Porticus in the city of Rome, c. 200 BCE - 400 CE

Presented here is a catalogue of attested <em>porticus </em>in the city of Rome from <em>c. </em>200 BCE to 400 CE. It is organised into seven headings: identification, date and location, form, function, ancient testimony, bibliography, and <em>FUR </em>(if it is represented on the Severan Marble Plan). It represents primary research conducted for my PhD dissertation concerning the development of <em>porticus </em>spaces in Rome’s built environment. This table presents those structures directly identified in our sources as <em>porticus</em>. Generally, the Latin term corresponds to the English ‘portico’ or ‘colonnade’, and so infers an interior space generated by a sequence of columns supporting a roof. However, the term <em>porticus </em>could actually refer to an exceptional variety of structures, comprised of multiple aisles, storeys or wings, and in different functional contexts, commercial, religious, etc. To be clear, <em>porticus </em>spaces, by their very nature, defy strict typological classification. This is because of their functional versatility and their continuing presence in a built environment which changed over time. At first, I did attempt to categorise <em>porticus </em>into a strict set of criteria including: ornamental, connective, sacred, garden, piazza, commercial, and more besides. However, it quickly becomes evident that <em>porticus </em>fit many of these, and at different times in their functional history. I chose, then, to present the entries alphabetically. I want to stress that each <em>porticus </em>needs to be considered in its context, historical and topographical. This research began through reference to topographical dictionaries including Platner and Ashby (1929), Richardson (1992), the <em>LTUR </em>(1993-2000)<em>, </em>the <em>Digital Augustan Rome Project </em>(2002), Carandini <em>et al.</em>’s <em>Atlante </em>(2012), as well as the <em>Stanford Digital Forma Urbis Romae Project </em>(2002-2016). Such publications have made this research possible, not least in working remotely during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Throughout, there is an attempt to present current scholarly debates surrounding some of these spaces as clearly and concisely as possible. This is by no means a comprehensive catalogue of <em>porticus </em>spaces for this time period. Still, I hope the presented material here is useful. Constructed with the purpose of promoting the importance of <em>porticus </em>spaces at Rome, I hope it can contribute to our developing knowledge about life in Rome’s built environment and a platform for future research. In future, I would like to incorporate my photographic archive alongside a digital map. Of course, feel free to get in touch with any queries.本数据集收录了公元前约200年至公元400年间，罗马城已被证实存在的柱廊（porticus）名录。本名录共分为七个栏目：基本信息、年代与地理位置、形制特征、功能属性、古代文献记载、参考文献，以及FUR字段（即若该柱廊见于塞维鲁大理石平面图（Severan Marble Plan））。 本名录基于本人博士学位论文的原创研究，该论文聚焦罗马建成环境中柱廊空间的发展演变。本表格收录了各类文献中被直接认定为柱廊的建筑遗存。 一般而言，该拉丁语词汇对应英语的“portico”或“colonnade”，即由一排或多排立柱支撑屋顶所形成的内部空间。但实际上，柱廊一词可指代形制极为多样的建筑，包括拥有多跨廊道、多层结构或侧翼的建筑，且可应用于商业、宗教等不同功能场景。 需要明确的是，柱廊空间因其本质属性，难以被严格的类型学所归类。这源于其功能的多样性，以及它们始终存在于不断变迁的罗马建成环境之中。 起初，笔者曾尝试按照一套严格的标准对柱廊进行分类，涵盖装饰性、连通性、宗教性、园林类、广场配套类、商业类等多种类型。但很快便发现，同一柱廊在其功能演变的不同阶段，可契合多种分类类型。因此，笔者最终选择按字母顺序对条目进行编排。 在此需强调，每一处柱廊都需结合其历史与地形语境进行考量。本研究的参考资料最初包括多部地形词典：普拉特纳与阿什比（1929）的著作、理查森（1992）的研究、《罗马城市地形词典（LTUR，1993-2000）》、《奥古斯都罗马数字项目（Digital Augustan Rome Project，2002）》、卡兰迪尼等人的《罗马地图集（Atlante，2012）》，以及斯坦福大学《罗马数字城市平面图项目（Stanford Digital Forma Urbis Romae Project，2002-2016）》。 这些出版物为本研究的开展提供了支撑，尤其是在2020至2021年的疫情封锁期间，笔者得以依托线上资源完成研究。本名录始终致力于清晰、简洁地呈现当前学界针对部分柱廊空间的学术讨论。 本名录绝非该时段内罗马柱廊空间的完整收录，但笔者仍希望本次收录的内容能够具备参考价值。本名录旨在凸显罗马柱廊空间的重要性，希望能够助力学界深化对罗马建成环境中社会生活的认知，并为后续研究搭建平台。未来，笔者计划将个人摄影档案与数字地图整合至本名录中。若有任何疑问，欢迎随时联系笔者。