Restricted Area or Space of Interaction between Emperor and Civitas? Degrees of Accessibility to the Imperial Residence in Trier

到目前为止，关于晚期古董宫殿区域与其城市网络之间的空间关系，从明显受到限制的区域到对公众开放的皇家建筑，存在着相互竞争的论题。特里尔是一个案例研究，以调查设计的街道布局之间的宫殿地区和其城市环境。这揭示了帝国当局与城市建筑内民众之间的沟通方式。目的是更好地了解这座晚期古色古香的宫殿建筑群是通过街道和广场与周围城市相连还是分开的。在结构修改、建筑物、街道和广场的再利用方面，分析了从1世纪1日到4世纪末本季度在可访问性和功能方面的根本变化。在特里尔开发的模型将与米兰和塞萨洛尼基的四元制住宅进行比较。然后，特里尔的具体情况将进一步发展为考虑到各自的地形和历史情况的结构模式，以对比建设方案的相似性和差异性。这些结果说明了从罗马帝国时期到古代晚期统治观念的变化。以前的历史和考古研究主要集中在单个古迹或群体上，而这种新的方法通过将皇家建筑嵌入到城市网络中，拓宽了我们对晚期古代住宅的理解。

To date, there are competing theses on the spatial relationship between late antique palace areas and their urban network, ranging from visibly restriced areas to imperial buildings that are open to the public. Trier serves as a case study to investigate the designed street lay-out between the palace area and its urban environment. This sheds light on communication practices between the imperial authority and the population within the urban fabric.The aim is to better understand whether the late antique palace complex was connected or separated from the surrounding city by streets and squares. In terms of structural modifications, re-use of buildings, streets, and squares, fundamental changes in accessibility and function of this quarter are analysed from the 1st to the end of the 4th century.The model developed on Trier will be compared with the tetrarchic residences in Milan and Thessaloniki. The case-specific situation in Trier will then be further developed into a structural model that takes into account the respective topographical and historical circumstances in order to contrast similarities with differences in the construction programs. The results illuminate changing concepts of rulership from the Roman Imperial Period to Late Antiquity. While former historical and archaeological research mainly focussed on individual monuments or ensembles this new approach broadens our understanding of late antique residences by embedding imperial architecture in its urban network.