702 search results for “greek and roman history” in the Staff website
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Crash Course in Greek Palaeography
Two-day Seminar
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Roman Kotecky
Science
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Roman Koning
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Documentary From Aksum to India premiered during Week of Classics
For the annual Week of Classics, Dr Marike van Aerde and her team made a documentary about their research project Routes of Exchange, Roots of Connectivity. In the film the team touches upon the interactions of Greeks and Romans with the wider ancient world, ranging from the African kingdom of Aksum…
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Antje Wessels
Faculty of Humanities
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Miko Flohr
Faculty of Humanities
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Luuk de Ligt
Faculty of Humanities
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Paul Kloeg
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Klaas Worp
Faculty of Humanities
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Rens Tacoma
Faculty of Humanities
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Learn from the latest research on Roman amulets by Patricia Kret
Research on the Greek and Roman times often focuses on important leaders, writers or politicians. However, Patricia Kret is more interested in the normal people living in these times. Her research focuses on amulets which were often used, for example to cure diseases. Why did people believe so strongly…
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Ancient Roman cuisine was varied, international and accessible to all social classes
Banquets for the rich, porridge for the poor and a standard diet of bread, olive oil and wine. Just a few assumptions about the Roman diet.
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Classics Colloquium: Migrants and Membership Regimes in the Ancient Greek World
Research
- Histories Connected
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Elsemieke Daalder
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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POSTPONED - The world of the Greek epigram. Studying Inscribed Funerary Poetry from the Hellenistic and Roman Greek East
Conference, Research Seminar
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Jürgen Zangenberg
Faculty of Humanities
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Roderick Geerts
Faculteit Archeologie
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Willem Zwalve
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Quintijn Mauer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
- New application deadline (May 27) for Graduate Masterclass: The Classical Body Exposed by Byvanck professor Carrie Vout
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Indira Huliselan
Faculty of Humanities
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Rubicon for research into Roman law: ‘We don’t know what wider society thought about law’
Expert in Classics Renske Janssen has been awarded a Rubicon grant. She will use the grant to conduct research at the University of Edinburgh into how Roman law was perceived by society at the time.
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Alain Wijffels
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vincent Kolodziejak
Faculteit Archeologie
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Hoard of Roman coins turns out to be offering for safe crossing
Several years ago, two amateur archaeologists from Brabant discovered over a hundred Roman coins near to Berlicum in the north of the province. After years of research, it now appears that the location, close to a ford in the river, was a site for offerings. Another interesting fact is that the coins…
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Paul Meyboom
Faculteit Archeologie
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Excavation of Roman villa on Mallorca covered by Catalan and Spanish news outlets
The Villa Son Sard archaeological project aims to determine the boundaries of the Roman and post-Roman villa at Son Sard on Mallorca. While the team was excavating in the summer of 2023, several news outlets covered the findings.
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Rens Tacoma wins Research Prize Italian Studies Working Group
Associate professor Rens Tacoma has won the 2021 Research Prize for Historical Sciences. The prize is awarded annually by the Italy Studies Working Group for the best scholarly publication in the field of Italy Studies in Dutch or Flemish academia.
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2024 Congress of the Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores
Congress
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Hans-Jan van Kralingen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carel Smith
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Egbert Koops
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
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Mark Driessen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Fellowship Roman glass at Allard Pierson Museum
Research
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Ancient History Research Seminar December 2024
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Thomas Kluitenburg
Faculty of Humanities
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Byvanck Professor Caroline Vout wins London Hellenic Prize for 2022 book
This year's London Hellenic Prize is awarded to Caroline Vout for her excellent study of representations of the human body in sculpture, Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body.
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Follow the Modern Greek Language Course in Athens
Education
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Greek Ambassador visits Faculty of Archaeology
On January 17th 2023, Caterina Ghini, Ambassador of Greece to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, visited the Faculty of Archaeology. Her Excellency reached out to Leiden University with the purpose to collaborate and engage with us.
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Tobias van der Wal
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Renske Janssen
Faculty of Humanities
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Network on Greek Sanctuaries Leads to New Perspectives on Antiquity
A group of experts on ancient Greek religious practices has joined forces in the form of the HIERON network. In a grassroots fashion, they decided to host frequent get-togethers in order to share experiences, research ideas, and interdisciplinary views. Leiden archaeologist Michael Kerschner was one…
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Holding the Byvanck Chair in times of corona
Professor Caroline Vout, Cambridge University, was awarded the Leiden University Byvanck Chair in 2020. In a pre-Covid-19 world, the Byvanck Chair would stay in Leiden for seminars, lectures, and research activities. Instead, the pandemic disrupted this schedule. Last month, Vout taught her masterclass…
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Riia Timonen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Hugo Koning
Faculty of Humanities
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Nicky Schreuder
Faculteit Archeologie