Research

  • Reconfiguring Diaspora

    This project aims to reconfigure the classical notion of Jewish Diasporic communities in the Late Antique and Early Medieval period.

    Prof. dr. Leonard Rutgers
    Leonard Rutgers

  • Constructing the Limes

    This project investigates the function and impact of borders in the Roman world, with a focus on the limes, the border of the Roman Empire.

    Saskia Stevens

  • Sacrality and the Greek Polis

    Sacrality and the Greek Polis studies the development of “sacredness” in Greek society (1200-300 BCE).

    Dr. Floris van den Eijnde
    Floris van den Eijnde

  • Peace Portal

    The PEACE Portal of Epigraphy, Archaeology, Conservation and Education explores Jewish funerary culture through the ages.

    Dr. Ortal-Paz Saar
    Ortal-Paz Saar

  • International Congress of Christian Archaeology

    This 5-yearly congress provides archaeologists working on early Christianity and Late Antiquity with a forum to share their latest discoveries and insights.

    Prof. dr. Leonard Rutgers
    Leonard Rutgers

  • Kirkos: Academic Study of Magic and Ritual

    This project explores the interrelation between magical texts and artefacts from different cultures, across time and space.

    Dr. Ortal-Paz Saar
    Ortal-Paz Saar

More projects

The Islamication of North Africa

Project leader: Antonia Bosanquet

Late Antique Rhetoric and Historiography

Project leader: Diederik Burgersdijk

History of Dutch Classical Education

Project leader: Diederik Burgersdijk

Shifting Frontiers, Imagined Geographies

Project leader: Milinda Hoo

Genetic Legacies

Project leader: Leonard Rutgers

The Hellenistic Empires

Project leader: Rolf Strootman

  • Imperial Ideologies
  • Royal Courts and Ritual
  • Religious Interactions
  • Iran and Central Asia

 

The Imperial City

Project leader: Rolf Strootman