Mapping Visions of Rome

Susanna de Beer – Leiden University

Main goals of the Project

1. To facilitate and enrich ‘traditional’ research into the creation and function of humanist images of Rome

2. To facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and data-integration

3. To make available research material and results (for a larger public)

1) Images of Rome in Humanist Latin Poetry

Selecting, interpreting and appropriating elements of Rome’s (ancient) past, for purposes of identity formation & political legitimization (= dynamic & competitive)

• Persons (characters)• Physical locations (lieux de mémoire)• Events from History and myth• Narrative motifs• Symbols• Topics

New opportunities

• Approach material from different perspectives

• Explore trends• Visualize material on chronological, geographical, social dimensions

• Apply other tools to full-text

2) Interdisciplinary Collaboration

and Data-Integration

• Monuments and Locations in Rome• Events and characters from History and Myth

• Persons (authors, patrons, social networks)

• Topics, Symbols, Motifs

USE of STANDARDS

3) Making available material & results

What?• Digital texts for Latin Library

• The Discourse about Rome in Art and Literature

For?• Other scholars• Secondary schools• Tourism (apps)• ?????

Want to know more?

e-RomeWorkshop on Rome & Digital Humanities

4/5 maart 2015 NIAS Wassenaar