I am a Roman historian whose work focuses mainly on the late antique period, with particular emphasis on Rome and Italy. I have published works on the evolution of late antique Rome's urban space, the senatorial aristocracy, Christianity and religious change, honorific monuments and civic life, and on houses and domestic spaces. I am currently preparing works on the history of poverty in Late Antiquity and the role played by portraits and visual culture in the urban life of late antique Italy.