Dr. Alessandro Launaro

Biography

Alessandro Launaro is a Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, specializing in Roman archaeology, landscape archaeology, and ancient topography. He obtained his education at the University of Pisa, focusing on Classical Archaeology, and pursued a PhD in Ancient History with a project on the demography of Roman Italy. Since joining the Faculty of Classics in 2009, Professor Launaro has served as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow. His research interests include the archaeology and history of Roman Italy, investigating political, cultural, social, and economic transformations within the broader Mediterranean context, particularly during the Hellenistic, Republican period, and Late Antiquity. He is actively engaged in field archaeology, has extensive experience in various archaeological techniques, and aims to combine material and textual evidence in his interpretive work. He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervising research in Roman archaeology and history and emphasizing the interplay between urban and rural dynamics.

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