Paolo Carafa

Paolo Carafa is professore associato since 1999. 1999-2009 teaching Great Greece Archaeology, Methods of archaeological research, History of ancient art and Classical Archaeology at the Università della Calabria. 2002-2009 teaching Landscape archaeology at Sapienza Università di Roma. Since 2009 teaching Classical Archaeology at Sapienza Università di Roma. Since 1986 the main scientific interests of P. C. has been devoted to Roman topography, Etruria in etruscan and roman times (territory of Volterra), Basilicata (so-called Melfese area), Calabria (mainly ancient Sibaritide), Roman Suburbium in roman times and analysis of monumental complexes in different urban centres of ancient Italy (Rome, northern slopes of the Palatine since 1987, Volterra 1987-1994, Pompeii since 1994, Veii since 1996, Rome, domus Augustana on Palatine since 2009). In 2005 he created an Archaeological Information System (patented). Since then he has been coordinated research projects dedicated to roman urban landscapes.(with A. Carandini) and to changind landscapes and architecture of ancient Latium. Together with the field operations, P. C. has been involved in coordinating scientific research teams since 1986 with the aim of reconstructing topography and landscapes of the investigated centres and territories, through different phases of antiquity. P. C. have also interested in artistic production of hellenistic time, latin epigraphy, archaic architecture in mid-thyrrenian Italy, romanization of Campania, mainly in the city of Pompeii, and of Great Greece.