Roman Discussion Forum, Wed 1-2pm
Wednesday 1pm - 2pm, every week during term
Lecture room, Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont St
Convenors: Professor Andrew Wilson (andrew.wilson@arch.ox.ac.uk), Maria Theodora Tzeli and Marie Theres Wittmann.
Click on the document linked below for the current schedule of talks for this seminar series:
Week 1 October 14
No meeting
Week 2 October 21
Augustus and the First Roman Obelisks
Prof. J. Clayton Fant, University of Akron (Emeritus)
Week 3 October 28
The Continuing Story of the Embolos: Losing and Finding Post-Curial Elites in the Archaeology and Epigraphy of Late Antique Ephesos
Dr Arkadiy Avdokhin, Wolfson College, Oxford
Week 4 November 4
The Black Sea viewed through Roman Coin Hoards Professor Christopher Howgego, Oxford
Week 5 November 11
Monuments of Power on the Edge of the Roman Empire Prof. Johannes Lipps, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
Week 6 November 18
The Lived Experience of Roman Labour: Working Conditions, Well-Being, and Asymmetrical Dependencies in Ancient Working Environments
Dr Elizabeth Murphy, Florida State University, USA
Week 7 November 25
Stadia and Gymnasia in Asia Minor in the Long Late Antiquity
Dr Başak Kalfa, Oxford
Week 8 December 2
Unknown Pergamon. New findings from Late Antiquity Dr Ulrich Mania, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Istanbul
The series presents new and interesting work on all aspects of Roman archaeology - art, architecture, economy, settlement, technology, etc. The audience is staff, postdocs, graduate students, and others interested in Roman archaeology.
The seminar was established in 2002 to provide a focus for the research community in Roman archaeology which was then nascent and has grown substantially since. It has established itself as a very popular seminar with a core loyal following, swelled by masters and DPhil students. It aims to expose students and staff to a range of exciting and innovative approaches in Roman archaeology, and to provide a venue for visiting speakers as well as local faculty, and also the opportunity for DPhil students to present papers in an amicably critical setting.