Ostraka—texts written on small objects, generally potsherds—have received relatively little attention from both archaeologists and scholars who work on ancient texts. But they were found everywhere in the… Read More
This talk introduces some of the work of a research project called "Trafficking Culture," funded by the European Research Council, which aims to produce an evidence-based picture… Read More
Material culture studies are changing much of what is known about the ancient and late Roman Mediterranean world. But many of the ethical considerations that the archaeological community has championed for… Read More
Joanne Cutler, PhD, is an expert on ancient textiles and a staff member at the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen.
Amazons—fierce horsewomen-archers on the fringes of the known world—were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles battled Amazon queens and the Athenians reveled in their victory over… Read More
Plato's Apology is a literary and philosophical masterpiece. It offers a vivid portrait of Socrates and ariveting answer to the question at the heart of Greek philosophy: "How ought one to… Read More
Chariton’s Callirhoe, earliest of the extant Greek novels, assigns a prominent role to zēlotupiā (“jealousy”), which not only functions as the driving force behind the plot, but also… Read More
Seneca has been called an "egregius vitiorum insectator," an "outstanding persecutor of vices," and sometimes the vices toward which he turned his attacks were his own. A tendency toward self-criticism or self-… Read More
This presentation will introduce my new project on legal culture in the world of the Roman provinces, and suggest that (a) there emerged a new interest in law in the first three centuries AD, revolving in… Read More
