The marble map of Ancient Rome- Rome's newest museum

[@FlexibleFlyer50]

Many years ago when we were in Rome, we had a tour guide for our group. He took us around all the various sites and was always a treasure trove of information. The one takeaway we remember was his saying on our visits to some ruin or site: "Rome was destroyed more by the hands of man than by the hands of time." Your videos reinforce this idea time and again.

[@willx9352]

This is the fate of all cities. For example, New York has the destruction of many nineteenth century grand houses as well as public structures such as Penn Station, Metropolitan Opera and many grand hotels.

[@JayToGo]

The glory of classical Roman architecture! I have imagined me strolling the city and I most certainly would like to.

[@kaanerdem2822]

Everytime such findings remembers me how great Roman empire was. Its outstanding, fascinating to find out the city map was carved into a marble wall as it was baxk then with all the details... Mind fkin blown

[@TWOCOWS1]

I love the Forma Urbis, and love your coverage of it. Very educational and wonderfully detailed. Thank you Darius. As usual the best. Could you one day spend a little more time on the other maps remains. No one has. But you do make reference to them.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Many thanks! Yes we can do a lot more!!

[@stephencalder8357]

This is stupendous! I'm a professional cartographer / city planner and I've never even heard of this. THANK YOU!

[@daveowenmusic1749]

Fascinating! The best presentation of the map that I have seen! Thanks, Darius!

[@AncientRomeLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anonymanonym4900]

I love your uploads, thank you so much...Living in Switzerland just some hours away by train from Rome but this year i will definitely make it back again to see the Urbs Aeterna. And this is also thanks to your splendid little videos.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Thanks - yes a quick trip to Rome for you!!

[@PJDunbar]

Great video! I just happened to stumble upon the new museum today. Highly recommend.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1]

Nice Work & Video 👍

[@earlofsmeg]

Fascinating

[@rsc9520]

Outstanding video !!!

[@fieracarmen4713]

Ce minune este această hartă a Romei antice!Roma însăși cu tot ce a însemnat ea în antichitate a fost cel mai fascinant Imperiu din toate timpurile!

[@martinstensby2011]

Very good, thanks, Darius!

[@AncientRomeLive]

Glad you liked it!

[@Aeacus202]

Thanks for covering it, in details.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Our pleasure!

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

A really nice museum. Thanks Darius your videos are always a highlight.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Glad you like them!

[@ChiefRxcka]

Ugh. I am *DYING* to get back to Italy, but Rome in particular; one of my future goals that hopefully I can one day accomplish. But, in the mean time, your virtual tours are hugely appreciated. They are wonderful to watch, and just give me more motivation to get to Rome myself ASAP! Thank you for your work!

[@AncientRomeLive]

We thank you!!

[@fanroche8573]

This is so exciting. Been obsessed about the Forma Urbis for nearly 40 years studying classics at school .... def visiting this new museum year., I did do a tour of an underground house on the Caelian . Highly recommend

[@dariorojas3588]

Muy buen video Darius! Saludos desde Argentina!

[@AncientRomeLive]

Thank you!

[@RizzstrainingOrder66]

great video, thank you

[@AncientRomeLive]

Glad you liked it!

[@NG-ki5eo]

fabulous

[@AncientRomeLive]

Thank you. It's a key artifact for the student of Roman archaeology! So happy to have it available for the public!

[@Kat-y7y]

I can't help but wonder if fragments are still being found and added to the map today. What an outstanding venture to put this display together. Thank goodness for those who have the time, patience and financing to do so.

[@davewhitehead135]

WOW! AWSOME Various.

[@Kat-y7y]

I love maps of the ancient world and this one is amazing. I can't wait to see it in person. I wish I could help find the correct placement for the unmatched fragments. Do they have a volunteer program for something like this?

[@kevin02mulder]

lol the roman tax guy had a laser pointer, telling his guys where to collect on the wall :)

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

I'm imagining one of the missing panels had a big arrow on it pointing to the inscription: *_HIC ES_*

[@AncientRomeLive]

😂

[@cuxietube]

Maybe I'm missing something but at 3:16, how did you come up with 3800 acres? One square meter is about 10.7 square feet. 234 square meters times 10.7 is about 2504 square feet. One acre is 43560 square feet. Otherwise, great presentation, as usual.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Rome inside the Aurelianic wall circuit (later than the Severan map) is about 3000 acres. The scholars’ estimate for the area covers by the map was a larger area- they estimated it at 3800 acres.

[@MarthaArya-x1x]

Great!

[@InFltSvc]

Amazing’

[@Insectoid_]

Septemius Severus. One of my favourite Emperors. :)

[@AncientRomeLive]

Same here!

[@Insectoid_]

@@AncientRomeLive that’s brilliant to know. Fascinating man and a very interesting time in Roman history. Thank you so much for your work. I know many people who love these videos.

[@PatSmith-wi1kz]

Just when you think you know and heard all about Ancient Rome here is another mind blowing thing

[@AncientRomeLive]

Exactly!!

[@larrywilliams5490]

Very Cool! It really wasn't that long ago..................

[@marthaarya167]

Must see next time I am in Rome

[@brianboru5060]

I have another theory as to the purpose of this public map; perhaps it was used in the same way as our public city maps today, namely as an orientation aid - where am I and where do I have to go? Whatever, it's a fantastic work of art 🤩

[@juliopaveif]

Can I buy access to this 3d file so I can cruise around the roman model?

[@andreacosta74]

Was at the Land registry and Masterplan city office. Romans invented urban planning and the public city

[@tunnus.123]

Great.

[@Insectoid_]

What i would give to time travel back to Rome at some point during the first century. Perhaps during 80CE. Then around 140CE in the second century. One can dream.

[@garyi.1360]

Do you know the folks who assembled the new map which the found stone pieces are laid upon? Perhaps I missed when or where you spoke of the source of the map or information which led to one being prepared. It doesn't seem like enough pieces exist to give all the detail. But was there some copy they could go by? Or is it filled in by findings from archeology projects and or in places any educated guesses? I'm fascinated by the map and whether we could actually be perceiving the layout of the City as they did at the time.

[@AncientRomeLive]

The fragments have been studied by scholars for 500 years. We personally know some of the people involved with some of the recent joins. There is no way with the display to satisfy all - but it’s an impressive attempt with the Nolli plan to fill in the gaps for the public!

[@1220b]

The middle and late medieval period was the most destructive. Even till the 19th century roman equestrian statues were destroyed

[@davewhitehead135]

Extrodanary!

[@playyuh]

Did anyone in ancient Roman times not draw an actual real landscape image of Rome? You would assume so since they were infatuated with their city! Would be a treat to see.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Yes they painted it - but no representation has survived.

[@kevin02mulder]

How they made that beautiful precise map without satellite imagery? so very sad they brake it :) its priceless !

[@AncientRomeLive]

Fell apart as the church was created using the same wall. The map just ceased to be important except its use as lime… Fortunately a little survived!

[@austinlol3490]

How did they map the city correctly must have took a long time

[@kevin02mulder]

Wow I'm gonna cry lol 😪.

[@MrCarGuy]

Maybe one day they'll find some more intact pieces which were reused for something else

[@AncientRomeLive]

This keeps happening! (In nearby sites, incorporated into nearby reused walls!)

[@KonradAdenauerJr]

Leave it to the Romans to devote so much attention to detail.

[@AncientRomeLive]

Absolutely

[@bngr_bngr]

I don’t understand why the Romans couldn’t draw straight lines into its city plan. It’s like there was no plan to design the city. They just randomly dropped buildings in the city and made streets around the buildings.

[@v.5442]

The Romans (and Greeks) made many Hippodamic cities and colonia. However; those were largely NEW cities. Rome was an old city by the time they started making straight line cities.

[@AncientRomeLive]

The city developed organically over centuries … The grid came later! Still, they regularized where they could (e.g., imperial fora)- but still they had to deal with hills and valleys…