School of Classics, University of St Andrews

03/06/2026

"Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity, AD 300-800"


📆 22 to 23 July 2026
📍 In-person: Room S4, Swallowgate, School of Classics, University of St Andrews
💻️ Online: MS Teams

Spaces limited. Registration essential.
To book, email Ian B***e at [email protected] by 5pm Friday 3 July 2026.

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Poverty was a defining element in late antique and early medieval societies, shaping economic structures, social relations, cultural values, and political hierarchies. This two-day conference will analyse the dynamics of poverty from an interdisciplinary perspective, examining how poverty drivers and resilience strategies marked the social and economic condition and lived experiences of destitute and vulnerable groups across the Mediterranean during a period of unprecedented historical transformations.

This conference is generously funded by the School of Classics, the Past and Present Society, the EDI committee/CUCD, and the Institute of Classical Studies.

02/06/2026

"Land and Power in the Later Roman World "


📆 29 June to 1 July 2026
📍 Tübingen

Please send enquiries to Dr Giordana Franceschini, [email protected]

The conference is part of the project "Land and Loyalty: the Politics of Land in the Late Roman World". It aims to re-examine the links between land and power in the late Roman world in their legal, socio-economic and material dimensions. By bringing together scholars from different disciplines and academic traditions, the event will survey recent academic developments and hope to establish a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework for understanding land ownership in the period between 300 and 600 CE.

**Keynote**
Paul du Plessis

**Confirmed speakers**
Ian B***e
James Burns
Alberto Dalla Rosa
Damián Fernández
Roy Flechner
Kevin Hoogeveen
Sophie Kovarik
Ralph Mathisen
Paulo Pachá
Pierfrancesco Porena
Konstantin Schönleber
Simona Tarozzi
Paolo Tedesco
Francesco Verrico
Eugenia Vitello
John Weisweiler

The papers presented at the conference will be considered for inclusion in an edited volume that aims to map the state of the art in this field.

The conference language will be English.

**Conference organisers**
Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner, Carlos Machado, Giordana Franceschini, Becca Grose
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01/06/2026

"The travels of Edward Falkener: a Victorian architect in Ottoman Anatolia"
(Sebastian Marshall)

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29/05/2026

"Violence and social competition in late antique Egypt: women as victims and adjudicators"
(Anna Kelley)

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28/05/2026

Laura Bassi Scholarship, Summer 2026.
Provides editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study. Open to every discipline.

⏰ Apply by 12 July 2026
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27/05/2026

"The origins of the Tiber Island in Rome"
(Andrea L. Brock, et al)

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26/05/2026

Santander International Exchange Grants support doctoral students in building international networks and raising their academic profile.

Next application deadline: 15 July 2026
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25/05/2026

"A critical note on Servius' 'Commentary' on Verg. Aen. 6.1–2. "
(Philip Boserup-Lemire)

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22/05/2026

"The Adult Gaze: Looking Again at Children and Young People in Peace and Conflict"
(Alice König, et al), International Political Sociology, Volume 20, Issue 3.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1093/ips/olaf037

Abstract. Young people are often talked about as “the future,” with the dual implication that they will inherit the results of contemporary decision-making

21/05/2026

"A new approach to the Elgin Marbles: archaeology, intimacy and collecting"
Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis’s timely project offers a novel perspective on the story of the Elgin Marbles...
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