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The historical complex of Santa Maria Nova, located in the heart of the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica in Rome, is a real monumental "palimpsest" that has been developed from the Second century A.D. until the last restorations, which have transformed it into an exhibition center of the via Appia Antica, within an archaeological, monumental and landscape context unique in the world. The contribution aims to illustrate the analysis, conducted through the methodologies of the archaeology of architecture, which has identified the various building phases that make up the monument as it has reached us to date, and studied the transformations of volumes and interior spaces due to changes in the intended use occurred over the centuries. |