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Section of the masonry of the amphitheatre in El Djem.
© Alte Geschichte OS
The Basilica of Constantine, exterior view of the gigantic masonry.
© Nicole Diersen
Mosaic ceiling in the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
Cover image for the monograph and source book ‘Basilissa’.
© Nicole Diersen
The library.
© Friedrich Brüggemann;
Amphitheatre in El Djem.
The Basilica of Constantine in Trier.
Mosaic ceiling in the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
Cover image for the monograph and source book ‘Basilissa’.
The library.

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Workshop "Lebenswelten Athens im 4. Jh. v.Chr."

 Associate Professor Dr. Markus Sehlmeyer

Athens in the 4th century BC is particularly well known thanks to a large number of sources - speeches, but also [...]

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Group photo of the participants at the In (E)motion conference in front of Osnabrück Castle.
© Friedrich Brüggemann;

Conference In (E)motion: Emotions as the motor of the ancient world

The conference, organized by  Nicole Diersen from 16.01. to 18.01.2025, served to raise awareness of new research approaches from emotion research in ancient studies and to demonstrate their added value for ancient studies research through an interdisciplinary [...]

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