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Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
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An interdisciplinary research centre at Durham University (UK), promoting and facilitating archaeological, historical and cultural explorations of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East.
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This Friday (24th), starting at 2pm, we're delighted to welcome Prof. Fernando Lozano Gómez and Prof. Elena Muñiz Grijalvo for a double seminar on "Staging imperial power in the Roman empire". In person at 38 North Bailey, @durhamclassics.bsky.social; or contact us for a link to join online.
Carved relief of Claudius from the Sebasteion at Aphrodisias. In the centre of the scene, the emperor, naked, strides across the panel in vigorous motion, framed behind by a billow of drapery. He receives in his right hand a cornucopia with the fruits of the earth from a small figure emerging from the ground. On the right he receives a steering oar from a sea figure or marine tritoness. She has fish legs and a fish-scale skirt. Image and text adapted from the website of the Aphrodisias Excavations Project.
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Join us this Thursday (29/05) @4pm for a masterclass by Prof. Sam Turner (Newcastle): 'The Medieval Mediterranean landscape: practical approaches to understanding its historic character and archaeology’. In person at 38 North Bailey, Durham, or online: contact us for the link.
A venerable tree on a stony hillside; a figure, tiny in comparison, stands underneath it. In the background, a view across the sparsely wooded valley towards more hills and a low mountain.
May 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Our first seminar of 2025: join us, in person or online, to hear Dr Giorgia Nicosia discuss the Syriac reception of Greek prophecies about Christ. 4th Feb, 6pm, in the Dept of Classics & Ancient History, Durham.
A flyer for the CAMNE seminar, 'From Apollo to Muhammad: Syriac polemical use of Greek prophecies about Christ', delivered by Dr Giorgia Nicosia (Universiteit Gent). 4th February 2025, 6pm, Ritson Room (CL007), Department of Classics & Ancient History, Durham University. For online attendance, contact mara.nicosia@durham.ac.uk.
January 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM