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Sailakshmi Ramgopal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Columbia University. She specializes in Roman history, focusing on mobilities and identities within the Roman world. Her current book project, 'Romans Abroad: Citizenship, Place, Empire', identifies the changing modalities of associations that Roman traders had with non-Romans within the Italian peninsula, analyzing the long-term effects of their interactions on the sociopolitical structures and cultural frameworks of the Roman Empire. Her research interests include a comparative study of diasporas, as well as resistance and the reception of classics in colonial and postcolonial contexts, particularly in India and North Africa. She was a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome in 2014. Ramgopal has published various articles and chapters in her field and has been recognized with multiple fellowships and grants for her research.
Columbia University • New York, NY
Teaching and conducting research in the field of Roman history.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)