Roma e Suburbio: il sistema dei percorsi radiali e controradiali del settore sud-orientale, analisi del riuso del territorio dal 16. secolo ai giorni nostri

The purpose of the present study is to provide a scientific and cartographic base and an informative contribution to the historical search that has, as an objective, the understanding and the definition of the organization of the territory of Rome in the subsequent historical periods spanning from the 16th century until the present days. The spatial limits of the present research include the south oriental suburb of Rome, excluding the Alban Hills. Within the aforesaid time and space limits, it has been possible to compile a repertoire of toponymic recognition and the diachronic and synchronic cartographic representations, through the analysis of the evolution of the placenames. The analysis was developed after careful sifting and comparison of the information derived from the relevant literary and cartographic sources, covering selected periods. Eventually the findings were reported on to the modern cartography. The methodology adopted for the localisation, the analysis of locations, and the connection of the toponyms, considered criteria of persistence of the denominations of the most meaningful remains and the morphological references and landmarks (orography, hydrography etc.). In conclusion, the study provides, through a synthetic but nevertheless, rigorous representation, a tool of base documentation for possible detailed studies having as an objective the comprehension of territorial structures (e.g. road networks and other territorial structures) relevant to that part of Rome for particular periods or successions of historical periods.