La Regio II Caelimontium a Roma in età imperiale e tardoantica: una possibile «cintura di margine» tra complessità e apporti innovativi

This paper proposes an overall analysis of the western Caelian hill urban development from the Imperial to the Late Antique age. During this period, the urban pattern evolved in response to social and political changes, culminating in a complex coexistence of diversified land-uses. The Caelian settlement pattern is here analyzed through a multidisciplinary approach, flanking the topographical method with Urban Morphology. In particular, the fringe belt model will be fundamental to highlight the dynamics underlying the area’s urban development.