Jean-Claude LACAM

Jean-Claude Lacam is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne, actively engaged in research through a CNRS delegation to ANHIMA (UMR 8210) for 2023-2024. His career includes a doctorate in Roman history (2001) from the same institution and previous roles as a Research Fellow at the Gustave-Glotz Center (CNRS UMR 8585) and secondary education positions.

Lacam specializes in the religions of ancient Italy and Sicily, focusing on ritual practices during the Roman Republic, Osco-Umbrian cultures, and the Second Punic War's societal impacts. His work frequently analyzes the Gubbio Tables to decode religious hierarchies and crisis-response mechanisms in polytheistic systems.

His publications demonstrate concentrated expertise in ritual anthropology, divine networks, and republican resilience, with recurring themes of religious adaptation during military conflicts. Recent articles explore minor deities, ritual obedience, and traumatic memory in Roman society.

Lacam co-directs major research initiatives including ANHIMA's five-year projects on republican crises (2019-2023) and network theory applications (2024-2028). He participates in international collaborations like the 'Roman Gods' Networks' project and contributes to the 'Fana, templa, delubra' inventory of ancient Italian cult sites.