Girolamo Ferdinando De Simone (DPhil Oxford) is a classical archaeologist. His interests and articles cover a wide range of topics but he mostly focuses on Roman Economy and Ancient Landscapes. Since 2004 he leads the Apolline Project, a multidisciplinary research project on the North Slope of Mt. Vesuvius and inland Campania. For his innovative studies and the commitment to public archaeology he received in Oslo the 2011 European Archaeological Heritage Prize.
