Published Papers by Bunny Waring
Diaita: Food&Heritage, 2025
When duplicated, the single icon of a monument, deity, or object, could recall entire narratives ... more When duplicated, the single icon of a monument, deity, or object, could recall entire narratives of divine intervention, great ancestral feats, and desirable 'Roman' attributes. The common, round, and quartered loaf of wheat-bread was produced and eaten by all echelons of Roman society. Despite the fundamentality of this segmented loaf to the daily life, industry, and economy of Rome, its imbuement with ideogrammic qualities of social balance and stability, have yet to be explored. Through select case studies of literary and archaeological evidence this paper will explore the allegorical nature of bread beyond dietetics in two parts: In Part 1 I provide case studies of bread use in different literary genres of ancient Poetry, Historiography, Satire, Biography and Prose, discussing the thematic tropes in which bread appears in Roman narratives. In Part 2 I investigate how these metaphoric characteristics and themes translated visually in the mosaics, frescos, graffiti, and monuments of public and private spaces. I conclude that the panis quadratus was more than an economic and accessible product, and became an ideogram of the social cohesion fundamental to Rome’s Empire; specifically, the circular connections between the natural, mortal and immortal worlds.
Diaita: Food&Heritage, 2024
When duplicated, the single icon of a monument, deity, or object, could recall entire narratives ... more When duplicated, the single icon of a monument, deity, or object, could recall entire narratives of divine intervention, great ancestral feats, and desirable 'Roman' attributes. The common, round, and quartered loaf of wheat-bread was produced and eaten by all echelons of Roman society. Despite the fundamentality of this segmented loaf to the daily life, industry, and economy of Rome, its imbuement with ideogrammic qualities of social balance and stability, have yet to be explored. Through select case studies of literary and archaeological evidence this paper will explore the allegorical nature of bread beyond dietetics in two parts: In Part 1 I provide case studies of bread use in different literary genres of ancient Poetry, Historiography, Satire,
Biography and Prose, discussing the thematic tropes in which bread
appears in Roman narratives. In Part 2 I investigate how these metaphoric characteristics and themes translated visually in the mosaics, frescos, graffiti, and monuments of public and private spaces. I conclude that the panis quadratus was more than an economic and accessible product, and became an ideogram of the social cohesion fundamental to Rome’s Empire; specifically, the circular connections
between the natural, mortal and immortal worlds.
Archaeological Reports by Bunny Waring
Archaeology Department, University of Reading., 2021
Desk-Based Assessment focused on the archaeological potential of Little John's Farm, Reading as t... more Desk-Based Assessment focused on the archaeological potential of Little John's Farm, Reading as the Reading Festival site. Part of the University of Reading's Imaginary Archaeology Outreach project, in conjunction with Reading Museum's Festival 50 celebrations in 2021.
This document has been compiled by Bunny Waring as a teaching resource and should not be used in the public domain without written permission by the author or the University of Reading.
Maričević, D., Regan, R. Clarke, A., Waring, B., Fry, R., Banerjea, R., Batchelor, R., Hale, L., Thacker, M., Campos Blade, R., Lambert-Gates, S., King, T. & Mithen, S. (2019) Dunyvaig & Hinterland Assessment Project 2018: Archaeological Evaluation and Survey of Dunyvaig Castle. Islay Heritage. Islay Heritage, 2019
Archaeological Evaluation and Survey of Dunyvaig Castle and environs and the geophysical surveys ... more Archaeological Evaluation and Survey of Dunyvaig Castle and environs and the geophysical surveys at Barr an t-Seann Duine and Cill Mhoire in preparation for the Dunyvaig Project.
Conference Organisation and Presentations by Bunny Waring
Science and Humanities Interdisiciplinary Newwork, 2019
The itinerary of lectures, the paper abstracts and details of the SAHID 2019 one-day conference a... more The itinerary of lectures, the paper abstracts and details of the SAHID 2019 one-day conference at University of Reading.
FutureLearn Academic Network, 2017
Presentation slides for discussion regarding online learner feedback in Futurelearn's Virtual Rom... more Presentation slides for discussion regarding online learner feedback in Futurelearn's Virtual Rome MOOC. Given by Dr Matthew Nichols and Bunny Waring of Reading University at the London Network Conference for the British Council in November 2017.
The history of the Roman Republic during the 70s BCE has generally been regarded by modern schola... more The history of the Roman Republic during the 70s BCE has generally been regarded by modern scholars as an obscure subject, a period difficult to analyze, mainly due to the fragmentary state of Sallust’s Histories, the absence of a comprehensive narrative of the decade in the ancient sources, the fact that only one speech of Cicero (in Verrem) has been preserved, and the challenges in discerning the political developments in the city of Rome during the period. However, the 70s BCE also witnessed the rise of leading politicians such as Lucullus, Crassus and Pompey, the struggle of the tribunes to regain their political powers, the partial dismantling of the Sullan model, and the issue of enfranchising the Italians who had been granted the Roman citizenship. The 70s BCE can also be considered a period of crisis during which the Roman Republic, as the ruler of an interconnected Mediterranean reality, had to contend with Lepidus’ coup, the Sertorian War, the third conflict against Mithridates VI, the Spartacus’ rebellion, and a severe economic and social crisis that affected the Roman Empire at all levels.
The aim of this conference is to bring together early career researchers and senior scholars who intend to present original interpretations of the 70s BCE and engage in a vibrant discussion. Our goal is to shed some light on this turbulent decade and demonstrate that it was not as “obscure” as it has been typically considered. The papers will last 20 to 25 minutes and be followed by a Q&A. The conference will take place in January 2025 at the Institute of Classical Studies, London.
Digital Heritage by Bunny Waring
A short article created for the online blog Archaeology Grrl, on the progress of the URoP funded ... more A short article created for the online blog Archaeology Grrl, on the progress of the URoP funded Virtual Rome project - a digital reconstruction led by Dr Matthew Nicholls of the Department of Classics at Reading University. Discusses the multidisciplinary collaboration of this research and the implications it provides regarding the advantages of digital out reach in the heritage sector.
Posters by Bunny Waring
The poster displayed and discussed at the UROP finalists exhibition in November, 2017. Centred ar... more The poster displayed and discussed at the UROP finalists exhibition in November, 2017. Centred around the main points of my research whilst assisting Dr Nicholls on the data collation and analysis from the Virtual Rome Futurelearn MOOC first run.
Outreach Blog Articles - Archaeology Grrl by Bunny Waring
Archaeologygrrl.com (online), 2019
The Nereid Monument was built between 390 – 380 BCE and is thought to have served as a tomb for K... more The Nereid Monument was built between 390 – 380 BCE and is thought to have served as a tomb for King Arbinas, ruler of the Lycian city of Xanthos. The region of Lycia existed as an ancient geopolitical territory within Anatolia (modern Turkey) from around 1250 BCE to the rise of the Byzantine Empire in 395 CE and Lycia was renowned for persistently maintaining an unlikely level autonomy during Persian territorial expansion - siding first with the Persians and later the Grecians during their wars for political dominance between 499-449 BCE. Despite being built during the Achaemenid (or ‘First Persian’) Empire, the Nereid Monument shows a concerted effort to integrate a range of Lycian, Grecian and Persian styles in its architecture, creating a contemporarily unusual and politically potent monument.
Archaeology Grrl (Online), 2018
Part of a series that introduces artefacts or topics of interest to a diverse demographic. This p... more Part of a series that introduces artefacts or topics of interest to a diverse demographic. This piece discusses the Roman sculpture of Aphrodite in the Ure Museum, University of Reading.
For further details see outreach blog: www.archaeologygrrl.com
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Published Papers by Bunny Waring
Biography and Prose, discussing the thematic tropes in which bread
appears in Roman narratives. In Part 2 I investigate how these metaphoric characteristics and themes translated visually in the mosaics, frescos, graffiti, and monuments of public and private spaces. I conclude that the panis quadratus was more than an economic and accessible product, and became an ideogram of the social cohesion fundamental to Rome’s Empire; specifically, the circular connections
between the natural, mortal and immortal worlds.
Archaeological Reports by Bunny Waring
This document has been compiled by Bunny Waring as a teaching resource and should not be used in the public domain without written permission by the author or the University of Reading.
Conference Organisation and Presentations by Bunny Waring
The aim of this conference is to bring together early career researchers and senior scholars who intend to present original interpretations of the 70s BCE and engage in a vibrant discussion. Our goal is to shed some light on this turbulent decade and demonstrate that it was not as “obscure” as it has been typically considered. The papers will last 20 to 25 minutes and be followed by a Q&A. The conference will take place in January 2025 at the Institute of Classical Studies, London.
Digital Heritage by Bunny Waring
Posters by Bunny Waring
Outreach Blog Articles - Archaeology Grrl by Bunny Waring
For further details see outreach blog: www.archaeologygrrl.com
Biography and Prose, discussing the thematic tropes in which bread
appears in Roman narratives. In Part 2 I investigate how these metaphoric characteristics and themes translated visually in the mosaics, frescos, graffiti, and monuments of public and private spaces. I conclude that the panis quadratus was more than an economic and accessible product, and became an ideogram of the social cohesion fundamental to Rome’s Empire; specifically, the circular connections
between the natural, mortal and immortal worlds.
This document has been compiled by Bunny Waring as a teaching resource and should not be used in the public domain without written permission by the author or the University of Reading.
The aim of this conference is to bring together early career researchers and senior scholars who intend to present original interpretations of the 70s BCE and engage in a vibrant discussion. Our goal is to shed some light on this turbulent decade and demonstrate that it was not as “obscure” as it has been typically considered. The papers will last 20 to 25 minutes and be followed by a Q&A. The conference will take place in January 2025 at the Institute of Classical Studies, London.
For further details see outreach blog: www.archaeologygrrl.com