Alberto Prieto

Alberto Prieto is a scholar of the ancient world based in Rome, Italy, where he teaches undergraduate courses on the archaeology and history of Rome and the Mediterranean world, participates in field and research projects, and produces educational media about Roman civilization. He holds an undergraduate degree in Classical Languages from Harvard University, a master’s in Ancient History from the University of St. Andrews, and a PhD in Classical Archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Archaeology A Means to an End [long_description] Can data-driven approaches help researchers reconstruct Roman history? Scientific methods are now being used to reexamine ancient slavery, wealth distribution, health, and the costs of trade. Such approaches are demonstrated in The Science of Roman History: Biology, Climate, and the Future of the Past, edited by Walter Scheidel. But Alberto Prieto finds not enough of the book’s data to be Roman.

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