Dr Livia Capponi
Lecturer in Ancient History

  • Email: livia.capponi@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 5241
  • Address: School of Historical Studies
    Armstrong Building
    University of Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU

Qualifications

PhD Oxford, 2004
PhD San Marino, 2006

Research Interests

Hellenistic and Roman history, the Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Egypt, Documentary Papyrology.

Current Work

I am preparing a book on Roman Egypt, and an English revised version of my book on Leontopolis[2007]. I am also working on a new research project on census and poll tax in the Roman Empire.

Undergraduate Teaching

CAH 2006 In Alexander's footsteps (with Prof. Spawforth).
CAH 2008 Issues in Ancient History.
CAH 3030 The Jews in the Greco-Roman world.
CAH 2007 Caesar's gift. Rome under the emperors (with Dr RBE Smith).
Portfolios I, II and III.