Darius Arya

Arya earned the Classical Diploma from Phillips Exeter Academy. He received a bachelor's of art in Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He then joined the University of Texas at Austin, earning his master's degree and a doctorate in Classical Archaeology.[5] In 1999, Arya was a Fulbright Fellow in Rome and in 2000, he was a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome'.'[5] Arya was a guest scholar at Getty Conservation Institute in 2018.[6]

In 2002, Arya co-founded the American Institute for Roman Culture, a US-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission was to disseminate the history of Ancient Rome through educational programs, lectures, excavations, and videos.[1] In 2008, he became the Director and chief executive officer of the organization, a position he holds to date. Through his leadership, the American Institute for Roman Culture established Ancient Rome Live, an online video education program focused on documenting the variety of aspects of Ancient Rome and its legacy.[7] In 2017, Arya was awarded Periscoper of the Year in the Shorty Awards for his role in Ancient Rome Live.[8]

Arya co-directed an excavation in the Roman Forum between From 2003 to 2005. In 2006, he headed the excavation of Villa delle Vignacce, a Roman bath complex, until 2009.[9][10] Arya has been working on other excavations at Ostia Antica including an excavation at Parco dei Ravennati with USC between 2013 and 2017.[11][12]

In 2017 and 2018, Arya hosted Under Italy for RAI5 in which he took viewers throughout Italy's subterranean locations including Rome, Catania, and Palermo.[13][14]

In 2018 during the premiere of "Ancient Invisible Cities" showcased by the BBC Studios for PBS,[15] Darius took the viewers through the civilization and culture of Athens, Cairo, and Istanbul.[16][17] In 2022, Arya created and hosted Traveling the Roman Empire for Wondrium, in which he took viewers to Ancient Roman sites in Italy, Spain, Morocco, Croatia, Serbia, and Jordan.[7][18]

During his career, Arya appeared as an expert, host, and creator in different documentaries and media outlets providing insight on archaeology, history, culture, and adventure for CNN,[19] BBC News,[20] CBS,[21] TMZ,[22] History Channel, Discovery,[23] Smithsonian, National Geographic, Channel 4[24] and SkyArte.[23]

Darius played various roles in documentaries and TV shows.[25][26]

• Le Immagini Raccontano ... Roma Antica ISBN 978-88-918-3126-2[4]