https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/a0f146323f8c8167b30b48826a78c960.jpg 38dfb5de669745755f1d3b56d703857f Place A location with a street address or larger region. Examples include building, statue, piazza, fountain, port, neighborhood, paintings, sculptures, frescoes, floors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Torre delle Milizie Description An account of the resource The Torre delle Milizie (“Tower of the Militia”) is a large defensive tower from medieval Rome built on top of Trajan's Market. Constructed between the late 1100s and the early 1200s, it was developed in the 1270s under Pandolfo della Subura, creating the massive base and the distinctive three-level outline that we see today. The name "of the militia," which was applied to the tower and to its immediate area, recalls the site's use as a base for Byzantine troops under the Late Roman Emperor Tiberius I Constantine (578-582CE). An earthquake destroyed the top floors in 1349, reducing the tower's height to 50m (165 ft). The tower was part of a larger fortress complex that stood on the boundary between the medieval city center and Rome’s disabitato or "uninhabited" area: it loomed over the city’s visitors as they entered the built-up part of the city. Defensive towers were a statement of family power and wealth during the medieval period. In the hands of the Frangipani family in the 12th century, the tower was controlled by the Annibaldi family in the mid-thirteenth century, and later by the Caetani and Conti families. The Torre delle Milizie is one of the most imposing medieval structures in Rome and is a recognizable landmark from many viewpoints. The tower is also a good reminder that there would have been fortified structures like these scattered throughout the medieval city. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gracie McNeely (2016), edited by Sam Jackson (2027) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Krautheimer, Richard. <em>Rome: Profile of a City, 312-1308</em>. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1980. <br /><br />Packer, James E. "Report from Rome: The Imperial Fora, a Retrospective." <em>American Journal of Archaeology</em> 101, no. 2 (1997): 307-30. Accessed May 17, 2015. http://www.jstor.org/stable/506512. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context torremilizie_2015 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Salita del Grillo, 37, 00187 Roma RM Abstract A summary of the resource. The Torre delle Milizie (“Tower of the Militia”) is a large defensive tower from medieval Rome built on top of Trajan's Market. It was part of a former fortress on the edge of Rome's medieval inhabited area, and passed from one important family to another between the 12th and 14th centuries. An earthquake destroyed the top floors in the mid-14th century, but a large part of the tower is still intact. The Torre delle Milizie stands as one of the most impressive of the extant medieval towers of Rome. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1200s Type The nature or genre of the resource Place disabitato fortification Towers