Today @katiekitamura (2024 Fellow) publishes her new novel, “Audition,” with @riverheadbooks. On April 23 she joins @ayadakhtar (2018 Resident) and @ValeriaLuiselli for a conversation on contemporary literature at the #RomePrize ceremony. More at aarome.org/events/2025-janet….

Paul Davis (1998 Fellow, 2015 Resident) in a group exhibition along with Seymour Chwast, Milton Glaser, James McMullan, Reynold Ruffins & Edward Sorel: “Yes, No, and WOW: The Push Pin Studios Revolution” at the Church in Sag Harbor, NY, October 6–December 30, 2024 thechurchsagharbor.org/yes-n…

Michele Renee Salzman (1987 Fellow, 2008 Resident) talks to @UCRiverside News about “The Senate: From Antiquity to Modern Times,” the conference she’s coorganizing at the Academy next week. news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/1…

Today starts a conference on ancient urbanism at @the_bsr, organized by Seth Bernard (2011 #RomePrize Fellow) and focused on the excavations at Falerii Novi. Speakers include Margaret M. Andrews (2012), AAR’s Mellon Professor Caroline Goodson (2003), Nicola Terrenato, and Elizabeth Fentress. See you there? bsr.ac.uk/falerii-veteres-e-…

Congratulations to Tony Cokes (2023 Fellow), a visual artist who was just named a 2024 MacArthur Foundation fellow! macfound.org/fellows/class-o… @macfound

Terrific conversation hosted by my colleague @AmbIrelandRome on #women as #Changemakers with empowered women in Rome @JanMBeagle @RaniabtBakhita #AlizaSWong @AmAcademyRome. Un échange sur la promotion des droits de l'homme, de la compréhension et de l'égalité.

In September 1974, AAR partnered with the University of Siena to pilot a language and cultural orientation program for new #RomePrize Fellows. Under the new initiative, fellows and their families spent their first month in Siena for language lessons, lectures on Italian art and history, and tours of cultural sites across Tuscany. (The program lasted only one more year.) aarome.org/news/features/arc… #FromTheArchives

A few of the last loaves of #Roman bread ever baked in #Pompeii - the city was lost to the eruption of Vesuvius before anyone got a chance to eat them #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

Rome's Arch of Constantine was damaged after being struck by lightning during a violent storm. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-a…

Simon Verity, an English stone carver who created two works in the Academy’s Bass Garden—the Quasimodo Fountain and the sundial—has died at the age of 79. His work can also be seen at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York and Canterbury Cathedral in England. nytimes.com/2024/09/01/arts/…

Spring in Ostia Antica. Such a wonderful #Roman site!

What did ancient Romans eat? The @GettyMuseum offers a glimpse into day-to-day cuisine in the early empire and presents recipes for lentil stew, lamb, and barley pudding inspired by Apicius’s collection from the first century CE! getty.edu/news/excavating-yo…

Humanities scholars: apply by Sept. 25, 9PM EDT for an ACLS Fellowship! We welcome applications from scholars pursuing research on topics grounded in any time period, world region, or humanistic methodology. bit.ly/3Q0Oi5I

Infrastructure work in Rome has turned up remains of what may have been the papal palace before the papal seat moved to the Vatican. bit.ly/4cLhdGF

Incredible images of one of the two newly unearthed skeletons in Pompeii, a man and woman who died sheltering from the eruption in a small bedroom. This woman, aged between 35-45, was found lying on a bed in the foetal position, clutching her most treasured valuables; glinting at her side you can see the six gold aurei coins that she was carrying in a wooden money box. The oldest coin was struck in the reign of Tiberius, 14-37 AD, another was struck under Vitellius in 69, and the remaining four were struck under the Flavian dynasty reigning at the time of the eruption in 79. Each gold coin represented a month's pay for a professional Roman soldier, with the cache of six aurei being equivalent to many thousands of pounds in the first century. (Images: Pompeii Archaeological Site )

This is incredible.

We're hiring! The American Academy in Rome is looking for an experienced development professional to join our New York office and support our Development Department in alumni affairs, major gifts, and institutional giving. Details: aarome.bamboohr.com/careers/…

Please join us on Tue 9/24 at 6 ET for an in-person Rome Prize Info Session. All prospective Rome Prize applicants in the Philly metro area and beyond are welcome. @AmAcademyRome aarome.org/events/rome-prize…