Hi all, As I’m sure you’ve guessed by now, our planned trip to the RMO for the Emperor Domitian exhibition is currently on hold as we patiently wait for a lockdown update. We are still planning on organising the event, as soon as possible, so do reach out to our education committee email in the…

Dear Teiresians, Due to the new Covid measures, in which cafes have to close at 20:00, we have to, unfortunately, cancel the Monthly Borrels of November and December. We hope to see you at the borrels of the new year, in which we hopefully can enjoy each other’s company again. Please note that from 2022…

“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn’t ask ourselves what it says but what it means…” The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco is a classic, as is the 1986 film adaptation starring the eternal Sean Connery. A Medievalist himself, Eco…

Oikos is organizing an event for all first- and second years, and recently graduated RMA students of antiquity! This might be interesting for some of you to get to know each other better! The event also includes two very interesting lectures on ‘Old and new borders in the Ancient World’ and ‘Migrant Literature in the…

This Thursday, September 23rd at 16:00 a new New Discoveries Seminar will take place. Prof. Jodi Magness will speak to us about her work at the archaeological site of Masada, in the form of an online meeting entitled “Masada: A Heroic Last Stand Against Rome”. Join us for this interesting lecture this Thursday! For more information…

Have you ever wondered how you could turn your master’s thesis into a publishable paper? Join our Lecture Series! In three days, experts from the world of academics and publishing will be presenting their advice on how to write your first publication. The aim is to cater specifically to our niche subjects of the Middle…

On behalf of Fokke Gerritsen of the NIT below is information on a fellowship offered jointly by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden and the Netherlands Institute in Turkey for a two-month research stay research in Istanbul (if travel is again permitted from late 2021).  The fellowship in short: – For a 2-month research stay…

Do you still have a good paper or thesis on a dusty shelf that would be a shame if it were left there? Or do you have a brilliant idea that you’ve never had the chance to develop? Then you are the person we are looking for. On Friday 19 and Saturday 20 November, the…

27 June 2022: Thesis Symposium (@ Drift 21 109, 13:00-17:00) 8 June 2022: Thesis Get-Together (@Buchelius Zaal, 13:15-18:00) 25 May 2022: Thesis Get-Together (@Buchelius Zaal, 13:15-18:00) 6 May 2022: Interclassic Symposium: Family (@ Drift 21 0.32, 12:00-17:00) 4 May 2022: Thesis Get-Together (@Buchelius Zaal, 13:15-18:00) 20-24 April 2022: Studie trip: Catania 13 April 2022: Thesis…