British School at Rome: 'What’s Greek about Roman architecture? Attaching labels to buildings in Imperial Rome'.

Part of the City of Rome lecture series, this talk examines how the ancients attached meaning to architecture; specifically, the extent to which audiences in the city of Rome associated particular forms, styles and materials with Hellenic culture. 

Focusing on the reign of Hadrian, the lecture reassesses the labelling of architecture as ‘Greek’, ‘Roman’, ‘Hellenic’, and explores how statements about identity and culture were invested in buildings.

For full event details see BSR website.