David Gilman Romano

Adjunct Professor of Classical Studies
Director of Greek Archaeological Projects, Mediterranean Section, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Contact Information
Office Address: 
Mediterranean Section, Penn Museum
Phone: 
(215) 898-4437
Fax: 
(215) 573-2906
Email Address: 
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Education: 

Ph.D. (Classical Archaeology) University of Pennsylvania, 1981
M.A. (Physical Education) University of Oregon, 1972
A.B. (Art and Archaeology) Washington University, St. Louis, 1969

Research and Teaching Interests: 

Ancient cities, sanctuaries and landscapes
Computerized applications in archaeology
Ancient athletics

Current Excavation: 

Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion in Arcadia (in collaboration with the University of Arizona and the ΛΘ' Ephoreia of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of the Greek Archaeological Service, under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens)

Selected Publications: 

Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project (2011), http://lykaionexcavation.org

Digital Augustan Rome (2011), http://digitalaugustanrome.org

Corinth Computer Project, (2009) http://corinthcomputerproject.org

Mapping Augustan Rome, Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplement 50 (2002), with Lothar Haselberger.

Catalogue of the Classical Collections of the Glencairn Museum, (1999) with Irene Bald Romano.

Athletics and Mathematics in Archaic Corinth: The Origins of the Greek Stadion, Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, volume 206 (1993); John Frederick Lewis Award

"Exploring 5000 Years of Athletics," Expedition 27.2 (1985) Guest Editor

Work in Progress: 

Final publication of the Corinth Computer Project, a computerized study of the city and landscape of Roman Corinth

Preliminary Report of Excavation and Research of the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project 2004-2010 with Mary E. Voyatzis

Recent Courses: 

(undergraduate) Introduction to Greek Archaeology, Ancient Athletics, Ancient Cities and City Planning, Greek Art and Architecture, City of Ancient Athens
(graduate) GIS Applications in Archaeology (with Nicholas Stapp), City and Landscape of Roman Corinth, Mapping Augustan Rome (with Lothar Haselberger), Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion

Other Professional Activity: 

Member of the Managing Committee, American School of Classical Studies at Athens