Working Spatial Politics in the late-medieval Eastern Mediterranean Dr. Myrto Veikou University of Patra Online (Teams) lecture The paper contributes five case studies to the broad discussion of spolia use by late medieval and early modern multicultural communities. Based on archaeological evidence from three religious and two defensive public buildings in modern Greece and Turkey,…

Shared resources and collective action in Archaic to Hellenistic Greece Dr. Axel Frejman Utrecht University, Ancient History and Classical Civilizations Axel Frejman will present his current research which investigates the possible existence of commons regimes of governance in ancient Greece. Sanctuaries are a promising case for such shared decision-making, and a primary field of investigation…

Beyond the Altar Dynamic Intersections of Space, Identity, and Ritual in Ancient Religions Hosted by the Master Apprentice Group Sacrality January 29th, 2025 | 13:00 | Drift 25 – 101 (hybrid via Teams-link) This symposium will explore the dynamic interplay of physical, cultural, and spiritual dimensions that shaped ancient sanctuaries and religious rituals. Through cutting-edge…

This meeting will be devoted to three shorter talks: Former UU student and current PhD Judith Hendriksma will speak about her research on cult places of Hekate at Manchester University. Sacrality group member Sergio Rémon Alvarez will speak to us about the excavations at Antiocheia at Cragum, of which he has been a part for…

Folkert de Vries and Leon Kamermans have been creating amazing 3D images for a publication of the vases and we are now looking for students interested to contribute to the project and in the process learn more about 3D imaging.

Jill Hillditch (UvA) From ritual centre to maritime sanctuary: the case of Keros in the Aegean Early Bronze Age Wednesday, December 11, 17.15-19.00 Location: Drift 25 – 005 The Cycladic island of Keros and the adjacent islet of Dhaskalio have been the subject of numerous archaeological investigations since the 1960s, in an attempt to understand…

Tuesday, November 26, 17.15-19.00 Location: Drift 25 – 005             This talk will focus on the question of using digital approaches to map out human experiences over time. ‘Deep-mapping the Asklepieion of Pergamon’ is a project that centers on the wide variety of spatial narratives at a sanctuary by mapping…

Conference, 23–26 June 2022 Conference Center Soeterbeeck, Ravenstein, The Netherlands For the history of Greece, one of the main ‘anchor’ dates is 480 BCE. In that year, the Persian armies led by king Xerxes occupied large parts of Greece. For the history of Greece, both before and after the Persian wars, the watershed of 480…

Tuesday, April 13 16.00 Josine Blok The explosive growth of studies of citizenship in ancient Greece of the past twenty, thirty years has given us a wealth of new evidence and exciting viewpoints. But the results are also quite bewildering – the variety of civic practices in ancient Greece and of the academic approaches to…

Sacrality and The Greek Polis invites you to join an online guest lecture hosted by Utrecht University on January 27th 16:00-17:30 CET. Utrecht has asked Dr. Jessica Paga (College of William & Mary) to speak about her newest book release titled, Building Democracy in Late Archaic Athens. Jessica’s lecture will discuss monumental structures and their…