Identités antiques en question III
H18:30-19:30
H18:30-19:30
“Transtiberinus Ambulator“: Urban Identity and the Peripheries of the City in Martial (Mart. 1.41)
A lecture by Professor Manuel Royo organised as part of the third edition of Istituto Svizzero Summer School „Identités antiques en question“, titled this year „From the Centre to the Periphery – Roman Identities Beyond the Walls of Rome“, a project by University of Geneva and University of Neuchâtel in collaboration with CArME.
Martial’s realism is reflected in a topography of Rome that, while not always precise, is at least well documented: his works contain around 250 references to places in the city, many of which can be identified or located. A close reading of selected passages from Martial reveals unexpected spatial and functional interconnections, inviting us to reconsider the very definition of the urban periphery and the dynamics of its expansion, moving beyond archaeological evidence alone.
This lecture fits within the theme developed by the Summer School, which explores the various topographies of Rome, including mental and imagined ones. It also marks the conclusion of three years of fruitful collaboration between the Swiss universities involved in the project and Istituto Svizzero.
Manuel Royo is a member of the French School at Rome and Professor of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Tours. His research focuses on the palaces of ancient Rome and on issues of urban topography and ancient representations of Rome (Domus imperatoriæ, BEFAR, 1999; Lire la Ville 1 & 2, 2014, 2021). He is also interested in the history of archaeology, architectural models, and ancient architecture (Rome et l’architecte, 2006; La Force de la Copie(ed. with L. Baumer and A. Vial-Logeay), 2025).
Lorenz E. Baumer is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Geneva. He specialises in Greek and Roman sculpture, and directs excavation and research projects in Italy and Greece. He also regularly curates exhibitions at the Cast Collection of plaster casts.
Hédi Dridi is Professor of Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean at the University of Neuchâtel. A specialist in Phoenician and Punic archaeology, he is involved in several excavation and research projects on stone materials in Italy, Morocco, and Tunisia.
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