The official page of the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia (PARP:PS).
PARP:PS is directed by Steven Ellis and principally funded by the Louise Taft Semple Fund of the Dept of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.
02/09/2026
Tytus Fellowships and Cincinnati Summer Residencies
The call for applications is open! Dealine: March 15, 2026
More information available here: https://classics.uc.edu/humanities/classics/tytus
Very grateful to Marcello Mogetta for his thoughtful, detailed, and positive review of our Porta Stabia volume.
The Porta Stabia neighborhood at Pompeii. Volume I: structure, stratigraphy, and space – Bryn Mawr Classical Review BMCR 2024.08.37 The Porta Stabia neighborhood at Pompeii. Volume I: structure, stratigraphy, and space Steven J.R. Ellis, Allison L.C. Emmerson, Kevin D. Dicus, The Porta Stabia neighborhood at Pompeii. Volume I: structure, stratigraphy, and space. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. Pp. 784. ISB...
05/08/2024
So delighted - and flattered - to see our Porta Stabia book reach the shortlist for the EAA Book Prize!
Book Prize 2024 Shortlisted The EAA annually awards the EAA Book Prize to honour recent publications by EAA Members. By the 29 February 2024 deadline, we received altogether 25 nominations. The Book Prize selection committee shortlisted publications, which the committee will further evaluate. The winning title will be announ...
Our reconstruction is the result of a fun collaboration between Gareth Blayney and Steven Ellis, and is built on the hard work of so many of our team members along the way. More on their process, and some background to some of the features, to follow...
11/13/2020
Want to know what our excavation site at Pompeii once looked like? Here it is, reconstructed!
10/01/2020
We received such glowing feedback on our first online lecture 'From Pompeii to Tharros' with Dr Steven Ellis! If you missed it or would like to re-watch, the recording is up online now: http://ccwm.info/talks
04/26/2020
Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling Excavations reveal that rubbish left outside the city walls wasn’t just dumped. It was being collected, sorted and resold
09/26/2018
Congratulations, Dr Lieberman!
Congratulations on completing your Ph.D. Leigh Lieberman!!
It’s true! We’re here having a great season. Enjoy the video and its amazing perspective on the city...
04/13/2018
Congratulations to Prof. Allison Emmerson (Tulane), one of our lead authors on our forthcoming publication series, for winning the Rome Prize!
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