ROMAN ENGINEERING
BUILDING AN EMPIRE
Online Lecture
SNAPSHOT
Lecturer: Dr Eireann Marshall
Date: Monday 24 November, 2025
Duration: 1 hour
Start Time: 7.30pm AEDT | 6.30pm QLD | 7.00pm SA | 4.30pm WA | 9.30pm NZST
Price: $25 AUD
WATCH ON DEMAND
Can't make the date above? Don't worry... this lecture is recorded, allowing you to watch and revisit at your convenience for up to 30 days. Simply sign up below and we'll send you a link one hour after the lecture is held.
overview
Across the vast Roman Empire, sprawling cities rose – sustained by extraordinary feats of engineering and urban planning.
To support growing populations, Roman engineers devised complex systems ranging from towering aqueducts and durable roads to monumental amphitheatres and advanced infrastructure for waste management and imported drinking water. Drawing on techniques pioneered by the ancient Greeks and Etruscans, they reshaped not only the physical landscape but also the foundations of urban life, connectivity and imperial power.
Join historian Dr Eireann Marshall to explore one of the most remarkable legacies of the ancient world – Roman engineering.
YOUR EXPERT LECTURER
Dr Eireann Marshall is an Honorary Research Associate and Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Raised in the Veneto, she was educated at Barnard College, Columbia University, in New York, as well as the Universities of Birmingham and Exeter in England, where she has lectured. Eireann has led many tours, including several to Ravenna, Venice, Pompeii, Sicily and Tunisia, and is bilingual in English and Italian.
BOOKING
If you have a Lecture Package code or Voucher code, please enter this once your arrive on the payment screen below.
You will find it on the right hand side after filling in your personal information.
HOW IT WORKS
Our online lectures are hosted on Zoom, a free online education platform. If you don’t already have an account with Zoom, you will need to sign up at www.zoom.us. When joining our online lectures, you will not be able to join with video or audio.
An online booking is required, made above. Each booking is for one computer screen use, not per person. Our online booking system is powered by Stripe, with secure payment processing that accepts all major credit cards. A confirmation of purchase will be sent to your email including a Zoom link, along with a reminder email sent 2 hours before each session.