We know that Severus Alexander’s reign was certainly the last notable moment for imperial
shaping of Roman topography, before Aurelian’s and the Tetrarchs’ labours at the end of the
III rd century. The restoration of the theatrum Marcelli, or the new name given to the stadium
Domitiani or to the thermae Neronianae are some relevant examples of Alexander’s urban
plans. However, in observing the impact of Alexander’s labours in Rome, we discern that they
often had focused in central areas of major ideological significance. In this paper I try to focus
my analysis on Alexander’s intervention in the Palatine, essaying to reveal its political and
ideological pattern.