Ancient Rome

What ancient trade tells us about globalization

In ‘Sea of Treasures,’ UChicago historian Jeremy A. Simmons explores how commerce on the Indian Ocean reshaped Roman ideas of luxury and identity

The rediscovery of this writer in the Renaissance opened the way to the modern world

In Q&A, Asst. Prof. Ada Palmer discusses how popularity of Roman writer Lucretius during Renaissance influenced modern thought


Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer

Title: Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics and the Program in Gender Studies; Director, The Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge

Expertise: Ancient Rome

Departmental website: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/shadi-bartsch

Lab website: https://sifk.uchicago.edu/