Museums Victoria Courses: ROME

Explore the rise of the Roman Empire through its leaders, examining systems of power, political life, and emperors as both real rulers and carefully curated figures. 

Speaker

Dr Rhiannon Evans 
Adjunct Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University 
Dr Evans is an expert on Ancient Roman literature, history and culture, and is the co-host of the popular podcast Emperors of Rome. 

Step into daily life in Ancient Rome, from family, health and gender to social structures and leisure, and gain insight into how ordinary Romans lived. 

Speakers

Dr Roslynne Bell 
Honorary Research Fellow in Classics and Archaeology, University of Melbourne 
Dr Bell has a background in teaching Roman art and archaeology, and her research is in the fields of Roman art, topography, and religion, with a particular focus on visual propaganda and the cult of the Magna Mater.  

Prof Tim Parkin 
The Tatoulis Chair in Classics, University of Melbourne 
Professor Parkin teaches both ancient history and classical languages, and his main research is in Roman social history, currently both domestic violence in the Graeco-Roman world and ancient sexual health.

Uncover the role of gods, religion, and belief in Roman society, from mythology, theatre, and gladiators to rituals, cults, and curses.

Speakers

Dr Christopher Gribbin
Adjunct Lecturer at La Trobe University
Dr Gribbin is a public historian, specialising in Ancient Rome, and has a particular interest in understanding how people make sense of the world, whether through religion, philosophy, myth, art or architecture.

Dr Andrew Connor
Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Monash University
Dr Connor teaches Roman history, language, and archaeology, as well as classical civilisation and ancient history more broadly, and has an interest in the Roman Empire and Roman Egypt.

Consider the enduring legacy of the Roman Empire, exploring how its ideas, systems, and culture have shaped our world long after its fall.

Speakers 

Professor Frederik Vervaet
Professor in Ancient History, University of Melbourne
Professor Frederik Vervaet teaches Roman history and has published widely on the social and political history of the Roman Republic and the body of law that underpinned Roman society.
 
Dr Ashleigh Green
Assistant Lecturer in Classics and Archaeology, University of Melbourne
Dr Ashleigh Green teaches a wide range of ancient world subjects, with a particular focus on the history and mythology of Rome. She is active in the field of classical reception –  the study of how the art, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome have been reinterpreted, adapted, and reused by later generations, including right here in Australia.

Dr Christopher J. Dart
Research Associate, University of Melbourne
Dr Christopher J. Dart is an expert in the social and political history of the Roman citizenship, political participation, land ownership, and Roman civic and military organisation. He currently focuses on political participation and conflict during the transitional century between Republic and Empire.