Darius Arya is the CEO of the American Institute for Roman Culture and the director of its online learning platform, Ancient Rome Live. He has a PhD in Roman Archaeology from The University of Texas at Austin. He has led excavations, including at the Roman site of Ostia Antica, and taught many American university programs in Italy. He is also a Fulbright Scholar, a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a guest scholar of the Getty Conservation Institute, and a member of The Explorers Club. He has appeared on HISTORY, National Geographic, and Discovery as well as BBC Radio 4 and CNN, and he has hosted many television series, including Ancient Invisible Cities on PBS.