Samuli Simeliu
Biographic Data
| ID | 1418844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuli Simeliu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuli |
| FAMILY NAME | Simeliu |
| SIGNATURE | SIMELIU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5410-7394 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C
Although Washington D.C. is one of the best known capitals of democracies in the world, this article demonstrates that the representation of republican and democratic values in its architectural and city planning were largely dismissed in its earliest design phase, whereas ancient Roman – usually Imperial – examples were valued instead. The discussion focuses on two aspects: the grandeur of the space and the initial absence of a location for the …
Roman Urbanism in Italy: Exploring New and Traditional Approaches
After reading these volumes one can hardly conclude otherwise than that the study of urban space in Roman Italy is thriving. The array of contributors suggests that even more modern languages could have been included, if desired. The authors range from early career scholars to renowned professors
Feelings and the Roman house: A sentiment analysis of Pompeian graffiti
This article introduces a new digital method for studying Roman domestic spaces: sentiment analysis. The first objective is to test how sentiment analysis can be used to study Roman graffiti, while the second is to examine what the results reveal about the functions of the Roman and Pompeian house and people's behavior within it. The article focuses on one house in Pompeii, the Casa delle nozze d’argento (V,2,i), which offers a well-documented co…
Rome reborn on the Arno: Republican spatialities and the uses of the past
Studies on the reception and impact of ancient models in the emergence of Republican civic structures during the Renaissance have adopted, either of two competing models: continuity or reform. The purpose of this article is to engage in this debate by exploring how the ideals of ancient Roman Republicanism were adopted and utilized in the making of new civic spaces and in the formation of institutions in Renaissance Florence. The article examines…
Networks of Inequality: Access to Water in Roman Pompeii
The inequality of ancient life is difficult to measure, yet this article outlines a methodology to do it. Measured distances produced by the ArcGIS Network Analyst and its Closest Facility tool can be utilized as data sets to calculate the Gini coefficients of access to water in Roman Pompeii 79 CE, when the city was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In the focus is the distance from a private dwelling to public fountains and the baths, b…
Pompeian Peristyle Gardens
This book examines how Pompeian peristyle gardens were utilized to represent the socioeconomic status of Roman homeowners, introducing fresh perspectives on how these spaces were designed, used, and perceived. Pompeian Peristyle Gardens provides a novel understanding of how the domus was planned, utilized, and experienced through a critical examination of all Pompeian peristyles – not just by selecting a few well-known examples. This study critiq…
Unequal housing in Pompeii: Using House Size to Measure Inequality
House size is often used as a tool to calculate wealth in ancient societies, and thus it is also a potential source for the study of inequality. The site of Pompeii, on the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, was first inhabited about 800 years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried it 79 CE. The city provides one of the largest data sets of private architecture in the Roman world, and it has been utilized to calculate the level of inequality …
Unequal housing in Pompeii: Using House Size to Measure Inequality
House size is often used as a tool to calculate wealth in ancient societies, and thus it is also a potential source for the study of inequality. The site of Pompeii, on the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, was first inhabited about 800 years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried it 79 CE. The city provides one of the largest data sets of private architecture in the Roman world, and it has been utilized to calculate the level of inequality …
Pompeian Peristyle Gardens
This book examines how Pompeian peristyle gardens were utilized to represent the socioeconomic status of Roman homeowners, introducing fresh perspectives on how these spaces were designed, used, and perceived. Pompeian Peristyle Gardens provides a novel understanding of how the domus was planned, utilized, and experienced through a critical examination of all Pompeian peristyles – not just by selecting a few well-known examples. This study critiq…
Pompeian Peristyle Gardens
This book examines how Pompeian peristyle gardens were utilized to represent the socioeconomic status of Roman homeowners, introducing fresh perspectives on how these spaces were designed, used, and perceived. Pompeian Peristyle Gardens provides a novel understanding of how the domus was planned, utilized, and experienced through a critical examination of all Pompeian peristyles – not just by selecting a few well-known examples. This study critiq…
Unequal housing in Pompeii: Using House Size to Measure Inequality
House size is often used as a tool to calculate wealth in ancient societies, and thus it is also a potential source for the study of inequality. The site of Pompeii, on the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, was first inhabited about 800 years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried it 79 CE. The city provides one of the largest data sets of private architecture in the Roman world, and it has been utilized to calculate the level of inequality …
Rome reborn on the Arno: Republican spatialities and the uses of the past
Studies on the reception and impact of ancient models in the emergence of Republican civic structures during the Renaissance have adopted, either of two competing models: continuity or reform. The purpose of this article is to engage in this debate by exploring how the ideals of ancient Roman Republicanism were adopted and utilized in the making of new civic spaces and in the formation of institutions in Renaissance Florence. The article examines…
Networks of Inequality: Access to Water in Roman Pompeii
The inequality of ancient life is difficult to measure, yet this article outlines a methodology to do it. Measured distances produced by the ArcGIS Network Analyst and its Closest Facility tool can be utilized as data sets to calculate the Gini coefficients of access to water in Roman Pompeii 79 CE, when the city was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In the focus is the distance from a private dwelling to public fountains and the baths, b…
Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C
Although Washington D.C. is one of the best known capitals of democracies in the world, this article demonstrates that the representation of republican and democratic values in its architectural and city planning were largely dismissed in its earliest design phase, whereas ancient Roman – usually Imperial – examples were valued instead. The discussion focuses on two aspects: the grandeur of the space and the initial absence of a location for the …
Roman Urbanism in Italy: Exploring New and Traditional Approaches
After reading these volumes one can hardly conclude otherwise than that the study of urban space in Roman Italy is thriving. The array of contributors suggests that even more modern languages could have been included, if desired. The authors range from early career scholars to renowned professors
Feelings and the Roman house: A sentiment analysis of Pompeian graffiti
This article introduces a new digital method for studying Roman domestic spaces: sentiment analysis. The first objective is to test how sentiment analysis can be used to study Roman graffiti, while the second is to examine what the results reveal about the functions of the Roman and Pompeian house and people's behavior within it. The article focuses on one house in Pompeii, the Casa delle nozze d’argento (V,2,i), which offers a well-documented co…
Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (2 works) · History (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works)