Architectural Restoration and Heritage in Imperial Rome

This volume addresses how historic buildings were treated in Imperial Rome, examining the way in which the ancients restored the monuments they inherited from earlier generations, in order to develop an understanding of the Roman concept of built heritage. In the first and second centuries AD, a series of fires devastated large parts of the city; this study charts how the appearance of its buildings physically developed when they were subsequently rebuilt, paying attention to what features were retained or changed. It also examines the way in which inhabitants of the city responded to these changes, as revealed through literary accounts from the period.