Monday 18 May, 5pm at the Lecture theatre, Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66, St. Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LU
From Sheep to Ships. Archaeological News from Southern Latium between Pre-Roman and Roman Times
Massimiliano di Fazio (Università degli Studi di Pavia)
Part of the Classical Archaeology Seminar, Trinity Term 2026
APRI: Archaeology of Preroman Italy
Supported by ICI London
In continuity with the Sybille Haynes Etruscan Lecture, traditionally held on the first Monday of Trinity Term (27 April), this seminar series explores recent research on pre-Roman Italy, broadly defined to encompass various populations and regions of the Italian peninsula, including Magna Graecia. It highlights new excavations, fresh insights into material culture, and studies on the interactions between Greeks and local communities.
4 May – 8 June, every Monday at 5pm at the Lecture theatre, Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66, St. Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LU. Drinks afterwards
No need to book, just come along!
Organisers: Angela Pola, Christina Monroe, Isabella Jäger
with the support of the Faculty of Classics and the Italian Cultural Institute, London
Massimiliano Di Fazio is Associate Professor of Archaeology of pre-Roman Italy and Etruscology at the University of Pavia. He holds a doctoral degree in Ancient History from the Università ‘Sapienza’ di Roma and a second doctoral degree in Mediterranean Archaeology at the Università degli Studi di Pavia. He is Fellow of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Etruschi and Italici and has held fellowships in various international Universities and Institutions (The University of Newcastle, Fondation Hardt Geneve, Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut Berlin, Royal Dutch Institute in Rome). His main focus of research is on the cultures of pre-Roman Italy, especially in Central Italy. Main research interests include the political, religious, and economic history of Ancient Italy, as shown by several monographs and papers in relevant journals. He is leading research projects and excavations in Southern Latium. He has extensively published on the history and archaeology of pre-Roman populations, with a specific focus on the ancient Lazio region, and three main monographs: on the Volsci population, on the archaeology of Southern Latium (territory of Fondi), and on the pre-Roman deity Feronia.