John R. Clarkeis Annie Laurie Howard Regents Professor of History of Art at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author ofArt in the Lives of Ordinary Romans(UC Press, 2003),Roman Sex(2003),Looking at Lovemaking: Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art,100 B.C.- A.D. 250(UC Press, 1998), andThe Houses of Roman Italy: 100 B.C.- A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, and Decoration(UC Press, 1991).