Dr. Benjamin W. Hicks

Welcome to my personal website! I've included some useful content and links to materials that I've found useful in my own research and teaching

Current research interests and projects:

• Roman imperialism and studies of the imperial consilium from Trajan to Hadrian
• The social construction of decision-making spaces in Rome
• The use of religion in the establishment of imperial legitimacy
• Religious acts as performative statements
• The evolution of law and its application under the Roman Principate