David Gilman Romano

Interests

Teaching

Greek and Roman cities and sanctuaries, Ancient Greek Athletics, Digital cartography as applied to ancient cities and landscapes, Roman Corinth

Research

Greek and Roman cities and sanctuaries, Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, ancient Olympic Games, Greek and Roman architecture, ancient surveying, Roman Corinth

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Romano, D. G. (2016). “Stadia, Palaistrai, Gymnasia and Hippodromes. In A Companion to Greek Architecture. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Romano, D. G. (2014). "Athletic Festivals in Northern Peloponnesos and Central Greece". In Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity(pp 176-191). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.
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  Chapter to appear in the Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity, editors Don Kyle and Paul Christesen.;Your Role: I am the author of this article to be published in a companion volume.;
• Romano, D. G. (2013). "The Orientation of Towns and Centuriation". In A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic(pp 253-267). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.
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  Chapter to appear in the Wiley-Blackwell, A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic, Jane DeRose Evans, editor.;Your Role: I am the author of this article to appear in this companion volume.;
• Romano, D. G. (2012). "True Heroes and Dishonorable Victors at Olympia". In Thinking the Olympics: The Classical Tradition and the Modern Games(pp 40-56). London: Bristol Classical Press.
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  ;Your Role: author;Full Citation: David Gilman Romano, "True Heroes and Dishonorable Victors at Olympia," in Thinking the Olympics: The Classical Tradition and the Modern Games, Barbara Goff and Michael Simpson, eds., Bristol Classical Press, London, 2012.;

Journals/Publications

• Romano, D. G., & Voyatzis, M. E. (2015). Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, Part II, Lower Sanctuary. Preliminary Report 2004-2010. Hesperia, 84(2), pp. 207-276..
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  This is the second of two reports on the work of the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project in Arcadia, Greece.;Your Role: I am the co-author of the article with Mary E. Voyatzis.;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;
• Romano, D. G., Mentzer, S. M., & Voyatzis, M. E. (2015). Micromorphological contributions to the study of ritual behavior at the ash altar to Zeus on Mt. Lykaion, Greece. Archaeological Anthropological Science.
• Romano, D. G., Romano, I. B., & Davis, G. H. (2015). “The Monument Landscape and Associated Geology at the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion”. Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Asmosia X, X, 429-436.
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  P. Pensabene and E. Gasparini, eds.
• Romano, D. G., & Voyatzis, M. E. (2014). "Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Suvey Project, Part I: Upper Sanctuary. Preliminary Report 2004-2010". Hesperia, 83(4), 569-652.
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  This is the first of two reports on the work of the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project in Arcadia, Greece.;Your Role: Co-author with Mary E. Voyatzis.;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;

Presentations

• Romano, D. G. (2017, January 6). Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, Summer Season 2016. Archaeological Institute of America. Toronto, Ontario: Archaeological Institute of America.
• Romano, D. G. (2016, June). The Parrhasian Heritage Park of the Peloponnesos, Greece's First Cultural Heritage Park. Arcadia Real and Ideal. University College, London: Institute of Classical Studies.
• Romano, D. G. (2016, October 12). Epic Discoveries from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion. Tucson Humanities Festival. University of Arizona Poetry Center: College of Humanities, University of Arizona.
• Romano, D. G., & Voyatzis, M. E. (2015, January). "Sanctuaries of Zeus: Mt. Lykaion and Olympia in the Early Iron Age. Annual Meeting, Archaeological Institute of America. New Orleans, La.: Archaeological Institute of America.
• Romano, D. G. (2014, January). "Archaeological Fieldwork as a Practical Classroom". American Philological Association. Chicago, Illinois: American Philological Association.
• Romano, D. G. (2014, July). "The Parrhasian Heritage Park of the Peloponnesos: Greece's First Heritage Park". World Pan-Arcadian Conference. Tripolis, Greece: World Pan-Arcadian Conference.
• Romano, D. G., Voyatzis, M. E., Cassios, C., Davison, M., Stapp, N., Valle, X., & Pantzou, N. (2014, January). "The Parrhasian Heritage Park of the Peloponnesos". Annual Meeting, Archaeological Institute of America. Chicago, Illinois: Archaeological Institute of America.
• Romano, D. G. (2012, 2012-09-01). "Hiking Around Greece's First Heritage Park". Hellenic Cultural Foundation Lecture. Tucson, Arizona.
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  ;Type of Presentation: Community Outreach;
• Romano, D. G., Mentzer, S., & Voyatzis, M. E. (2012, 2012-04-01). "Geoarchaeology of Ritual Behavior and Sacred Places". Society for American Anthopology. Memphis, Tennessee.
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  ;Your Role: I was a co-author on this paper. Susan Mentzer was the principal author.;Submitted: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: collaborative with former U of A Anthropology student, Ph.D. 2011.;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Romano, D. G., Romano, I. B., & Davis, G. H. (2012, 2012-05-01). "Monument Bases from the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion: Methodology, Typology, Geology, Use and Significance. Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity. Rome, Italy.
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  ;Your Role: I was a co-author of this paper.;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Romano, D. G., Starkovich, B., Hodgins, G., Mary, E., & Voyatzis, . (2012, 2012-06-01). "Dating Gods: Radiocarbon Dates from the sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion (Arcadia, Greece). 21st International Radiocarbon Conference. Paris, France.
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  ;Your Role: I was a co-author;Submitted: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Collaborative with former U of A Anthropology graduate student and NSF Post-Doc Fellow.;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;