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The Swedish Institute of Classical Studies at Rome (Via Omero, 14, 00197 Rome, Italy, http://www.isvroma.it) is a research institute devoted to classical studies with a special emphasis on archaeology. It is the base for Swedish archaeological excavations and academic activities in Italy. In collaboration with Swedish universities, the Institute gives annual courses in classics, art history, and related subjects. The Institute is located in central Rome and has a research library with c. 60,000 volumes. Twenty guest rooms and apartments are at the disposal of visiting researchers and holders of scholarships. The Institute is a state-financed foundation, with its board and secretariat situated in Stockholm, Sweden. The Institute’s activities in Rome are supervised by a director educated in classics and a vice director trained in art history.
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The Institute was founded in 1925 on the initiative of Swedish...
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Acquarossa. 1982-1994. 7 vols. (Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae series prima in 4°, XXXVIII). Rome: Swedish Institute in Rome.
Bjur H. & B. Santillo Frizell.(ed.) 2009. Via Tiburtina: space, movement & artefacts in the urban landscape (Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae series prima in 4°, LX). Rome: Swedish Institute in Rome.
Gjerstad, E. 1953-1973. Early Rome, 6 vols. (Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae series prima in 4°, XVII). Rome: Swedish Institute in Rome.
Luni sul Mignone. 1969-1975. 2 vols. (Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae. Series prima in 4°, XXVII). Rome: Swedish Institute in Rome.
Magnusson, B. (ed.). 2002. Humanist vid Medelhavet. Reflektioner och studier samlade med anledning av Svenska Institutet i Roms 75-årsjubileum. Stockholm: Rubicon.
Magnusson, B. & J. Ahlklo. (ed.) 2010. L’Istituto svedese di studi classici a Roma. The Swedish Institute of classical studies in Rome. Rome: Swedish Institute in Rome.
Moltesen M. & B. Poulsen. (ed.) 2010. A Roman villa by Lake Nemi (Occasional Papers of the Nordic Institutes in Rome). Rome: Quasar.
Östenberg,C.-E. (ed.) 1976. Svenska institutet i Rom 1926-1976. Viterbo: Agnesotti.
San Giovenale. 1967-2011. 6 vols. (Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae series prima in 4°, XXVI). Rome: Swedish Institute in Rome.
Scavi di Ficana. 1990-1997. 2 vols. Rome: Istituto poligrafico e zecca dello stato.
The Temple of Castor and Pollux. 1992-2009. 3 vols. (Occasional Papers of the Nordic Institutes in Rome). Rome: “L’Erma” di Bretschneider.
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Frizell, B.S., Malmberg, S. (2014). Swedish Institute of Classical Studies at Rome. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_1481
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