Lewis Webb is an ancient historian specializing in the Roman Republic, with an emphasis on gender and religion. He has a background in medical science, psychology, and Classics. He completed his PhD in 2019 at the University of Gothenburg, where he was promoted to Docent (Associate Professor) in 2025. In the interim, he held research and teaching positions at the University of Gothenburg and the University of Oxford. Notably, he held a Fulford Junior Research Fellowship in Classics at Somerville College, University of Oxford. He has also won two major research grants from the Swedish Research Council (2019-06370; 2022-02444).

Webb takes an interdisciplinary and source-diverse approach to the study of the ancient Mediterranean. His research aims at diversifying historical narratives, recovering marginalized voices, and using innovative theoretical perspectives to break new ground. He has three main research foci: (1) women and politics in the Roman Republic; (2) civic religion and crisis management in Roman Republican Italy; and (3) the archaeology of ancient Etruria and Thessaly. His publications include the edited volumes Beyond the Romans: Posthuman Perspectives in Roman Archaeology (Oxbow, 2020), Gender and Status Competition in Premodern Societies (Brepols, 2021), Female Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Liverpool, 2024), and Women, Wealth, and Power in the Roman Republic (Cambridge University Press, in press), as well as multiple articles and chapters in various outlets. He is a series editor for Women in Ancient Cultures (Liverpool).

As a Pro Futura Fellow, Webb will use anthropological and psychological perspectives to critically examine religious crisis management in ancient Italian communities. His project is entitled ‘Enduring Uncertain Futures: Constant Crisis, Religious Coping Practices, and Social Resilience in Roman Republican Italy’.

This information is accurate as of the academic year 2025-26.