Episode 6: May 15, 2020

, an associate professor of  in the  in the , focuses his research on the art and archaeology of the Roman Empire, and involves archaeological fieldwork, as well as work with statues, bronze artifacts, and coins. He also serves as the coordinator for the university’s . He just published a book -  - with Cambridge University Press. He is developing a collaborative project on the , which has most recently involved the  in the town’s archive, and the documentation of a collection of Etruscan and Roman reliefs and inscriptions by ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ students.  

Research Overview

Visiting a temple was an incredibly important experience for ancient Romans. In two pilot projects in 2018 and 2019, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ students worked to reconstruct that experience by excavating the area around a temple to Mars at the .

Finds from the site include evidence for ritual washing, a second temple building, weapon offerings made to the gods, and more! Thanks to a matching grant from the Halle Foundation, further work in the area is envisaged next summer, and will provide students with a remarkable international research experience, as well as yielding more information about Roman religion.

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