Rome Transformed: The Eastern Caelian from the Principate of Augustus to the Pontificate of Leo III

About the Author

Ian Haynes is Professor of Archaeology at Newcastle University, UK, and Chair of Archaeology at the British School at Rome. He is Principal Investigator of the Rome Transformed Project. Ian has directed field projects in five countries and serves as Director of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire Digital Heritage Initiative. His research interests include interaction between ancient military and civilian communities, as well as ritual and religion in antiquity.

Paolo Liverani is Professor of Topography of Ancient Italy and Head of the Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Florence. He is also a former Curator of Classical Antiquities at the Vatican Museums. Paolo’s research focuses on the topography of ancient Rome, Latium, and Etruria; Roman state art; polychromy in Roman sculpture; and the history of Rome’s archaeological collections and museums.

Thea Ravasi is an archaeologist specialising in Roman architecture, urbanism, and trade. Her recent research explores imperial architecture by refining the distinctions between early- to mid-imperial and late antique, as well as Roman traditional and early Christian building practices. This work unfolds across three interrelated strands: the role of thermal and baptismal architecture in the West; the economy of imperial construction and procurement; and the design and spatial organisation of imperial court spaces.

Gianluca Foschi is a researcher specialising in advanced digital approaches to the archaeology of the Late Antique Mediterranean. In addition to Rome, he has worked extensively on Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and S. Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna. Gianluca’s research integrates digital modelling, acoustic analysis, historiography, and landscape studies to develop original, interdisciplinary approaches to how the ancient built environment shaped power, perception, and memory.