Oxford University Byzantine Society
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The official Bluesky account of the Oxford University Byzantine Society.
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Follow for updates about our activities & for all things Late Antique and Byzantine at Oxford!
28th OUBS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE CONFERENCE - Call for Papers
Decline and Flourish: new Paradigms of Decline and Renewal in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.
Find the full CfP here! oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/2...
Submit your abstracts by Nov 29th - we can't wait to see them. 🦅
Decline and Flourish: new Paradigms of Decline and Renewal in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.
Find the full CfP here! oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/2...
Submit your abstracts by Nov 29th - we can't wait to see them. 🦅
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
28th OUBS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE CONFERENCE - Call for Papers
Decline and Flourish: new Paradigms of Decline and Renewal in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.
Find the full CfP here! oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/2...
Submit your abstracts by Nov 29th - we can't wait to see them. 🦅
Decline and Flourish: new Paradigms of Decline and Renewal in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.
Find the full CfP here! oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/2...
Submit your abstracts by Nov 29th - we can't wait to see them. 🦅
⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
The final member is our Secretary Nidanu, who joins us from AMES. Nidanu is a 1st year DPhil in Syriac, with research concentrating on eco-criticism in Syriac texts. She's most excited to provide new opportunities for students to showcase their work this year!
The final member is our Secretary Nidanu, who joins us from AMES. Nidanu is a 1st year DPhil in Syriac, with research concentrating on eco-criticism in Syriac texts. She's most excited to provide new opportunities for students to showcase their work this year!
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
The final member is our Secretary Nidanu, who joins us from AMES. Nidanu is a 1st year DPhil in Syriac, with research concentrating on eco-criticism in Syriac texts. She's most excited to provide new opportunities for students to showcase their work this year!
The final member is our Secretary Nidanu, who joins us from AMES. Nidanu is a 1st year DPhil in Syriac, with research concentrating on eco-criticism in Syriac texts. She's most excited to provide new opportunities for students to showcase their work this year!
⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
Our new Treasurer Michael is a 2nd year LABS MPhil Student, researching Middle Byzantine court politics and ceremony. He is most excited to help plan our annual research trip, which we're all so excited for!
Our new Treasurer Michael is a 2nd year LABS MPhil Student, researching Middle Byzantine court politics and ceremony. He is most excited to help plan our annual research trip, which we're all so excited for!
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
Our new Treasurer Michael is a 2nd year LABS MPhil Student, researching Middle Byzantine court politics and ceremony. He is most excited to help plan our annual research trip, which we're all so excited for!
Our new Treasurer Michael is a 2nd year LABS MPhil Student, researching Middle Byzantine court politics and ceremony. He is most excited to help plan our annual research trip, which we're all so excited for!
⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
Starting with our new President, Madeleine Duperouzel, a 2nd year DPhil student in History. Her research interests include women in the Late Antique countryside, papyri, visual & material culture, and she thinks everyone needs to go see the mosaics at Piazza Armerina.
Starting with our new President, Madeleine Duperouzel, a 2nd year DPhil student in History. Her research interests include women in the Late Antique countryside, papyri, visual & material culture, and she thinks everyone needs to go see the mosaics at Piazza Armerina.
October 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
Starting with our new President, Madeleine Duperouzel, a 2nd year DPhil student in History. Her research interests include women in the Late Antique countryside, papyri, visual & material culture, and she thinks everyone needs to go see the mosaics at Piazza Armerina.
Starting with our new President, Madeleine Duperouzel, a 2nd year DPhil student in History. Her research interests include women in the Late Antique countryside, papyri, visual & material culture, and she thinks everyone needs to go see the mosaics at Piazza Armerina.
OUBS Member Dr. Chloé Agar has recently been involved in 2 great digital humanities projects: creating an archive of Egyptian graffiti and contributing to the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity database. Have a gander below!
portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/Graffiti_Gaz...
csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?r...
portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/Graffiti_Gaz...
csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?r...
September 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
OUBS Member Dr. Chloé Agar has recently been involved in 2 great digital humanities projects: creating an archive of Egyptian graffiti and contributing to the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity database. Have a gander below!
portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/Graffiti_Gaz...
csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?r...
portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/Graffiti_Gaz...
csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?r...