La ville Défigurée. Gestion et perception des ruines dans le monde romain (Ier siècle a.C.-IVe siècle p.C.). Epigraphie Text in German

Text in German

During midlife

in a final sublimation

Pierre Brulé's work shifts the usual perspective towards a history of structures

La ville Défigurée. Gestion et perception des ruines dans le monde romain (Ier siècle a.C.-IVe siècle p.C.). Epigraphie Text in GermanThe Roman world did not experience the modern fascination with ruins. The remains of degraded or collapsed buildings were, however, a reality present in ancient cities. Natural disasters, human violence, or the simple passage of time, in this empire that lasted several centuries, all combined to damage or destroy buildings. What was done then with the ruins that inevitably remained in the landscape? Based on an examination of textual documentation,