John Bodel is Professor of Classics and History at Brown University. He writes about Roman social and cultural history, Latin epigraphy, and Latin literature of the Empire. His books include "Roman Brick Stamps in the Kelsey Museum" (1983), "Graveyards and Groves: A Study of the Lex Lucerina" (1994), "Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History from Inscriptions" (editor, 2001), and "Dediche sacre nel mondo greco-romano: Diffusione, funzioni, tipologie" (edited with Mika Kajava, 2008).
Saul M. Olyan is Samuel Ungerleider Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies, Brown