Roman Mobilities and their Afterlives

07/02/25 - Course introduction, and 'meet and greet', hosted by Matthew and Adrastos (Glasgow) - Matthew Fox (University of Glasgow): Mobility, Nation, and Culture: Greek education in Rome 14/02/25 - Sabine Luciani (Aix-Marseille Université): Rome’s relationship to Greece through the case of Philosophy” - Luis Unceta Gómez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid): Mobility in Latin 21/02/25 - Zoa Alonso Fernández (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid): The moving body and Roman dance. A study on performativity” - Giorgio Ferri (Sapienza Università di Roma): Ritual movements of persons and animals in Roman Religion 28/02/25 - Florica Mihuț (University of Bucharest): Exile, social mobility, and the exclusion from the citizen body in ancient Rome - Pedro Duarte (Aix-Marseille Université): Mobility and language contacts through the Roman Empire in the 1st century CE 7/03/25 - Alexandra Lițu (University of Bucharest): Religious practices and mobility on the edges of the Empire - Katell Berthelot (Aix-Marseille Université): Jewish mobilities in the Roman Empire 14/03/25 - Valentin Bottez (University of Bucharest): Mithra? - Adrastos Omissi (Glasgow): The Romans in Britain 21/03/25 - Javier Moralejo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid): “The mobility of the Roman army through the Western Empire” - Sanaa Hassab (University Hassan II Casablanca): Patrimonies and the strategy of creating heritage: concepts and limits of application 28/03/25 - Student workshop 1 (2h). Concluding discussion, debate and synthesis 11/04/25 - Student Workshop 2 (2h): Planning of the team projects 06/06/25 - Meeting to consolidate preparations for the mobility element of the course - Students meet tutors in groups to share progress on research topics Delve into the Roman Empire with this multidisciplinary exploration of the concept of mobility.

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2025-02-07

Virtual Part closing date 2025-04-11

Total student workload 165

Specific field of studies Ancient History Archaeology Classical Literature Latin and Greek Language Ancient Philosophy Mediterranean Studies Anthropology Heritage Management

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter Level of English (According to CEFR)

Academic pre-requisites for applicants Essential: Experience of university level of study of Ancient Rome Desirable: Experience of the study of Latin (at any level)

Physical Part starting date 2025-06-16

Physical Part Description The physical part will be based at the University of Glasgow, and will include excursions to archaeological sites and museums in the area and in the North of England. The remains of the Roman presence in this area represent a unique resource for considering the core themes of international mobility from a historical perspective. Equally unique is the dimension of heritage management and cultural reception of antiquity. The integration and restoration of these monuments, and their place in the physical landscape, raise multi-layered questions about the heritage management, and the cultural reception of the Roman past which will give a special educational value to these site visits. The remains of the Roman border, the history of its preservation and reconstruction, and the associated material remains of the Northern frontier, will present students with a challenging and little-explored set of research questions about national identity, empire-building, and the preservation and appropriation of material remains. There will be object handling sessions at the Hunterian Museum, an excursion from Glasgow to view the surviving remains of the Antonine Wall, and a longer spent visiting Hadrian's wall and sites associated with it, including Vindolanda, Arbeia, Broccolitia, Housesteads.

Physical Part closing date 2025-06-20

Language level required B2

Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities

Course location Glasgow, UK

Course language English