# Dr. Samuli Simelius (Helsinki): Counting Calories in Pompeii: a New Method for Studying Ancient Health Inequality

Dr. Samuli Simelius (Helsinki): Counting Calories in Pompeii: a New Method for Studying Ancient Health Inequality at Freie Universität Berlin, Monday 9 November 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: Freie Universität Berlin, Raum 1.2101, Holzlaube, Freie Universität Berlin
- With: Samuli Simelius
- Go to page: https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/klassarch/termine/2026/arch-koll-261109-Simelius.html

A lecture in the Archaeological Colloquium of the Institute of Classical Archaeology at Freie Universität Berlin. Dr. Samuli Simelius from Helsinki presents a new method for studying ancient health inequality by counting calories in Pompeii.

## Dates

- Monday 9 November 18:00 — Freie Universität Berlin

Written by a model, sources: [geschkult.fu-berlin.de](https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/klassarch/termine/2026/arch-koll-261109-Simelius.html)

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