco. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan by Lucrezia Spera, in Cecchelli M. 'La basilica di S. Marco a Piazza Venezia (Roma): nuove scoperte e indagni', in Akten des XII. Internationalen Kongresses für Christ -- Figure 15a: The Palaeo-Christian S. Marco, showing the apse over the road, looking west. Author photo.

Figure 15b: The Palaeo-Christian S. Marco, showing the road and the basilica's outer wall, looking east. Author photo. -- Figure 17: Detail of plate 15 in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). S. Marcello al Corso and the via Flaminia, with additions by the author (4th century basilica in black). -- Figure 16: Plan of S. Marcello in Corso showing results of latest excavations. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan in Episcopo S. 'II battistero della basilica di S. Marcello a Roma fra tarda antichità e medioevo', in Tardo antico e alto Medioevo. Filol -- Figure 18: Plan of porticus west of the via Flaminia with locations of S. Maria in via Lata and the Arcus Novus. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan by Spencer Corbett in CBCR 3.76, fig. 69 (English edn.). -- Figure 19: Plan of northern Campus Martius with earlier reconstructions of a sundial by Buchner and the location of the obelisk here by Schütz. S. Lorenzo in Lucina and location of probable meridian line also shown. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan i -- Figure 20: Plan of area of S. Lorenzo in Lucina showing earlier insula and probable meridian line basin. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan in Rakob F. 'Die Urbanisierung des nördlichen Marsfeldes. Neue Forschungen im Areal des Horologium Augusti', in -- Figure 21: Plan of area of S. Maria Maggiore with possible streets. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan by Spencer Corbett in CBCR 3.12, fig. 2 (English edn.). -- Figure 22: Detail of plate 17 and Oratory of the Monte della Giustizia (circled), in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- Figure 23: Plan of Oratory of the Holy Cross and preceding roads and structures. Drawn by Abby George from a a base plan in Johnson M. 'The fifth century oratory of the Holy Cross at the Lateran in Rome', Architectura 25.2 (1995) 128-55 (fig. 20).

Figure 24: Phase plan of S. Susanna showing substructures. Drawn by Abby George, with additions by the author, from a base plan by Spencer Corbett and Wolfgang Frankl, in CBCR 4. 243-66 fig. 15 (English edn.). -- Figure 25: Detail of plate 17 showing S. Pudenziana and ancient road, in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- Figure 26: Detail of plate 30 showing S. Matteo and ancient road, in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- Figure 27: Detail of plate 16 showing the titulus Vestinae and road, in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- Figure 28: Plan of eastern part of city showing S. Maria Maggiore and surrounding hills and roads. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan in Reekmans L. 'L'Implantation monumentale chrétienne dans le paysage urbain de Rome de 300 à 850', in Actes du IXe Co -- Figure 29: Detail of plate 33 showing S. Sabina and local topography, in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901). -- Figure 30: Plan of S. Sabina and surrounding archaeology. Drawn by Abby George from a base plan in Darsy F. M. D. Recherches archéologiques à Sainte-Sabine sur l'Aventin: géologie, topographie, sanctuaires archaïques, culte isiaque, ensemble architectural -- Figure 31: Plan of S. Stefano Rotondo and surrounding ancient structures. Drawn by Abby George from the base plans in plate 36 in Lanciani R. Forma Urbis Romae (Milan 1893-1901) and Brandenburg H. and Pál J. edd. Santo Stefano Rotondo in Roma: archeologia -- 4. The Tituli of Equitius and Sylvester in the Subura -- 4.1 What, Where and How Many? -- 4.1.1 The Written Evidence -- 4.1.2 The Archaeology -- 4.1.2.1 The Roman Hall -- 4.1.2.2 Discoveries Elsewhere: the Titulus Silvestri? -- 4.1.3 The Severan Plan Evidence -- 4.1.3.1 The Titulus Silvestri on the Severan Plan? -- 4.1.3.2 The diaconia Sancti Silvestri et Sancti Martini -- 4.1.4 Conclusion.

4.2 The Surrounding Neighbourhood.