This volume represents the interests of the American Academy in Rome (AAR), its fellows, residents, and the larger international community who use its excellent library and facilities. The Memoirs series presents a selection of articles on topics including - but not limited to - Roman archaeology and topography, ancient and modern Italian history, Latin literature, and Italian art and architectural history.

Volume 59 includes the following essays and articles: “Roma and theVirtuous Breast,” by Lillian Joyce; “Female Patrons and Honorific Statues in Pompeii,” by Brenda Longfellow; “A Reconsideration of Renaissance Antiquarianism in Light of Biondo Flavio’s Ars Antiquaria,” by Angelo Mazzocco; “Outlandish Ambassadors: Mistaken Identities in the Sala Regia of the Quirinal Palace in Rome,” by Cristelle Baskins; “The Twin Aviaries of the Farnese Gardens on the Palatine: Roman Antiquity, the Levant, and the Architecture of Garden Pavilions,” by Nonaka Natsumi; and “Waterworks for New St. Peter’s: The Four Rivers of Paradise and the Cult of Teresa of Avila in 1616,” by Pamela M. Jones.