La ville Défigurée. Gestion et perception des ruines dans le monde romain (Ier siècle a.C.-IVe siècle p.C.). Archéologie subaquatique but ignored by cultural institutions

but ignored by cultural institutions and the general public

and illustrators

Built at the beginning of the Ptolemaic period

Vertault is a unique example north of the Alps of an agglomeration whose plan can be read almost in its entirety

over the years

La ville Défigurée. Gestion et perception des ruines dans le monde romain (Ier siècle a.C.-IVe siècle p.C.). Archéologie subaquatique but ignored by cultural institutionsThe Roman world did not experience the modern fascination with ruins. The remains of degraded or collapsed buildings were, however, a reality present in ancient cities. Natural disasters, human violence, or the simple passage of time, in this empire that lasted several centuries, all combined to damage or destroy buildings. What was done then with the ruins that inevitably remained in the landscape? Based on an examination of textual documentation,