About the lecture
Stazione Termini is the essential gateway to the Eternal City: The place where visitors from far and wide first arrive in Rome, and the very spot where (the remnants of) antiquity and (the dreams of) modernity meet.
This lecture delves into the history of the station to shed new light on the tension between antiquity and modernity in Rome. Central to this discussion are the remains of the Servian Wall and the remarkable way in which they have been both incorporated into, and at the same time isolated from, the development of the modern station, from Pope Pius IX to the Jubilee Year 2025.
About the lecturer
Arthur Weststeijn is assistant professor in political history at Utrecht University. He is specialized in the history of the Dutch Republic and its colonial empire, the history and contemporary politics of Italy, and the history of Spain and Latin-America.
Interested in attending?
Please register, preferably the day before the lecture: https://nettskjema.no/a/eveninglecture