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José Remesal Rodríguez

José Remesal Rodríguez (Lora del Río, Sevilla, 06-27-1948).

Professor of Ancient History at the University of Barcelona since 1988. Grant holder at the Instituto Rodrigo Caro (Madrid) (1973-75) and at the Escuela Española de Historia y Arqueología (Rome) of the C.S.I.C (1976). Grant holder at the C.N.R.C. (Rome) (1977). Membre libre at the Casa de Velázquez (Madrid). Mitglied der Alexander v. Humboldt-Stiftung (Heidelberg). Korrespondent des Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (Berlin). Correspondiente de la Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid) and Correspondiente de la Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras. Member of the Bureau of the Union Académique Internationale and Delegate of Spain for this institution. Founder of the Centro para el Estudio de la Interdependencia Provincial en la Antigüedad Clásica (CEIPAC), with projects in Austria, Germany (Colonia Ulpia Traiana – Xanten), Italy (Monte Testaccio project), Libya and Tunisia. This center has created the largest existing database of amphoral epigraphy. Founder of the series Instrumenta. His works have been published in many countries and languages.

Research interests

The main subject of his research is the study of the interaction between political and economical life in the Roman world, based on the study of the production distribution and consummation of food. He specializes in amphorae epigraphy. Another of his research lines is the studies of historiographic nature.