Profile
Education
- BA in History (1970), Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon.
- Pedagogical Sciences Course (1971-1972), Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon.
- Museum Curatorship Course (National Museum of Ancient Art, 1972-1973).
- PhD in History (1984), Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra.
Career
- Teacher in preparatory and secondary education (1968-1969 / 1975-1976).
- Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra (29 April 1976); Assistant Professor (13 July 1978); Senior Lecturer (7 November 1984); Associate Professor (18 August 1986); Full Professor (5 June 1991).
- Retired since 27 July 2007.
Honours and Distinctions
- 16 July 2010: Merit Academic of the Portuguese Academy of History.
- 7 June 1994: Municipal Merit Medal of Cascais.
- 2000: Professional Merit Diploma from the Rotary Club of Cascais-Estoril.
- 18 October 2001: Honorary Doctorate from the University of Poitiers.
- 1 June 2015: Cultural Merit Insignia awarded by the Municipality of São Brás de Alportel.
- 8 April 2017: Cultural Merit Medallion awarded by the Parish Council of São Domingos de Rana (Cascais).
- 15 October 2020: Honorary Academician of the Accademia in Europa di Studi Superiori ARTECOM-onlus.
Selected Works (Books)
- Divindades Indígenas sob o Domínio Romano em Portugal (Subsídios para o Seu Estudo), Imprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, Lisbon, 1975.
- Introdução ao Estudo da Epigrafia Latina, 1979, 1987, 1997, 2013.
- Inscrições Romanas do Conventus Pacensis – Subsídios para o Estudo da Romanização, 1984, 2013.
- A Estratégia do Poder na Roma Antiga, 1998.
- Estudos sobre Epigrafia, 1998.
- Roteiro Epigráfico Romano de Cascais, 1994, 2001.
- Cascais e os Seus Cantinhos, 2002.
- Festas de Tradição no Concelho de Cascais, 2004.
- Epigrafia – As Pedras que Falam, 2006, 2010.
- Recantos de Cascais, 2007.
- Dos Segredos de Cascais, 2009.
- Cascais – Paisagem com Pessoas Dentro, 2011.
- Retalhos, 2015 (1st edition), 2018 (2nd edition).
- Geada na Sombra, 2020.
- Pelo Barrocal Algarvio, 2021.
- Sanfoninas, 2021.
- Segredos da Beja Romana, 2024.