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Tomek discusses the epigraphical landscape of early Islamic Izra (southern Syria)Written by on 6/9/2022
On 9 June 2022, Tomek gave a talk “The epigraphical landscape of Izra (southern Syria) in the Islamic period” during the conference “Poles in the Near East. An Archaeological Conference [Polacy na Bliskim Wschodzie. Konferencja Archaeologiczna]” organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Studies, University of Warsaw. Abstract: Numerous Greek inscriptions were written in Hauran […]
Julia speaks on the imitators of Pope DamasusWritten by on 6/2/2022
On 2 June, Julia presented the first results of her doctoral project on the imitators of Pope Damasus during the Warsaw Ewa Wipszycka’s Late Antique Seminar. Her talk titled “Epigrammata pseudodamasiana and the culture of commemoration and patronage of Roman city elites in the 4th–6th centuries” gathered a large number of attendees, both online and […]
Krzysztof Nawotka explores the epigraphic cultures of the Eastern MediterraneanWritten by on 6/1/2022
On 30 May, our project’s guest, Krzysztof Nawotka (University of Wroclaw), gave a talk at the Warsaw “Papyrology and Epigraphy Seminar” on the epigraphic curves and fluctuating numbers of inscriptions from the Eastern Mediterranean. Being a laureate of two Maestro grants from the Polish National Science Centre, he leads a team closely exploring differences in […]
Julia’s short research stay at Cologne and BonnWritten by on 5/25/2022
In May, Julia went to Cologne, to do research on her doctoral thesis at the libraries of the Universität zu Köln and the Universität Bonn. At Bonn, she was warmly received by prof. Julia Hillner who offered her lots of hints on the epigraphy of late antique Rome. The stay was generously funded by a […]
Emiliano Fiori presents on apocryphal writingsWritten by on 5/9/2022
On 12 May, the Warsaw Late Antique Seminar hosted our project’s guest Emiliano Bronisław Fiori (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) with a talk tilted „Re-thinking the hereafter in Egypt during the Origenist crisis: The Apocalypse of Paul”. Emiliano is an ERC grant holder exploring Syriac apocryphal traditions of Late Antiquity. Abstract: The Apocalypse of Paul, or […]