The tombs of Rome have been studied since the beginnings of classical archaeology as a discipline. Traditionally, the focus of this engagement is squarely on individual monuments. My project attempts to broaden the perspective toward chronological changes in the entire funerary landscape. Individual monuments are still an important aspect of this narrative, but the story also promises to capture the funerary culture of Rome on an urban scale.

Dorian Borbonus is the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman/National Endowment for the Humanities Rome Prize Fellow in Ancient Studies at the American Academy in Rome and associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

The shoptalk will be held in English. You can watch this event live at https://livestream.com/aarome.