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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Thanks so much, Lea! We are grateful for your wonderful contribution (with Tom) on 'Contested Memories: Scipionic and Gracchan matronae'.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Please do let me know if you are interested in a copy of the Introduction or my chapter on 'Female Visibility and Regulations in Republican Rome'. @awaws.org @resaustrales.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @womensclasscaucus.bsky.social

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Carsten Hjort Lange, Ash Finn, Lien Van Geel, Kathryn Welch, Carol Scott, and Judith Peller Hallett. Thanks also to @universitypress.cambridge.org (especially Michael Sharp), the University of Gothenburg, @glasgow.ac.uk, @ox.ac.uk, and @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social for all their support.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Many thanks to our wonderful contributors, including Kit Morrell, @lordscribonius.bsky.social, Harriet Flower, Peter Keegan, Bronwyn Hopwood, Francesca Rohr Vio, Alessandra Valentini, Giulia Vettori, Carolyn Tobin, @leabeness.bsky.social, Tom Hillard, Christiane Kunst, Christian Hjorth Bagger,

Table of contents: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/women-wealth-and-power-in-the-roman-republic/E613853DA10FBBD8B5F03697E255582F

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Catherine Steel and I are thrilled to announce the publication of our edited volume 'Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic': www.cambridge.org/core/books/w... @universitypress.cambridge.org #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

Cover image for edited volume 'Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic'. Depicts detail of a gilt bronze statue of a Roman woman. Pergola, Italy. c. 70-30 BCE.

Book description: In the Roman Republic, elite women were legally permitted to control substantial assets – and many demonstrably were in direct control of their wealth. They were also the mothers, wives and daughters of the politicians who built Rome's empire and, in a time of high mortality, could find themselves running households that did not contain adult men. This volume explores the political and social consequences of elite female wealth. It combines case studies of individual women, such as Licinia, wife of C. Gracchus, Mucia Tertia, Fulvia and Octavia Minor, with broader surveys of the institutional frameworks and social conventions that constrained and enabled women's wealth and its consequences. The book contributes to the recent upsurge of interest in re-evaluating the role of women in Republican Rome and will be invaluable for scholars and students alike.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

That’s so generous, Sandy! It was lovely to study Classics with you.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Nice to share the screen with you both :).

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Honoured to share the screen with fabulous scholars like Peta Greenfield, Shushma Malik, and Fiona Radford, as well as other luminaries like Corey Brennan, Kathleen Coleman, and Jerry Toner.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Excited to share that I am one of the ‘talking heads’ for the National Geographic series ‘Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World’. The series airs on National Geographic TV (US), but the first episode is on YouTube: youtu.be/9ssD7rNNv88?... #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Many thanks, Peter. I’m really glad research on Roman women is firmly in the spotlight!

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Many thanks, that's very kind of you! :)

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

For those interested in the article: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... Please do let me know by DM or email (lewis.webb@gu.se) if you would like a copy.

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Project MUSE - <i>Spectatissima Femina</i>: Female Visibility and Religion in Urban Spaces in Republican Rome

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Multas gratias to my dear friends and colleagues who generously read drafts, to Harriet Flower and Josiah Osgood for their editorial encouragement and feedback, to Amy Richlin, Amy Russell, and Kathryn Welch for inspiring the study, and to my Doktormutter Ida Östenberg for her constant support.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I am deeply honoured that the American Journal of Philology awarded my article 'Spectatissima femina: Female visibility and religion in urban spaces in Republican Rome' the AJP Best Article Prize for 2024. Citation: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I work on Roman drama, in which female speech is often characterized by terms of endearment and diminutives. So you might want to look at gendered speech too.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Diminutives and terms of endearment appear frequently in drama. On AG diminutives: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... and doi.org/10.1075/slcs... On terms of endearment: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50..., onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/..., and onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I can envision caps, t-shirts, mugs…

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Moa Ekbom @quosego.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

This thanks to @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social who demonstrated that drunk women just love fomenting conspiracies!

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

To this list of dramatic drinking terms should be added COMPOTRIX, a female drinking companion (Ter. Andr. 232). A key member of any good party (or conspiracy!). #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A real pleasure to host a panel with Dr Sara Borrello on ‘Coniuratio muliebris: Women, conspiracies, and memory in Ancient Rome’ at the 16th CCC in Coimbra. Details: drive.google.com/drive/folder... #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

As if Livy or his /exemplary/ history were apolitical…

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Thank you so much, Sissel! Lovely to be back in Scandinavia.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Thank you so much, Hannah! I am very glad to have some time to think and write.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Thanks so much Ellie. I recognize how fortunate I am in this job climate. I hope I can do my best for others now.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Thank you! As part of the fellowship, i will stay at SCAS for a year in Uppsala, which will enable me to share and challenge my ideas with scholars in other fields. I am very much looking forward to it.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

My focus will be on religious inscriptions, drama (e.g., comedies, tragedies, and historical plays), and historical narratives. I am fundamentally interested in whether, and how, religious activity affects people's capacity to cope during crises.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

My research project is entitled ‘Enduring Uncertain Futures: Constant Crisis, Religious Coping Practices, and Social Resilience in Roman Republican Italy.’ Drawing on anthropology and psychology, I will examine the dynamics of religious crisis management in ancient Italian communities.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I am deeply grateful to my department for nominating me for this fellowship, for their generous support throughout the process, and for the opportunity to return to such a vibrant workplace: www.gu.se/en/historica...

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

This five-year research fellowship is tenure-track, granting me a position as Lecturer in Ancient History at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg: www.gu.se/en/about/fin...

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I am delighted to share that I have been appointed a Pro Futura Scientia XIX Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) and the University of Gothenburg, funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond: www.swedishcollegium.se/archives/new...

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Six Talented Early-Career Scholars Appointed Pro Futura Scientia XIX Fellows

SCAS is now pleased to present the next generation of talented early-career scholars who have been admitted to the prestigious Pro Futura Scientia programme.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Please do add me to this list if possible! Thank you.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Please do add me if there is space. Thanks for this list!

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Please do add me if there is space!

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Ellie you are amazing, thank you!

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Congrats Victoria! Well deserved!

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Thanks! Was a lot of fun to work on.

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Discounts available on ECSI volumes for the festive season! 👇🌟

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 26/11/2023

The volume is part of a larger series at Liverpool University Press entitled 'Women in Ancient Cultures'. More volumes are on the way! For information see: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s...

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

A very warm welcome to @ecsiathensrome.bsky.social, the Editorial Committee of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome: ecsi.se Please follow!🏺AncientBlueSky

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

✨Our new edited volume 'Female Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean World' has a cover! Coming in 2024, thanks to the amazing efforts of Clare Litt @livunipress.bsky.social, my lovely co-editors @chrissieplastow.bsky.social, Greg, and Karolina, and an array of exciting authors.🏺AncientBlueSky

An image of the cover of an edited volume entitled 'Female Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean World', edited by Greg Gilles, Karolina Frank, Christine Plastow, and Lewis Webb.

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