Darius Arya(I)

Archaeologist, TV Host, and heritage preservationist, Darius Arya holds a Ph.D. in classical archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin and is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome. He has spent over 20 years in Rome, Italy teaching, excavating, and sharing his passion and knowledge about the ancient world on History, National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, Smithsonian, and Italian national TV. A research fellow at Getty Conservation Institute, Darius has worked with International heritage preservation organizations throughout the world, concentrating on the Mediterranean area, as well as Italian museums, sites, superintendencies, and heritage ministries for outreach and global engagement. He is a Rome and ancient world expert, in the areas of religion, social history, architecture and engineering, ancient leaders, and more. He's appeared on over 50 individual shows, most recently hosting PBS' Ancient Invisible Cities: Cairo, Athens, Istanbul. In Italy, he hosts in Italian RAI5's Under Italy, exploring the underbelly of Italy's most historic cities. in 2021 he is the host of SkyArte's Tomb Hunters and host of the German broadcaster (ZDF) show Crime Scene: Middle Ages.