@simelius

PhD, post-doc @HelsinkiUni and @IRF_ROME. Formerly @SpaceLawProject. Classical archaeology, Pompeii and garden archaeology.

Joined December 2012
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The book is published!🥳 As the name clearly indicates, it is about Pompeian peristyle gardens. The book focuses mainly on their use as a means of socioeconomic representation, but obviously the discussion goes beyond that. Here is a short conclusion of the chapters. 1/x🧵
Book cover. Title: Pompeian Peristyle Gardens

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The workshop is now listed on the University of Helsinki's events page. tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI…

Dynamics of Inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean

Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 09.00 · Fabianinkatu 24, 00100 Helsinki — The workshop focuses on various aspects of inequality in the ancient Mediterranean.

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I'm organizing a workshop in Helsinki. romanurbaninequality.wordpre…

DIAM workshop

This Thursday and Friday, I’m organizing a workshop titled Dynamics of Inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean. I’m looking forward to the interesting papers and discussions ahead. Here is the work…

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A physical copy of the new Arctos! Including my article "Reframing Pompeii: Population Debates and Inequality beyond Conventional Models"
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The article can be accessed here: researchportal.helsinki.fi/e…

Reframing Pompeii: Population Debates and Inequality beyond Conventional Models

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Kirsi Eskelinen@eskelinen_kirsiSep 24
Tervetuloa nauttimaan Rooman tunnelmista ja puutarhoista uuteen näyttelyymme Riikinkukko puutarhassa - Mathias Withoosin Rooma. @sinebrychoffart
Sinebrychoff Museum@sinebrychoffartSep 24
Riikinkukko puutarhassa – Mathias Withoosin Rooma 🦚 24.9.2026–10.1.2027 sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.pul… Alankomaalainen taidemaalari Mathias Withoos (1627–1703) kuului Bentvueghels-taiteilijaryhmään, jonka jäsenet viettivät yhdessä taiteen täyttämää arkea Roomassa 1600-luvulla.
Kaksi riikinkukkoa ja kasveja, taustalla kaupunkimaisema.

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Inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean: Diachronic and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Tomorrow, 31 August, the Netherlands Institute at Athens hosts the workshop “Inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean: Diachronic and Interdisciplinary Perspectives.” The workshop explores how we ca…

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Got a new book! Many interesting chapters on experiencing space in the past, including chapters dealing with Roman administration and republicanism - one of them mine.
Book: Experiencing space: Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval context

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First page of my chapter: Magistrates in the Domus; Modelling Pompeian Houses

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New article: "Reframing Pompeii: Population Debates and Inequality beyond Conventional Models,” Arctos 59, 2026. There is some critique, but also new results - for example, Gini estimates of Pompeii's income inequality. 1/3
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However, I think the main point is that, because the data are uncertain, we should be careful not to make them appear too "rational," especially when studying issues such as inequality, where the extremes are particularly important. 2/3
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The article can be found here: researchportal.helsinki.fi/e…

Reframing Pompeii: Population Debates and Inequality beyond Conventional Models

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Ancient Architecture Discussion Group

This Friday, I will give my last talk of the academic year at the Ancient Architecture Discussion Group seminar in Oxford. The title is ”Getting Out of the House: Developing a Methodology for…

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IBF Seminar

Tomorrow I’m giving a paper at Uppsala University’s Institute for Housing and Urban Research (Institutet för bostads- och urbanforskning). I’ll be talking about my project on Roman urban inequality…

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The Long History of Inequality

Tomorrow in Vienna, the workshop The Long History of Inequality: Resources, Control, and Social Power (Initiative Future Archaeology – Conference) will explore how access to, control of, and inequa…

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Found some time to write a short blog post about Liisa Jalkanen's and my article "Feelings and the Roman house: A sentiment analysis of Pompeian graffiti" romanurbaninequality.wordpre…

Feelings and the Roman house

Together with Liisa Jalkanen, I published the article “Feelings and the Roman House: A Sentiment Analysis of Pompeian Graffiti” in Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. The stu…

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The article: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Higher Seminar in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History in Uppsala

Tomorrow I will give a talk at the Higher Seminar in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Uppsala University. I will outline the concept of Roman inequality and present new methodological a…

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I morgon i Göteborg romanurbaninequality.wordpre…

Mapping Inequality in Roman Cities

Tomorrow I will give a talk at the Seminar in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Gothenburg. I will discuss the framework of Roman inequality and the new methods I am de…

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Abstract deadline approaching!
Samuli Simelius@simeliusJan 5
A short blog post on my forthcoming workshop "Dynamics of inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean" romanurbaninequality.wordpre…

CFP: Dynamics of Inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean

I organize the workshop “Dynamics of Inequality in the Ancient Mediterranean,” which will take place in Helsinki on 22–23 October 2026. The event responds to growing scholarly interest in past ineq…

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I was supposed to write this earlier but I forgot. A blog post about my SCAS seminar. romanurbaninequality.wordpre…

SCAS Seminar

Last week ended up being so busy that I forgot to write this earlier. Now it might be too late, but I guess it’s better late than never. Tomorrow, I will present a paper at the Swedish Collegium fo…

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Una scoperta destinata a entrare nei libri di storia: a Fano è stata identificata con certezza la Basilica descritta da Vitruvio nel De Architectura, l’unico edificio attribuibile senza dubbi al grande architetto romano. 🔗 cultura.gov.it/comunicato/28…
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