The production of shows in the cities of the Roman Empire: A study of the Latin epigraphic evidence
There are several hundreds of Latin inscriptions which record the production of games (in the sense of “Shows” or “Spectacles”) outside Rome by local magistrates, priests and private benefactors. This material is the subject of this dissertation
The female body in Latin love poetry
My study examines the female body
New and Old-School Poets at the End of the Republic
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Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity
An article about Roman and Greek Beer making.
How Generous were the Romans in Granting Citizenship?
How Generous were the Romans in Granting Citizenship? Altay Cosku Labyrinth: An online journal published by the Classical Studies Department of the University…
Abbreviated histories : the case of the Epitome de Caesaribus (AD c. 395)
The dissertation offers a critical analysis of the Epitome de Caesaribus, a fourth-century Latin series on the lives of the emperors from Augustus to Theodosius (c. AD 395)
Robbers and Soldiers: Criminality and Roman Army in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses
This paper aims at discussing the relationship between ancient robbers and Roman army in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses. As Apuleius’ Metamorphoses has a great deal of information about banditry, deserters and ex-soldiers that can be explored in different ways, I suggest that this ancient author can provide us the possibility to rethink some historiographical approaches used to study the Roman plebs.
The healing hand: the role of women in Graeco-Roman medicine
This paper provides a detailed examination of the role played by women in ancient medicine. The period under discussion extends from the height of Greek civilisation (the 5th century BC) to the Roman Empire of the 4th century AD.
Caligula, Ptolemy of Mauretania, and the danger of long hair
The purpose of this note is to offer a new interpretation of the passage where Suetonius claims that Caligula had king Ptolemy of Mauretania executed simply because the splendour of his cloak (abolla) had attracted popular attention during the games one day.
Phaedrus The Fabulous
Phaedrus, far from being a Greek freedman striving to inscribe himself among the élite of Latin letters, was a Roman aristocrat masquerading as a man of the people to say in fable what could not safely be otherwise said.