Research: From production to consumption. Ceramics from the imperial contexts of Rome (2nd-3rd century CE): material culture, production organisation, supply dynamics, contexts of use.
PhD student in Classical Archaeology at Sapienza University of Rome, where he obtained his bachelor's degree, master's degree and postgraduate diploma.
The doctoral research aims to systematically analyse the archaeological contexts of Rome during the Middle Imperial period, a crucial period in the history of its economy and society. The primary objective is to reconstruct the dynamics of production, distribution and use of ceramics, using it as a mirror of the consumption patterns of the population and the complex exchange networks that characterised the city, which at this specific moment in history was the most populous centre of the ancient Mediterranean and a commercial hub of primary importance. Through a multidisciplinary approach - integrating stratigraphic and typological studies with archaeometric and epigraphic investigations and the analysis of historical, literary and iconographic sources - the research aims to fill the gaps in our knowledge of this period and to reconstruct a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of urban material culture. In addition to reviewing the published literature, the research will draw on a significant amount of data relating to unpublished contexts (excavation areas of the Meta Sudans, the north-eastern Palatine Hill, the Flavian Amphitheatre, Piazza Vittorio and Piazza Dante).
During his studies, he participated for several years in the excavation (2011-2017) of the north-eastern slopes of the Palatine Hill - La Sapienza University of Rome - under the scientific direction of Prof. Clementina Panella, serving as sector manager.
From 2013 to 2022, he served as an expert in ceramic materials within the Gabii Project research group (Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan).
Between 2016 and 2023, he was part of the team dedicated to the study and classification of materials from the Horti Lamiani excavation (Piazza Vittorio, Rome). In this context, he was particularly involved in the analysis of transport containers, contributing to the creation of the Ninfeo Museum at the EMPAM premises in Piazza Vittorio.
From 2019 to 2021, he oversaw the laboratory for materials from the excavation of the Temple of Venus in Pompeii, as part of the Venus Pompeiana Project (Mount Allison University; University of Missouri).
From 2024 to 2025, he participated in the research group tasked with studying the ceramic materials found in the excavation of the Constantinian Basilica in Ostia Antica (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Rom; Sapienza University of Rome; University of Cologne; University of Bonn).