Ichonography, Orthography and Scenography as Forms of Tracing the Past: A Reconstituition of the Roman Forum of Ebora Liberalitas Julia
The research presented in this paper is an attempt to better understand the central core of a Roman city - the forum - from three different forms of representation: ichnography (plan), orthography (elevation) and scenography (perspective).
Our laboratory is the monumental centre of Evora, located in the Alentejo, Portugal, where the urban ruins of the Roman temple are located. Here, attempting to trace the Roman forum of Ebora Liberalitas Julia, in the Roman province of Lusitania.
In order ...