Thesis title: Foro Romano e Sacra via: conservazione e trasformazione della forma urbana tra IV e VII secolo
The urban transformations that involved Rome between the 4th and 7th centuries have experienced a renewed interest in the recent history of studies which, however, has addressed the topic through point investigations based on the analysis of individual contexts or limited periods. There appears to be a lack of work that can offer an integral analysis that favors interdisciplinarity thanks to the wide range of sources available. Starting from the investigation of material evidence, the objective of this work is to first propose an archaeological analysis of the urban fabric between the Roman Forum and the Via Sacra whose reading can be seen in the historical dynamics that involved this period. In light of the proposed interpretations, equally relevant is the historiographical consideration that must be given to the centuries considered,. Can the late antique period, still the subject of multiple definitions that have attempted to define its identifying aspects and chronological limits, also be defined through archaeology?