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Jan Gadeyne is a Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, based in Rome, Italy. He has taught for decades in Rome for institutions including Cornell, Temple University, Yale University (as guest), Trinity College, University of Miami, and Pratt Institute, focusing on ancient and medieval urban history, Roman art and architecture, and topography.
His research centers on the urban development of Rome from antiquity through the Middle Ages, with a focus on continuity, reuse, and transformation of urban spaces. He is co-director of the excavation of the Roman villa on the Piano della Civita in Artena, a site occupied from the 4th/3rd century BC to the 7th century AD. His work integrates archaeology, architectural history, and literary sources to reconstruct the layered urban fabric of Rome.
His recent publications and research projects reflect strong engagement with Roman urban infrastructure, early Christian mosaics, lead seals, and the evolution of Rome’s street systems. He co-edited Perspectives on Public Space in Rome, from Antiquity to the Present Day (2013) and co-authored Intorno alle mura di Roma (2022), a guide to the Aurelian Walls and surrounding urban expansion.
He has received multiple research grants from Temple University, the Boston Foundation, and the Italian government. Notable grants include support for the excavation at Artena and research on 5th–6th century CE Rome. He has presented at international conferences, including the XVIIth International Conference of Classical Archaeology in Rome.
Jan Gadeyne holds a Ph.D. in Archaeology and Ancient Art History and an M.A. in Classics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), with additional studies at Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster and the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana in Rome. He is a member of a research group dedicated to the study and promotion of the Aurelian Wall.
- Grant from the Temple University Presidential Humanities and Arts Research Program: Sustainability of Cultural History at Artena Archaeological Site (2019)
- Grant from Temple University for excavation campaign at Artena (2008)
- Grant from the Boston Foundation for excavation at Artena (2003)
- Grant from Temple University Rome for research on 5th–6th century Rome (2000–01)
- Grant from the Italian government for study in Christian Archaeology (1987)
He has advised on archaeological research and contributed to collaborative publications, though formal advisees are not listed. His teaching includes ARCH 3820: Topography and Urban History of Rome in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, which emphasizes direct engagement with Rome’s urban landscape through site visits and interdisciplinary analysis.
He is actively involved in research teams focused on Roman urbanism and the preservation of Rome’s archaeological heritage, particularly through his work on the Aurelian Walls and the Artena villa excavation.
