Aegyptiaca Romana
by Bet Hucks. Description: Bet Hucks talks about Roman importation and love of Egyptian art and other cultural material, the importance of thinking about material remains in assemblages and considering the contexts in…
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Mythbusting Ancient Rome: cruel and unusual punishment
by Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik. Description: The authors scrutinise the often brutal claims made about Roman criminal punishment measures, revealing that the paterfamilias‘ right to kill relatives with impunity…
Mythbusting Ancient Rome – did all roads actually lead there?
by Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik. Description: The authors argue that investment in road infrastructure was used by emperors from Augustus onwards to stimulate trade and facilitate the imperial centre’s dominance…
The Colosseum, Rome
Speakers: Valentina Follo (courtesy of Context Travel), Dr. Beth Harris, and Dr. Steven Zucker. Description: A short video introduction to the Colosseum (Amphitheatrum Flavium) c. 70-80 C.E., Rome. Published by…
Art of the Roman Provinces, 1–500 A.D.
by Jean Sorabella. Description: The essay explores how art in the Roman provinces demonstrates a variety of traditions. Essay in Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (May…
Papyrus Stories
By Jennifer Cromwell Papyrus Stories presents and analyses various pieces of ancient text on a range of mediums, such as parchment, pottery, stone, and wood, to discuss stories of daily life in ancient cultures that…
Theater and Amphitheater in the Roman World
by Laura S. Klar. Description: The essay introduces the usages and general history of theatre and amphitheatre in the Roman World. Essay in Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,…
Re-writing Women’s History
By Virginia L. Campbell Abstract: Campbell argues for different approaches to writing and presenting women in antiquity by comparing representations of brothels and prostitution, revealing in the process the Roman…
The Public Voice of Women
By Mary Beard Abstract: Beard analyses the culture surrounding women and public speaking in both Greek and Roman culture and literature, notably Homer’s Odyssey and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, drawing connections to the…
Rethinking Descriptions of Black Africans in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art
By Paula Gaither, Eliza McAtee, Kenneth Lapatin, and David Saunders Abstract: By discussing museum curation of Greek and Roman artwork, the authors critique common presumptions and misinterpretations made about artwork…
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