The Belgian Historical Institute in Rome (, , ), founded 1902, is a scholarly research institute focused on the study of Roman, and more broadly Italian, history and antiquities. It is currently located in the Academia Belgica and is one of a number of Roman Historical Institutes.
Foundation The idea for the foundation of a Belgian historical institute in Rome for the identification and publishing of Italian sources relating to Belgian history came from the ecclesiastical historian Alfred Cauchie, professor at the Catholic University of Leuven. He published a pamphlet to this effect in 1896.Alfred Cauchie, De la création d'une école Belge à Rome (Tournai, 1896).
The institute was founded in 1902, in the Palazzo Rusticucci-Accoramboni, with Ursmer Berlière as its first director.
Publications The institute has a strong focus on the publication of historical sources, primarily in the series Analecta Vaticano-Belgica.
The institute's Bulletin ceased publication in 2010 and has been replaced by a digital journal, Forum Romanum Belgicum.
Directors The directors of the institute have been the following: 1902–1906: Ursmer Berlière 1906-1916: Godefroid Kurth 1916-1918: Charles Moeller 1918-1922: Alfred Cauchie 1922-1930: Ursmer Berlière 1930-1935: Henri Pirenne 1935-1947: Joseph Cuvelier 1947-1955: Camille Tihon 1955-1972: Charles Terlinden 1972-1986: Léon-Ernest Halkin 1986-2001: Ludo Milis 2001-2009: Michel Dumoulin 2009-: Jan De Maeyer
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