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Ida Gilda Mastrorosa (born 1966) is Associate Professor of Roman History (L-Ant/03) at the University of Florence, where she has served since November 1, 2005. She is a member of the Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Arts and Entertainment (SAGAS), a recognized 'Department of Excellence' since 2017. Mastrorosa teaches Roman History, Ancient Political Thought, and Ancient Rome and Modern Culture across multiple degree programs including Historical Sciences (LM-84), Languages and Civilizations of Asia and Africa (LM-36), and History (L-42). Since 2021, she has served as President of the Historical Sciences Master's program (LM-84).
Her educational background includes a degree in Ancient Letters (1992) from the University of Florence (110/110 with honors) and a four-year doctoral program (1993-1997). Prior to her current position, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Perugia (2000-2004) and taught as a contract professor of Roman History at the University of Florence starting in 2001-2002. She qualified as associate professor in 2004.
Mastrorosa's research spans multiple interconnected areas: Roman historiography of the imperial age (Livy, Tacitus, Cassius Dio, Ammianus Marcellinus), with focus on legal-social aspects; family structures and female condition in ancient Rome and their Renaissance reception; political-social role of forensic orators in late-republican and imperial Rome; political aspects in epistolary collections (Pliny the Younger, Sidonius Apollinaris, Cassiodorus); memory and interpretation of Roman institutions in Renaissance antiquarian tradition; and history of Roman scientific and technical culture in the modern age.
Her recent publications demonstrate a sustained focus on gender studies in antiquity, particularly examining women's roles and experiences in Roman history and their reception in later periods. She has also developed significant expertise in environmental history of ancient Rome, founding the interdisciplinary network ERA (Ecologia Roma Antica - Écologie Rome Ancienne) in 2019. Her work frequently bridges ancient history with Enlightenment thought, examining how Roman history was interpreted and utilized during the 18th century.
- Member of Council of Evaluation of 'Talia dixit' journal
- Member of Editorial Board of 'Storia delle Donne' journal
- Member of Scientific Committee of 'Il Maurolico' journal
- Chair of ISHR Committee Grants (2011-2022)
- Coordinator of multiple international agreements with Spanish, German, and French universities
Mastrorosa has supervised over 80 Bachelor's and Master's theses and several doctoral students in cotutelle arrangements. She serves as coordinator for international agreements between the University of Florence and institutions in Spain, Germany, and France. She has organized numerous international conferences, including the interdisciplinary ERA network conferences on ecological consciousness in ancient Rome. She also founded the De mulieribus research group in 2023, focusing on women's studies in antiquity.
She leads multiple research initiatives including the 'Laboratorio di Storia Moderna' where she coordinates activities on 'Antiquitates e storia romana nella cultura del Settecento,' and serves as co-director of the international networks 'ERA Ecologia Roma Antica' and 'De mulieribus.' Her work bridges historical research with public engagement, as demonstrated by initiatives like the 'Gustatio mirifica' ancient culinary event in 2023.
