Cicero Forum 20262026-09-28 – 2026-09-29 · The Getty VillaConference begins39d 07h 32m 54s

Cicero Forum 2026

Infrastructure, governance, and public life in the Roman world

Conference2026-09-28 – 2026-09-29The Getty VillaAmerica/Los Angeles
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Opening address: what this forum is for

Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:20 AMOuter Peristyle
GovernanceKeynoteOuter Peristyle
Tullia Ciceronis, Programme chair, Cicero Forum

Scaling fire brigade response times beyond one city

Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AMEast Garden Room
Logistics & OperationsTalkEast Garden Room
Calpurnia Domitilla, Military engineer, Via Appia Commission

Measuring granary pest control without guesswork

Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AMAtrium Studio
InfrastructureTalkAtrium Studio
Quintus Calpurnius Caepio, Cartographer, Ostia Harbour Authority

Building public trust without holding office

Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AMOuter Peristyle
GovernanceKeynoteOuter Peristyle
Cornelia Africana, Civic patron and educator, Rome

The hidden cost of coin die wear

Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AMEast Garden Room
GovernanceTalkEast Garden Room
Cassia Drusilla, Legal advocate, Rhetoric School of Rhodes

Rebuilding legionary field hospitals after a failure

Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AMAtrium Studio
Knowledge & CommunicationTalkAtrium Studio
Titus Cassius Celsus, Census clerk, Aqueduct Commission