Ursula Rothe


Ursula Rothe is an Australian archaeologist specialising in Roman dress.

Career

Ursula Rothe gained her doctorate from the University of Manchester in 2007 and then worked at the University of Edinburgh, first as a teaching associate, then as a Leverhulme postdoctoral research fellow with a project titled 'Dress and identity in the Danube provinces: ideal vs reality'. After working at the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen in Germany, in 2012 she moved to the Open University as the Baron Thyssen lecturer. Rothe has been a co-editor of the peer-reviewed journal Archaeological Textiles Review since 2014. She is a member of the Archaeology Committee of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
Rothe is also a contributor to The Conversation news outlet and has written articles comparing modern immigration policies to the ancient world.
In September 2019 Rothe featured on the Scott Mills radio show as 'Dr. Toga', advising the hosts on how to wear a toga to a toga party.

Selected publications