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La Conchiglia Di Marforio Federazione Trrao ROMA ~rsr Dentro La chiesa dei santi Cosma e Damiano la città dove nel XVI secolo furono trovati i pezzi proibita della Forma Urbis, antico «piano regolatore» a pochi passi dal tempio del divo Romolo l NEL PARTITO I FEDERAZIONE ROMANA Sedane Adlia. Ore 18, presentazione mozione Bassolino. Sezio­ ne Garbateti*. Ore 18 presentazione mozione •Rifondanone co­ munista» con N Vendola. Sezione AcotraL Via Chlvenda 62. ore l6piesentazlon«mozioneOechettoconF Vichi SezioneUnrea- Uno 38. (1* ponte di via 1 Sitane) ore 17 presentazione delle tre mozioni con R Cuillo. Cottaseli! e D Vslentmi Sezione Ottavia Cervi. Ore 18 presentazione delle tre mozioni con S Sctazcari,L Arata e 0 Monteforte Sezione Enti locali. Via S Angelo in Pe­ La basilica scheria, ore 17 presentazione mozione Occhetto con S Natoti Se- zkme Valli Cesta noti. Ore 20 presentazione mozione «Rifonda- zione comunista-con M L Boccia CONGRESSI Sezione Ardeattna. Mozione Occhetto A. temolo mozione «Ri­ fondanone comunista- G Mele mozione Bassolino P Ranetti Se­ Un particolare zione Usalcuratorl. C/o Casa della Cultura presentazioni Interne delle tre mozioni Sezione Borgo Pmd. Presentazioni interne del­ della le tre mozioni Sezione Cssalhtrnnrrhl Mozione Occhetto. M. Forma Urbis, Sandri, mozione «Rifondazione comunista» A. Quadrini mozione antica mappa Bassolino Sezione Caaalbcrtone. Garante G. Pungliore mozione dei Fori di Roma Occhetto. M. Civita, mozione «RMondazione comunista», G. Lopez; mozione Bassolino A Mattia Sezione Cssarpatorm. Mozione Occhetto RMonusucrnozione«Ritondazionecormini9Ui» M Mar­ celli mozione Bassolino Falconieri Sezione Canale Mozione Oc- IVANA DILLA PORTILLA chetto, L Mastrofraneesco mozione «Rifondazione comunista», F Cfiiaromonlr, mozione Sassolino P Della Seta Sezione Centro. IM •Deformi» urbs veteribus fronte dell'edificio, sul lato ri­ Nel giardino della chiesa dei Ss Cosma e Damiano della Pace, a ragione definita Mozione Occnetlq, G. Galletto mozione «Rlfondazionecomunsita», Incendila ac ruinis erat» (SveL volto verso il Foro della Pace furono trovati nel '5001 frammenti di una preziosa da Plinio tra i monumenti più V Tota, mozione Sassolini G Ardito Sezione Che Grievtkra. Pre­ Vtsp VII) Essendo l'urbe de­ Non ci è dato sapere se fosse belli del mondo per essere sta­ sentazioni interne delle He mozioni Sezione Cotti Antone. Garan­ turpata dalle rovine e dagli an­ incisa su marmo, o disegnata e mappa SI trattava della Forma Urbis, il catasto desìi ta un vero e proprio museo te P Battaglia mozione Occhetto C Leoni, mozione «Rifondazione editici pubblici e pnvali dell'Antica Roma, d'arte greca, oggi non rimane comunista! L Pettinali mozione Bassolino, A. Carra Sezione De- tichi incendi, Vespasiano ini­ colorata come erano altre dau Moatacciar». Mozione Occhetto Imbellone mozione «Ri- ziò una vasta opera di ricostru­ mappe Sappiamo però che fu mastodontica opera di censimento ordinata praticamente che quell'Archi­ vio Catastale Urbano su cui poi fondazione comunista-, L Laureili mozione Bassolino. P Mancini. zione sia materiale che ammi­ rovinata durame il terribile in­ dall'imperatore Vespasiano per ricostruire la città Sezione Flaxaltrio. Mozione Occhetto P Leon mozione «RHonda- nistrativa Sacerdoti, magistra­ cendio del 191 (sotto Commo­ deturpata dagli incendi Molti pezzi furono utilizzati venne posta la Forma Urbis. zkma comunista», O Mancini, mozione Bassolino, C CipoieaL Se­ ti, architetti e funzionari dell e- do) che deva.no gran parte dai Farnese come ornamento per il loro «giardino Questa importante conserva­ zione Forte Prtaetlao. Mozione Occhetto S Papato mozione zione è dovuta al fatto che, nel «Rifondazione comunista» D. (Tonello- mozione Bassolino, E, Puro sercito vennero Impiegati In della citta Severo e Caracalla segreto» sulle rive del Tevere Per eredità passarono 526. il papa Felice IV vi eresse questa vasta operazione, sotto nella ricostruzione predispose­ Sezione Man*. Presentazioni inteme delle ne mozioni Sezione poi a re Carlo III, il quale, per intercessione di papa •luxta vlam sacranti in urbe» la Labaro laep. Mozione Occherto.P Prisco mozione •Rifondazione la direzione dei censori ro la realizzazione di una nuo­ Benedetto XIV, li donò ai Musei Capitolini Da allora basilica del SS Cosma e Da­ comuni*'», R Vitale mozione Bassolino, A. Fania. Sezione Lan- •Vacua» area» occupare et va grande mappa che venne miano 1 due sanU medici mar­ eJanL Mozione Occhetto. S. Salacene; mozione «Rltondaztoneco- aedificare, si possessore» ces- incisa su marni s <; posta sul si­ iniziò il tentativo di ricomporre la mappa come un tiri il cui culto era tanto diffuso munì»!»» P Prose mozione Bassolino, C Ausili Sezione Untanti. sarem, culcumque perniisi!- to della precedente puzzle Nella Chiesa si trova anche il tempio del divo in Oriente L'edificio tuttavia, na. Mozione Occhetto, Ruotai mozione «Rifondazione comunista», Egli consenti che chiunque po­ Nella seconda meta del Cin­ Romolo La basilica fu riadattata in epoca barocca non si limitò ad occupare l'au­ F Crucianelli. mozione Sassolino D ValenUni Sezione Munti «a tesse costruire nelle aree vuo­ quecento, sotto II pontificato di da Felice IVche uni con un atrio l'aula Flavia con il la Flavia nella quale era la fa­ ero. Mozione Occhetto, P De Chiara, mozione «Rifondazione co­ mosa BiMiomeco Paca, ma ne munista», P Napoletano: mozione Bassottno. A Loriedo Seziona te, qualora I proprietari non lo Pio VI, l'architetto Giovanni tempio dì Romolo Morato». Mozione Occhetto. M Schina, mozione «Rifondazione avessero fatto «Feclt et nova Ooslo, nell'esegulre alcuni la­ Appuntamento sabato pomeriggio alle 16 davanti utilizzò come atrio sul Foro, un comunista», A Zola; mozione Bassolino, G Di Antonio Bellona opera templum» Eresse anche vori di scavo nel giardino die­ alla chiesa in via dei Fon Imperiali. altro edificio classica II cosid­ Ostia Levaste. Mozione Occhetto, R. Nbeca. mozione •Monda­ nuovi monumenti. «Amplissi­ tro la chiesa dei SS. Cosma e detto tempio del Divo Romolo zione comunista- D Avaclc mozione Bassolino V Parola Vrlrnw mo» ordine» et exhausto* cae- Damiano, rinvenne ben 92 (figlio di Massenzio) Nel no­ Parsoti. Mozione Occhetto, Mlnopoll mozione «Rifondanone co- de varia et contamlnatos veteri frammenti delle lastre di que­ tevole lavoro di adattamento munista». L. Perrtlf' mozione Bassolino. O. Salerno Sechine PsaV negligenza purgavi! supplevit- sta preziosa mappa, nota ai della basilica Felice IV ebbe smflcn. C/o Salaria mozione Occhetto, G. BettinL mozione «Robn- que* Epuro e risanò gli ordini Clù col nome di Formai Urbis. modo di utilizzare uno degli daztonecornuniMa», W Tocci. mozione Bassolino A Canditili. Se­ cospicue collezioni del re Car­ totale di 151 pezzi occupanti •atri!» più belli che un architet­ zione Ponte Minto. Garante G D Avena, mozione Occhetto. A. maggiori dello stato, che erano e lastre erano ridotte in pezzi Fatami, mozione «Rifondazione comunista» G Angius mozione dissanguati dalle stragi e con­ mentre qualche (rammento lo III di Napoli, li quale dopo le un'area di 235 mq (m 18,10 to potesse concepire, congiun­ pressioni di Benedetto XIV, de­ di larghezza m 13 di altezza). gendo l'aula (mediante l'aper­ Bassolino, G Trulli Sezione rtMacane vuUnL Mozione Occhet­ taminati dalla lunga negligen­ era ancora attaccato alla pare­ to R. finto- mozione «Rifondazione comunista». Minaccino- mozio­ za. Predispose l'aggiornamen­ cise di fame donazione ai Mu­ La scala della pianta era di tura di un arco) al tempio det­ te Tuttavia non vi fu. della di­ sei Capitolini 1/240, misura compatibile al to di Romolo ne Bassottno R Ntcotini Sezione Qoadraro. Mozione Occhetto. to del catasto delle proprietà, sposizione originaria, un'Im­ M Venapro; mozione «Rifondazione comunista». W De Cesari», Le vicissitudini di questa im­ sistema decimale romano No­ sia pubbliche che private ap­ mediata catalogazione e rico­ nostante la sua verticalità e la mozione Bassolino, S. Di Geronimo Sezione Quartlcdoto. Ga­ prontando una nuova mappa portantissima mappa di Roma La facciata esterna con la lante P Monterosso. mozione Occhetto, M. Meta, mozione «Riton- struzione sul potto E fu un sua estensione, essa è realizza­ sua forte accentuazione con­ della citta peccato perche se fosse avve­ non finiscono- qua Nel 1867 dazfone comunista». P Mondani; mozione «assonno A BondtofL durante alcuni scavi, realizzati ta con grande precisione e cava fa da contrappunto alla Sezione San Saba. Presentazioni interne delie tre mozioni. Seca*» Tutta la documentazione re­ nuta, avrebbe portato un incal­ nella stessa area dei SS. Cosma qualità di intaglio Numerosi convessità della cupola, appa­ swSerpefsuursu Mozione Occhetto. U Cerri, mozione «Bfondszio. lativa a questa mastodontica colabile contributo agli studi e Damiano, vennero portati al­ studiosi da anni impiegano i rendo come anticipatrice delle ne comunista». S. Del Fattore, mozione Bassolino S «Tappi Sesti opera di ricostruzione e riorga­ topografici sulla citta Invece la luce altri preziosi frammenti, loro sforzi per ricomporre co­ movimentale architetture del ne Ter de' Cend. Mozione Occhetto. Poiilk) mozione «Ritonda- nizzazione venne depositata in cosi dò che restava della For­ fra cui quel» della Portkus Li­ me In un puzzle I preziosi barocco borromiano II porta­ zione comunista» presentatore interno mozione BaasollnoNZu- una lunga sala (42 m ), co­ ma Urbis fu facllmete preso e vide e del Mas Vestae In se­ frammenti I quali, nel com­ le, fiancheggiato da due ma­ caro Sezione Tot* de'Stillavi. Garante M Stazi; rnoztoneOuJiei- struita all'uopo (con
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