LARS Lecture - Prof. em. Janet DeLaine: Men (and women) at work: The lives of Roman builders

Name: LARS Lecture - Prof. em. Janet DeLaine: Men (and women) at work: The lives of Roman builders
Start: 2025-09-22T16:00:00+02:00
Location: MSI 00.08

Schedule

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

MSI 00.08 | Leuven, BU

Dear Archaeology Enthusiasts,
Held on the occasion of the doctoral defence of Frans Doperé on 23 September, we are pleased to announce the first LARS lecture of 2025–2026 by Janet DeLaine, to be held on 22 September at 16:00 in MSI 00.08 (Erasmusplein 2, Leuven).
📍 Where? MSI 00.08
📅 When? Tuesday, September 23 at 16h00
🎟️ access? free!
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Janet DeLaine, Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, is a leading authority on Roman architecture and urbanism. After completing her doctorate at the University of Adelaide and a Rome Scholarship at the British School, she held posts at the University of Reading and later at the University of Oxford, where she taught until her retirement in 2018. Her research has shaped the archaeology of construction, most notably through her award-winning monograph The Baths of Caracalla in Rome (1997), alongside studies on Roman baths, the building industry, and the urban development of Ostia, the principal harbour city of Rome.
She will present a lecture entitled Men (and women) at work: the lives of Roman builders, based on research currently in the process of publication.
We hope to see you there!
The LARS-team