This survey article—the first in a new series to be published in the Journal of Roman Studies—
is an attempt to review developments in the study of the city of Rome since 1980: a decade …

In recent decades, scholars have argued that the Roman Republic's political culture was
essentially democratic in nature, stressing the central role of the'sovereign'people and their …

The value of inscriptions as historical material is so great that it can hardly be exaggerated.
Apart from modern forgeries, which are rare and in general easily detected, they are …

This volume sets out to explore relationships between death, memory and material culture in
the past through the study of the material remains of mortuary practices. Archaeological data …

The Aventine—one of Rome's canonical seven hills—has long been identified as the city's
plebeian district, which housed the lower orders of society and served as the political …

One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the
most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the …

The first-century Roman monument of Eurysaces, also known as the tomb of the baker, was
long thought to be the commission of an ostentatious ex-slave, owing in part to its perceived …

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the tombs of Pompeii and its immediate
environs, examining the funerary culture of the population, delving into the importance of …

This paper explores the commemoration of the Roman soldier both in peacetime and in war.
Hundreds of tombstones and funerary monuments record the life and death of Roman …

The frieze on Trajan's Column has long been criticized for requiring the visitor to
circumambulate the column to read it. By considering the Column within the context of …