CONFERENCE: Role Models: Identity and Assimilation in the Roman World and in Early Modern Italy

This international three-day conference addresses the appearance, function, and influence of role models in the ancient and late antique Roman world and in Early Modern Italy. Speakers will include, among others, Eve D'Ambra (FAAR'86), Suzanne Dixon, Julia Hairston, Tonio Hölscher, Ingrid Rowland, and Susan Walker. The conference is co-sponsored by the British School at Rome, where the third session on March 19 will be held.

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