Summary: In this magisterial two-volume set, Pier Luigi Tucci offers a comprehensive examination of one of the key complexes of ancient Rome, the Temple of Peace. Based on an archival research and an architectural survey, his research sheds new light on the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque transformations of the basilica, and the later restorations of the complex. Volume 1 focuses on the foundation of the complex under Vespasian until its restoration under Septimius Severus and challenges the accepted views about the ancient building. Volume 2 begins with the remodelling of the library hall and the construction of the rotunda complex, and examines the dedication of the Christian Basilica of SS Cosmas and Damian. Of interest to scholars in a range of topics, The Temple of Peace in Rome crosses the boundaries between classics, archaeology, history of architecture, and art history, through Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period.

Contents: 1. Vespasian's project. 2. Augustan influences. 3. The surviving halls. 4. Grammarians, philosophers, and doctors in the Templum Pacis. 5. The art collection and its destruction. 6. Building materials and construction techniques. 7. The original structures. 8. The remodeling of the original corner hall. 9. The Via Sacra rotunda. 10. The late antique remodeling. 11. The Christian basilica. 12. The mosaics. 13. Until the 9th century. 14. The basilica during the second rebirth of Rome - the 12th century. 15. Funerary monuments. 16. The Basilica and the Monastery in the 15th and 16th centuries. 17. The Contea and the construction of the monastery in the early 17th century. 18. The remodelings of the Basilica of SS. Cosma e Damiano under Clement VIII and Urban VIII. 19. Excavating the Templum Pacis in the second half of the 19th century. 20. The monastery and the basilica in the 20th century.

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