CONFERENCE: The Maritime World of Ancient Rome

Thursday 27 March Lecture Room - 6pm-8pm

Friday 28 and Saturday 29 March Lecture Room - 9am-6pm

In 1978-9, the American Academy in Rome hosted a conference The Seaborne Commerce of Ancient Rome: Studies in Archaeology and History, subsequently published as Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 36 in 1980. The present conference, organized by Robert L. Hohlfelder, will focus on advances in this scholarly field in the last 25 years, with sessions devoted to

• "Ships and Seafaring in Ancient Rome"
• "The Design and Construction of Roman Harbors"
• "A New Look at Seaborne Trade ", and
• a general forum on "The Romans and their Maritime World."

For further information: Contact the Programs Office (tel. 39-06-5846459)

American Academy in Rome
Via Angelo Masina 5
00153 Rome, Italy.