Ancient Rome
Students enrolled in Roman Monuments: Memory and Metamorphosis (ARTH 343, Fall 2016) created these entries about the monuments that inspired Piranesi. Their analyses consider design and historical context, as well as the neuroscience of memory and changing values in historic preservation. The monuments themselves span the eras of the Roman Republic (509-27 BCE) and Empire (27 BCE-315 CE).
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Reframing the Past: Piranesi's Vedute di Roma