Urbs: From the City to the Roman Campagna. A Project of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (Rome, Italy) for the Complementary National Investment Plan

Abstract

The Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica is an autonomous institute of the Italian Ministry of Culture, providing protection and enhancement of a vast territory that extends from the city center to the Roman countryside, in which archeology and landscape come together in an outstanding context. Following the COVID 19 pandemic, which caused a long period of difficulty, a new season of opportunities for scientific knowledge, conservation, and enhancement of the Parco Archeologico archaeological sites begins today. In the following years, the Parco will undertake a complex series of interventions that will include investigating new archeological sites, scientific research, restoration as part of a general project called “Urbs. From the city to the Roman Campagna”. The works will be implemented with funding from the National Plan for Complementary Investments to the NRRP between 2022 and 2026. The interventions will cover all the archaeological and monumental areas owned by the State in the Parco territory, located along the two main ancient roads of the region: the Via Appia and the Via Latina. This presentation aims to emphasize the contribution of archaeological sciences to a complex system of interventions and projects aimed at increasing the public’s enjoyment of an archaeological context that is unique in the world.