Elio Lo Cascio
Encyclopedia
Elio Lo Cascio is an Italian historian
, who teaches Roman History
at the Sapienza University of Rome. Lo Cascio's main research interests are the institutional
, administrative, social and economic
history of Ancient Rome
from the Republic
to the Late Empire
, and Roman population history.
at the Sapienza University of Rome (1966–70), where he was a pupil of Santo Mazzarino
. From 1973 to 1986, he was assistant professor and then associate professor of Roman History at the Universities of Rome and Lecce
. In the years 1976–78, he spent several semesters as a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge
, where Moses I. Finley
was Professor of Ancient History
at the time. Between 1986 and 1990, he taught as full professor of Roman History at the University of L'Aquila
, and from 1990 to 2006 at the University of Naples Federico II
.
Lo Cascio is currently Professor of Roman history at the Sapienza University. In 1993 and 2001, he was member of the School of Historical Studies of the Institute for Advanced Study
, Princeton
, and in 2009 visiting professeur at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
, Paris
.
As of 2010, Lo Cascio is a member of the "Consiglio direttivo" of the "Istituto Italiano per la storia antica"; he is on the scientific committee or the editorial board of several periodicals: the Annali dell'Istituto Italiano di Numismatica, Atene e Roma, Rivista di Filologia e di Istruzione Classica
, Rivista di storia economica and Studi storici. He is also the editor of the series Pragmateiai. Collana di studi e testi per la storia economica, sociale e amministrativa del mondo antico, published by Edipuglia.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, who teaches Roman History
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
at the Sapienza University of Rome. Lo Cascio's main research interests are the institutional
History of the Roman Constitution
The History of the Roman Constitution is a study of Ancient Rome that traces the progression of Roman political development from the founding of the city of Rome in 753 BC to the collapse of the Roman Empire in 476 AD. The constitution of the Roman Kingdom vested the sovereign power in the King of...
, administrative, social and economic
Roman economy
The history of the Roman economy covers the period of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.Recent research has led to a positive reevaluation of the size and sophistication of the Roman economy within the constraints generally imposed on agricultural societies in the preindustrial age.- Gross...
history of Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
from the Republic
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
to the Late Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, and Roman population history.
Life
Lo Cascio studied ClassicsClassics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
at the Sapienza University of Rome (1966–70), where he was a pupil of Santo Mazzarino
Santo Mazzarino
Santo Mazzarino was an Italian historian, considered a leading 20th-century historian of ancient Rome. He was a member of the Accademia dei Lincei....
. From 1973 to 1986, he was assistant professor and then associate professor of Roman History at the Universities of Rome and Lecce
University of Lecce
The University of Salento is a university located in Lecce, Italy. It was founded in 1955 and is organized in 10 Faculties.The University of Salento commenced activities in the academic year 1955-56 under the “Salentine University Council”...
. In the years 1976–78, he spent several semesters as a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, where Moses I. Finley
Moses I. Finley
Sir Moses I. Finley CBE, FBA was an American and English classical scholar. His most notable work is The Ancient Economy , where he argued that status and civic ideology governed the economy in antiquity rather than rational economic motivations.-Early life and career:He was born in 1912 in New...
was Professor of Ancient History
Ancient history
Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC...
at the time. Between 1986 and 1990, he taught as full professor of Roman History at the University of L'Aquila
University of L'Aquila
The University of L'Aquila is a university located in L'Aquila, central Italy. It was founded in 1964 and is organized in nine faculties.Presents a scientific-technological character with many research groups. Its faculties occupy a high position between the Italian universities...
, and from 1990 to 2006 at the University of Naples Federico II
University of Naples Federico II
The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples, Italy. It was founded in 1224 and is organized into 13 faculties. It is the world's oldest state university and one of the oldest academic institutions in continuous operation...
.
Lo Cascio is currently Professor of Roman history at the Sapienza University. In 1993 and 2001, he was member of the School of Historical Studies of the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
, Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
, and in 2009 visiting professeur at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
The École des hautes études en sciences sociales is a leading French institution for research and higher education, a Grand Établissement. Its mission is research and research training in the social sciences, including the relationship these latter maintain with the natural and life sciences...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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As of 2010, Lo Cascio is a member of the "Consiglio direttivo" of the "Istituto Italiano per la storia antica"; he is on the scientific committee or the editorial board of several periodicals: the Annali dell'Istituto Italiano di Numismatica, Atene e Roma, Rivista di Filologia e di Istruzione Classica
Rivista di Filologia e di Istruzione Classica
Rivista di Filologia e di Istruzione Classica or Riv. Fil. is a peer reviewed Italian academic journal, Published by Loescher editore of Turin. It presents articles and essays on Greek and Roman languages and literatures, history, philosophy, religion, art, and society.- External links :**...
, Rivista di storia economica and Studi storici. He is also the editor of the series Pragmateiai. Collana di studi e testi per la storia economica, sociale e amministrativa del mondo antico, published by Edipuglia.
Recent works
- Production and Public Powers in Classical Antiquity, Cambridge: Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Association, Suppl. Vol. 26, 2000 (co-editor), ISBN 0-906014-25-5
- Il princeps e il suo impero. Studi di storia amministrativa e finanziaria romana, Bari: Edipuglia, 2000, ISBN 88-7228-265-9
- Mercati permanenti e mercati periodici nel mondo romano, Bari: Edipuglia, 2000 (editor), ISBN 88-7228-246-2
- Roma imperiale. Una metropoli antica, Roma: Carocci, 2000 (editor), ISBN 88-430-1670-9
- Credito e moneta nel mondo romano, Bari: Edipuglia, 2003 (editor), ISBN 88-7228-318-3
- Cycles and Stability. Italian Population before the Demographic Transition (225 B.C. – A.D. 1900), Rivista di Storia Economica, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2005, pp. 197–232 (co-author), ISSNInternational Standard Serial NumberAn International Standard Serial Number is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication. Periodicals published in both print and electronic form may have two ISSNs, a print ISSN and an electronic ISSN...
- Innovazione tecnica e progresso economico nel mondo romano, Bari: Edipuglia, 2006 (editor), ISBN 978-88-7228-405-6
- The Early Roman Empire: The State and the Economy, in Scheidel, WalterWalter ScheidelWalter Scheidel is an Austrian historian who teaches ancient history at Stanford University, California. Scheidel's main research interests are ancient social and economic history, pre-modern historical demography, and comparative and transdisciplinary approaches to world history.- Life :From 1984...
; Morris Ian; Saller, Richard (eds.), The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, pp. 619–647, ISBN 978-0-521-78053-7 - Forme di aggregazione nel mondo romano, Bari: Edipuglia, 2007 (co-editor), ISBN 978-88-7228-485-8
- Crescita e declino. Studi di storia dell’economia romana, Roma: L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2009, ISBN 978-88-8265-562-4
External links
- Personal website at Sapienza University of Rome