Posted under Classics & Archaeology
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Mediterranean Archaeologists Gather Online
In January 2021, over 200 archaeologists of the Mediterranean came together online for the inaugural Mediterranean Archaeology Australasian Research Community (MAARC) conference. The digital conference, organised …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2021/04/01/mediterranean-archaeologists-gather-online
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Classics on YouTube: An Interview with John Henry
In 2018, current MA candidate in Classics John Henry created his own YouTube channel, Foxwede History, where he delivers mini-lectures on myth, literature and history through …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2021/02/09/classics-on-youtube-an-interview-with-john-henry
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Introducing MAARC: A New Network for Mediterranean Archaeologists in Australasia
In 2020, Gijs Tol (University of Melbourne) and Jeremy Armstrong (University of Auckland) led a new initiative aimed at bringing together Australasian archaeologists of the Mediterranean. …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2021/01/08/introducing-maarc-a-new-network-for-mediterranean-archaeologists-in-australasia
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Spotlight on Postgraduate Research in Classics
Read about some of the fascinating doctoral projects currently underway in Classics and Ancient History, courtesy of the Classics & Archaeology Postgraduate Society. The Society’s committee …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/09/25/spotlight-on-postgraduate-research-in-classics
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Other Awful Years in History
Around the world, people can’t wait for 2020 to end. COVID-19 has killed close to a million people globally over the course of the pandemic. On …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/09/21/other-awful-years-in-history
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Welcome Dr Lieve Donnellan!
This semester we welcome Dr Lieve Donnellan, incoming Lecturer in Classical Archaeology. Lieve comes to the university from her previous role as Assistant Professor of Classical …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/09/08/welcome-dr-lieve-donnellan
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Volcanic Winter and Pandemic Pandemonium
A terrible onslaught of bubonic plague in the sixth century abruptly ended Emperor Justinian’s dream of reunifying the Roman empire and caused massive geopolitical upheaval. Associate …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/08/16/volcanic-winter-and-pandemic-pandemonium
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Chris Bendle
Chris Bendle, ‘The Office of Magister Militum in the 4th Century CE: A Study into the Political and Military History of the Later Roman Empire’ (MA …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/08/15/chris-bendle
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The Inaugural SHAPS Optimus Awards
In 2019 SHAPS Head of School Professor Margaret Cameron launched a new set of annual awards. Through the Optimus Awards, SHAPS will recognise and celebrate members …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/08/14/the-inaugural-shaps-optimus-awards
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Hagia Sophia Reigns Serene
Istanbul’s 1,500 year-old Hagia Sophia has a tumultuous history and its return to being a mosque is only the latest twist for a building that has …
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/07/23/hagia-sophia-reigns-serene
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