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		<title>Memory and impression: A walk-through in the Peloponnese.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tegea, 12–13 December 2019 The event is set to function as a herald of the temporary exhibition Memory and impression: A walk-through in the Peloponnese using ancient coins as a guide (to open in May 2020 at the Archaeological Museum of Tegea). The contributions to the Colloquium include perspectives by historians, numismatists, archaeologists, art historians, and so on, broadening the spectrum of the approaches and the information to be offered.  Organisers: KIKPE – Stassinopoulos-Viohalco Foundation – Ephorate of Antiquities of Arkadia Coordination: Yannis Stoyas, KIKPE Numismatic Collection, and Anna-Vasiliki Karapanagiotou, Ephorate of Antiquities of Arkadia Photo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Greek_Silver_Stater_of_Corinth.jpg]]></description>
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		<title>Movements between Asia Minor and the Balkans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been in many conferences in my research life but I have never encountered such a well organised conference as the one that takes place in Romania annually for the past five years. It is called Le Livre. la Roumanie. L&#8217; Europe but it invited panels across the spectrum of Humanities. Adrian Dumitru was kind to invite me for the second year to present a paper on the movement of coins from Asia Minor to The Balkans and vice versa. This time the conference took place in the resort city of Mamaia on the shores of the Black Sea. Even if the sea was too cold to swim, we all enjoyed the vast beach and the incredible views. We also had the advantage of having the town for ourselves, since all of its summer residents returned to their jobs back in Bucharest. Most memorable was the Romanian hospitality and kindness of the people who tried to help us weary travellers. With regard to the papers in our panel, I was happily surprised to notice that they were truly interdisciplinary and they covered all aspects of movements: people, ideas, artefacts e.t.c. The participants, most of which came from Balkan countries, elaborated on new evidence that indicate the close connections between the two geographical areas during the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods. It is always refreshing to listen to research based on newly acquired inscriptions that reveal hidden aspects of the ancient world. Such occasions do not appear often and should be appreciated at every turn.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek and Roman armies in Northern Balkans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 10:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a conference very close to my research interests. I would have liked to participate. Is anyone else going? &#8220;Call for Proposals &#8211; Annual Conference of the Metropolitan Library of Bucharest, Sinaia, Romania, 20-22 September 2011. Section IV c. WORKSHOP &#8220;Greek and Roman Armies in Northern Balkans : Conflicts and Integration of the Warrior Communities, Vth c. B.C.- IIId c. A.D. &#8221; This workshop is part of the research project &#8220;Warrior Structures and Exchanges between ancient Balkan Peoples&#8221;, Metropolitan Library of Bucharest, Bucharest University, Archaeological Institute of Tirana, University of Paris IV Sorbonne, UMR 8167 &#8220;East and Mediterranean &#8220;. The first workshop on this subject was hold in Bucharest in Sept. 2010 and the proceedings for 2010 will be published in the journal Dacia, Revue d&#8217;archéologie et d&#8217;histoire ancienne, 55 (2011). Strabo, in the seventh book of his Geography, distinguished as a coherent geographical set the regions located &#8220;between the Adriatic and the left part of the Euxine, separate from the first [ie other areas of northern and Eastern Europe] by the Ister and go south to Greece and Propontis&#8221; (Strabo, VII, 1, 1). We propose here to consider the consistency of this whole Balkan area, in terms of military relations between the peoples of the Balkans and the Greeks and the Romans, between the fifth century B.C. and the third century A.D. The different forms of these relationships and the exchanges that have accompanied them can inform us about the structures of these warrior societies, who are among the least known of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. The exchanges are not limited to purely commercial transactions : we will be interested in men and value products exchanged in warrior contexts. These relationships, in a military point of view, are conceived through two components : conflict, conquest and looting raids in one hand, and, in the other hand, the integration of warrior communities of the Balkans within the Greek and Roman armies. We will focus on the progressive integration of the Balkan peoples, Illyrians, Paeonians, Thracians, Celts and other peoples of the Danube valley, in Greek and Roman armies, from the classical area to the Roman rule, which seems to have put an end to a certain form of social and military organization in the region. The establishment of Roman rule seems indeed to be a break in the history of these peoples, whose bellicosity, channeled through the Hellenistic kingdoms by massive enlistments in the armies, then expressed through a resumption of looting raids and enduring conflicts with the Romans. The study of the modalities of the integration of these warriors in the Roman armies could allow a better understanding of the changes in the local warrior structures that occurred during the Roman period. We will focus particularly on coins, which can contribute significantly to the knowledge of the military operations led in the region and of the relationships between the warriors communities of the Balkan area and the Greek and Roman armies. Contributions covering literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources are also very welcome. Proposals should not exceed 300 words and are expected before 15 June 2011. Accepted languages: French and English. A limited number of travel bursaries may be offered. Papers should be sent by e-mail to Aliénor RUFIN SOLAS, Paris IV Sorbonne University, France : alienor.rufinsolas@gmail.com and Adrian DUMITRU, Metropolitan Library of Bucharest : seleukosnikator@yahoo.com&#8221; Classics list]]></description>
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		<title>Mediterranean Identities Conference Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, from the 26th to the 28th March, the International Conference „Mediterranean Identities: Formation and Transformation” took place in Leicester. This was part of the successful and long standing collaboration between the Department of Classics at the University of Nottingham and the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester. The participants, who came from around the globe and represented all five continents, had only one aim in mind: To discuss Identities. On Friday morning, I arrived an hour and a half earlier than the anticipated time at the venue in order to make certain that everything will run smoothly. At that point not even the reception was open. And yet, some of our delegates were already in the room, eager for the commencement of the proceedings. The trend continued over the next two days, signifying the interest that the topic arose to the people present at the conference. As expected, the starting point was not a straightforward one. From the beginning we faced problems with the photocopies, the computer and other minor details that can create havoc when they all happen at the same time. The Leicester University conference office has been most unhelpful, despite the hefty fee they got paid. Mark and I have been left in our own devices, trying to sort out the registration, setting up the powerpoint presentations, chairing the papers and, last but not least, twittering. Amidst the chaos, broadcasting the conference through twitter did not happen for the first few hours. Only when the dust settled have I managed to write a few lines for each paper. The next few days no major crisis took place. The highlight of the meeting was, of course, the four course meal we enjoyed at Kayal, a southern Indian restaurant at the center of Leicester. It was an excellent introduction to Indian cuisine, especially for those who have never tasted Indian food before. We stayed there for hours sampling one dish after the other, without realizing that it was already midnight and some of the people had to catch the last train back to Nottingham. With regard to the intellectual aspect of the conference, I have to admit that I am more confused than ever. Before the meeting started I was persuaded that I had a fair idea about the subject of Identities and that I knew what direction should be taken in order to advance such studies. This is no longer the case. For three whole days we have been questioning the very definition of Identity and the subcategories it consists of. For three whole days we have been trying to find ways to overcome the myriad problems such studies entail and to develop a coherent and acceptable to all methodology. So far, we have agreed that we disagree. The level of disagreement became even more acute when some of the participants declared openly that Identities should not be studied at all and under any circumstances. And although I am against such nihilistic approaches, I would have to agree that the topic is infested with misunderstandings, obscure statements, unclear boundaries, ambiguous methodologies and sociological theoretical models that cannot always be applied to the ancient world. On the whole, it‘s a mess! Therefore, it is imperative for at least some of the papers to be published in a collective volume that will deal mainly with the Theory of Identities in the Ancient World. I hope that such a volume will become a “How To” guide to ancient historians, archaeologists and classicists, who aspire to study the subject. The shortcomings of such a publication are self evident, given the complexity of the issues. However, I remain hopeful that the book will be a valuable addition to the existing publications, it will offer a rounded overview of the study of Identities, and it will indicate the “right” way forward.]]></description>
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