Posted under Classics & Archaeology

  1. Happy Ancient Roman Mother’s Day

    SHAPS Honorary Tamara Lewit explores the celebration of Mother’s Day in ancient Rome, in this article, republished from Pursuit. Although the words ‘ancient Rome’ might evoke …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/05/14/happy-ancient-roman-mothers-day

  2. Revisiting Frazer’s Golden Bough

    In February 2023, Dr Caroline Tully, archaeologist and honorary fellow in SHAPS, and Dr Stephanie Budin, ancient historian and independent scholar, hosted the international conference Shaking …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/04/11/revisiting-frazers-golden-bough

  3. All Rivers Lead to Rome

    SHAPS Honorary Fellow Tamara Lewit explores the rivers of the Roman Empire and their river craft in this article, republished from Pursuit. The expression ‘All roads …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/04/04/all-rivers-lead-to-rome

  4. A Settlement for the Ages at Rabati, Southwest Georgia

    The Rabati project is part of the long-running GAIA (Georgian-Australian Investigations in Archaeology) initiative, founded by Tony and Claudia Sagona of the University of Melbourne with …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/12/19/a-settlement-for-the-ages-at-rabati-southwest-georgia

  5. Think you know your Ancient History?

    If you can identify your per se from your id est, or rattle off the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, test your wits against our …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/11/02/think-you-know-your-ancient-history

  6. An Interview with Associate Professor James Chong-Gossard

    SHAPS belatedly, if most cordially, congratulates James Chong-Gossard on his promotion to Associate Professor of Classics. James Harvey Kim On Chong-Gossard (affectionately known as K.O.) was …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/10/10/an-interview-with-associate-professor-james-chong-gossard

  7. The SHAPS Hellenic Ball

    This winter, SHAPS undergraduate student societies came together to embark on an ambitious and rewarding undertaking. Abigail Banister-Jones, Co-Consul/President of MUCLASS (Melbourne University Classics & Archaeology …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/08/15/the-shaps-hellenic-ball

  8. Domestic Violence and the Law in Ancient Rome

    Ancient Rome didn’t have specific domestic violence legislation – but the laws they did have give us a window into a world of abuse. In this article, republished from the Conversation, SHAPS’s Tim Parkin and Ash Finn, together with University of Sydney’s Eleanor Cowan and Kimberly Harris; and Kirsten Parkin (University of Cambridge), discusses evidence for family violence in the Roman world and legal frameworks that both enabled and addressed it. Readers are advised this story includes depictions of domestic violence and violence against women and children.

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/06/01/domestic-violence-and-the-law-in-ancient-rome

  9. MAARC 2022 Conference Report

    On 31 January-2 February 2022, SHAPS hosted the second Mediterranean Archaeology Australasian Research Community (MAARC) online conference. This event brought together researchers, students and ancient world …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/05/09/maarc-2022-conference-report

  10. Athanasios Matanis

    Athanasios Matanis (MA in Classics & Archaeology, 2022) ‘Beyond an Antagonistic Approach: the Role of Universalism in the Formation of Koine Culture’ Classical scholarship has tended …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2022/03/28/athanasios-matanis

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