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AUFSTIEG UND NIEDERGANG DER RÖMISCHEN WELT (ANRW) is a work of international cooperation in historical scholarship, aiming to present all important aspects of the ancient Roman world along with its legacy and continued influence in medieval and modern times. Topics are explored through individual articles written in light of current research. The work is divided into three main parts: I. From the Origins of Rome to the End of the Republic, II. The Principate, and III. Late Antiquity. Each part contains six systematic, sometimes overlapping, sections: 1. Political History, 2. Law, 3. Religion, 4. Language and Literature, 5. Philosophy and the Sciences, and 6. The Arts. ANRW is structured as a handbook and serves as a comprehensive survey of Roman Studies, including the history of the reception and influence of Roman culture up to the present. Contributions vary in form—concise presentations with bibliography, analytical reports, or broad investigations—based on the subject matter. About one thousand scholars from thirty-five nations contribute, and articles appear in German, English, French, or Italian. ANRW is an indispensable reference for academic teaching and research across disciplines such as Ancient, Medieval, and Modern History; Byzantine and Slavonic Studies; Classical, Medieval Latin, Romance and Oriental Philology; Classical, Oriental, and Christian Archaeology and Art History; Legal Studies; and Religion and Theology, particularly Church History and Patristics.