Aglaia McClintock

Aglaia McClintock is a professor of Roman Law and Foundations of European Law at the University of Sannio, where she has been teaching since 2007. Her academic work, at the crossroads between law, anthropology and cultural history, explores topics such as criminal law; the legal status of women; conceptualisations and iconographic representations of justice; and the discipline of madness. She is the author of Servi della pena (2010), winner of the 'Furio Diaz' Prize awarded by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Livorno; Contributi allo studio della follia (2020); La ricchezza femminile e la 'lex Voconia' (2022); and L'Arco di Traiano. Un libro di pietra (2024), winner of the Marzani Prize. She has also edited the volumes Giuristi nati. Antropologia e diritto romano (2016) and Storia mitica del diritto romano (2020) for Il Mulino. She was recently appointed Delegate for Cultural Heritage and Relations with Cultural Institutions. A life member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, she participates in national and international research groups dedicated to the history of law and gender studies in the ancient world, and is involved in European projects and networks on violence and vulnerability in ancient societies. Her work combines research, teaching and third mission, with the aim of bringing Roman law into dialogue with contemporary issues and restoring the languages, figures and symbols of antiquity to the general public.