Natale Barca was Visiting Scholar Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and Academic Visitor at the University of London’s Institute of Classical Studies. He is a member of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies (Roman Society), London. He has previously published numerous books in his native Italian, and in English. His latest publications are focused on the history and archaeology of ancient cities of the Mediterranean, including Roman Aquileia: The Impenetrable City-Fortress, a Sentry of the Alps (Oxbow Books, 2022).
"""Written with students, scholars and general readers in mind, it is intended as a chronological account of the first Mediterranean civilizations, Minoan, Cycladic, Mycenaean, and Trojan.""--Guy D. Middleton ""Journal of Anthropological Research, Winter 2023"""