Mario Torelli#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 2053 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2000 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
Mario Torelli passed away September 15, 2020.
Positions Held
- 1975 - 2010 Full professor (professore ordinario) of Archaeology and the History of Greek and Roman Art, University of Perugia
- 1994 - 1997 Director of the Istituto di Studi Comparati sulle Società Antiche
- 1976 - 1987 Director of the Instituto di Archeologia, University of Perugia
- 1969 - 1973 Professor of Greek and Roman art history at the University of Cagliari
- 1964 - 1969 Archaeological inspector of the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome
- 1960 - 1962 Assistant at the center for ancient art history in Rome
Fields of Scholarship
- Etruscology
- Classical archaeology
- Roman archaeology
Honours and Awards
- Member of the German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archaeologisches InstitutI
- Member of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Etruschi in Florence
- 2013 Honorary doctoral degree honoris causa from the Universidad de Jaén
- September 8, 2014 Balzan Prize for Classical archaeology. Giorgio Napolitano, then president of the Republic of Italy, presented Torelli with the award in Rome on November 20, 2014. The citation praises the "innovative character" of Torelli's work and his deep commitment to archaeology
