Title Ancient Rome and the modern Italian state : ideological placemaking, archaeology, and architecture, 1870-1945 / Alessandro Sebastiani

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, map Contents Placemaking : an introduction -- Ideological placemaking : narratives and agents (1870-1945) -- Post-unification placemaking (1870-1922) -- Reclaiming historical identities of four classical monuments -- The Fascist placemaking of four classical monument (1922-1945) -- The Fascist placemaking : new architecture Summary "In this book, Alessandro Sebastiani examines how architecture and urbanism can be used to construct national identity. Using Rome as his case study, he explores how the city was transformed to accommodate different political ideologies in the period from 1870 to the end of World War II. After unification, Rome's classical architecture served as a reference point, guiding transformations of the urban fabric that met contemporary needs but also supported the agenda of the newly-formed Italian state. The advent of fascist state in the 1920s ushered in a different order of ideological placemaking. The monuments of ancient Roman were isolated in order to enhance their structural elegance, a scheme that powerfully conveyed political messages in support of Mussolini's regime. Sebastiani's volume offers a new approach to understanding the sophisticated relationships between archeology, urban planning, and politics within the city of Rome. Moreover, it highlights the consequences of suppressing historical evidence from monuments and archaeological sites."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Alessandro Sebastiani is Assistant Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University at Buffalo (State University of New York). His research interests span from the Etruscan to the medieval periods, with a focus on the archaeology of Roman Tuscany. He is a former Marie Skłodowska-Curie Intra European Fellow at the University of Sheffield and has participated in numerous excavation projects across the Mediterranean. Most recently, he has been directing the Interconnected Mobility of People and Economy along the River Ombrone (IMPERO) Project in Etruria Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Cambridge Core, viewed October 4, 2023) Subject City planning -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 19th century City planning -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 20th century Antiquities Buildings City planning Classical antiquities Politics and government SUBJECT Rome (Italy) -- History -- 1870-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115205 Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History Rome (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1870-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115208 Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115189 Italy -- Antiquities, Roman. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068877 Subject Italy Italy -- Rome Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2022051494 ISBN 9781009354127 1009354124

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