Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

Introduction
The Department's lively research culture includes regular research seminars, which offer the chance to hear visiting scholars from elsewhere in the UK and from overseas as well as opportunities for staff and postgraduates to present research in progress in a friendly and constructive environment. These occasions also allow MA students to broaden their knowledge of the ancient world and gain a better sense of how research develops as part of an interactive process.

Our Research Centres
The Department is also involved with several Research centres: the Centre for Ancient Drama and its Reception (CADRE), Institute for Study of Slavery (ISOS) and the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies.


The Centre was established in 2007 with the aim of fostering interest in the Late Antique period in western Europe and the Byzantine Empire in the Balkans, north Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, broadly during the period c. AD 300 to AD 900. The Centre is a joint venture between the Departments of Archaeology and Classics, both of which have strong traditions in the field. The Honorary President is Wolf Liebeschuetz, Emeritus Professor of Classics and a distinguished scholar in late antique studies.

Welcome

The Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies was established in 2007 with the aim of fostering interest in the Late Antique period in western Europe and the Byzantine Empire in the Balkans, north Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, broadly during the period c. AD 300 to AD 900. The Centre is a joint venture between the Departments of Archaeology and Classics, both of which have strong traditions in the field. The Honorary President is Wolf Liebeschuetz, Emeritus Professor of Classics and a distinguished scholar in late antique studies.

The initial objective of the Centre is to host an annual series of research seminars, and in the longer-term to hold conferences on themes arising from the research interests of relevant staff.

For further information, contact Dr Doug Lee (Classics), or Prof Andrew Poulter (Archaeology).