Marcus Aurelius in the Historia Augusta and Beyond

Geoffrey Adams began his studies at the University of Queensland, where he completed his undergraduate degree and continued there until completing a Research Master of Arts in Ancient History in 2000. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Adelaide in 2005. In 2004 he commenced teaching at the University of New England, which continued until the end of 2006. He also taught as Assistant Lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient History at Monash University in 2007/8. His research interests include Roman Domestic Space, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Roman Biography, Roman Imperial History, Roman Britain, Pyrrhus of Epirus and the design of Hellenistic Palaces. He has published six books (Power and Religious Acculturation in Romano-Celtic Society: an examination of archaeological sites in Gloucestershire, 2009; Rome and the Social Role of Élite Villas in its Suburbs, 2008; Romano-British Tombstones between the 1st and 3rd Centuries AD: Epigraphy, Gender and Familial Relations, 2007; The Roman Emperor Gaius 'Caligula' and his Hellenistic Aspirations, 2007; The Suburban Villas of Campania and their Social Function, 2006; Romano-Celtic Élites and their Religion, 2005), as well as numerous articles on topics such as, Roman Frontier Policy, curse tablets and Athenian Grave stelai.