The Ancient Worlds Network brings together staff and graduate students in LIAS working on the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern world. Our expertise covers a wide range of areas and disciplines, including the study of Ancient Arabia, Assyriology, Coptic Studies, Egyptology, Hebrew and Aramaic Studies, ancient Iranian Studies, Papyrology, linguistics, the study of religions, and the history of philosophy and science. The aim of the network is threefold. First, we want to stimulate scientific debate and synergy among faculty and graduate students engaged in the study of the ancient world at LIAS. To this aim we regularly organize discussion sessions on "Current Debates" in our respective fields. Second, we aim to reflect on current and future challenges to our various academic fields and to propose strategies for improving our resilience and versatility. Third, we will contribute to improving facilities for graduate training in ancient world studies at LIAS through a "Teaching Lab", designed and implemented to facilitate graduate teaching training.

Lecture Series Ancient Worlds Lunch Talks

Fall semester 2023: every other Monday 12:00-13:00 - free pizza and everyone is welcome to bring lunch.

This will be an opportunity to exchange ideas and latest research in an informal atmosphere with a small audience of MA and PhD students, Postdocs and Faculty of the ONOS and CAC program and all interested students and colleagues of Classics, History and Archaeology.

List of speakers and schedule:

October 9^th, 2023: Conquest and Continuity in an Iron Age II Israelite Town: The 2023 Season of the Kinneret Regional Project – Mark Eertink (MA candidate in Assyriology)
12:00-13:00, Matthias de Vrieshof 3, room 104 (Verbarium)

October 23^rd, 2023: The Curious Case of Pyramid Peppermint – Jesse Millek (NINO research fellow)
12:00-13:00, Matthias de Vrieshof 3, room 104 (Verbarium)

November 6^th, 2023: Jesus and Other Builder-Craftsmen in the Roman World – Raimo Hakola (co-director excavations at Horvat Kur/senior lecturer New Testament Studies Helsinki)
12:00-13:00, Matthias de Vrieshof 3, room 104 (Verbarium)

November 20^th, 2023: Remodeling Punic Artifacts in Dutch Collections: The ASOR Digital Scanning Initiative – Brien Garnand (NINO research fellow)
12:00-13:00, Matthias de Vrieshof 3, room 104 (Verbarium)

December 4^th, 2023: Cherchez la femme (in Babylonia)?  – Dina Katz (NINO research fellow)
12:00-13:00, Matthias de Vrieshof 3, room 104 (Verbarium)

• assyriology
• coptic
• egyptology
• hebrew and aramaic language and literature
• history of philosophy
• iranian studies
• papyrology
• religious studies