oktober
Vine-growing and winemaking in the Roman world
A 3-day hybrid event in honor of Jean-Pierre Brun to discuss new data, trends and approaches to Roman viticulture and wine production.
KNIR Research Dialogue: Indigenous Epistemology and Early Modern Science
by Marcy Norton (University of Pennsylvania)
20 October 2021 at 17.00 CET, hybrid event
KNIR Colloquium: Plaster face casts and the heritage of colonialism and racial science
This year’s first colloquium has been organized by Fenneke Sysling (Leiden University) and will be held from 18 till 20 October. You are welcome to attend the public lecture Densità e opacità degli oggetti sensibili. Prospettive nella curatela delle collezioni coloniali by Rosa Anna Di Lella (Museo delle Civilità di Roma) on Tuesday 19 October at 17.00 CET at the institute.
Byzantine Rome
september
Zoomsessie: Van ‘zona rossa’ tot ‘Green Pass’. Tips voor een Romereis in 2021/2022
augustus
Practicum: Mining Library Treasures
Postponed to 23-30 August 2021
juli
Summer School: Cultures of Science and Art in Rome, 1400-1900
Postponed to 28 July – 6 August 2021
Nascholingscursus De interdisciplinaire Romereis
Verplaatst naar 23-28 juli 2021
Keynote Lecture: The Theology of a Pagan Philosopher
Monday 12 July at 17.00h our visiting professor Rainer Hirsch-Luipold will present his current research on the fascinating pagan-religious thinker Plutarch of Chaeronea, who inspired creative minds such as Shakespeare, Montaigne, Schiller and even Beethoven. Please join us live (RSVP: secretary@knir.it) or on Zoom.
KNIR Research Dialogues Francesca Diosono
7 July 2021 at 17.00 CET
juni
Seminar: Latin Epigraphy on Location
Postponed to 22 June – 1 July 2021
Seminar: Constantijn en Rome
Komt te vervallen vanwege Covid-19
mei
KNIR Research Dialogues Andrea Mammone
26 May 2021 at 17.00 CET
KNIR Research Dialogues Davide Domenici
12 May 2021 at 17.00 CET
april
maart
Seminar: Excavating National Pasts
CANCELLED due to Covid-19
Seminar: Early Roman Imperialism in the Making
Suspended due to Covid-19
New Date TBA
februari
Masterclass: A Greek Philosopher and Priest of Apollo in Rome. Plutarch’s Religious Philosophy and its Impact on Christian Thinking
Plutarch, the Platonist philosopher and priest of Apollo at Delphi, is the most prolific and erudite Greek author with an enormous oeuvre covering issues ranging from history and biography through natural sciences and art to ethics and theology. During his stay in Rome Plutarch wrote lives of illustrious Greeks and Romans and expressed in some of them his view of religion and God (Romulus, Numa, Cicero). The seminar will have a special focus on these Lives together with Roman Questions and other writings discussing matters of religion and theology.
januari
Winter School: Roma Caput Mundi
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
september
Practicum: Exploring Mountain Society in Ancient Samnium
In this field school, you explore the archaeology of mountain society with a small, international team in mountain sites in the Apennines. Together we develop the best field methodology for each site, combining Lidar, satellite and drone data with hard old-fashioned field work. The history and archaeology of ancient societies often focus on coastal settlements in fertile plains, well-connected by the Mediterranean Sea. Mountain society has been understudied because of negative, primitive stereotyping, and simply because field work is much harder in thin air and thick vegetation. Yet, highland sites in the Apennines were often much larger and more complex than previously thought. In this campaign, we try to shed light on sites such as hillforts, and their role in ancient society. Besides practical skills in the field, in the lab you learn to process Lidar, drone and other data. The campaign is physically demanding, but guarantees beautiful views of the Italian mountains.