7 March. Wood and Charcoal Research in Italy: A half-day informal workshop for researchers working in the area of wood and charcoal research (or related fields), in Italy (from 14.00).

8-9 March. Two-day conference on Fuel and Fire in the Ancient Roman World with the participation of Robyn Veal and Victoria Leitch.

13 March. Lecture by Susan Walker on Saints and Salvation: Gold-glass, Sarcophagi and Inscribed Memorials from the Catacombs of Rome (18.00).

14 March. Change and Horizontals is the title of a conversation between artist Sean Scully and art historians Peter Benson Miller and Brett Littman, followed by the opening of the exhibition Change and Horizontals by Sean Scully at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna in collaboration with the Drawing Center New York (17.00).

15-23 March. BSR Fine Arts Mostra: Exhibition of works by current fine arts award-holders at the BSR. Mon-Sat 16.30-19.00.

23 March. Conference on Epigrafia e ordine senatorio 30 anni dopo.

Via Gramsci 61, tel. 063264939, www.bsr.ac.uk