Sacred space transformation
The Maxentian legacy of Herodes Atticus’s Villa at the third mile of the Via Appia Antica
Annia Regilla, Dynastic memory, Elite continuity, Herodes Atticus, Imperial reuse, Maxentius, Roman sacred law; Res sacrae and res religiosae, Sacred space transformation, Triopion, Via Appia AnticaBy: MARCO CECINI – At the beginning of the 4th century AD, Emperor Maxentius repurposed the land and buildings of the pre-existing estate of Herodes Atticus, along the Via Appia Antica, to construct the grand Imperial Villa that still bears his name today. Until now, it has been assumed that the emperor acted freely by…