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• Ancient History
• Greek Athletics
• Roman Spectacles
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Dr. Sofie Remijsen is an Associate Professor specializing in Ancient History within the History Department at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Humanities. Her research focuses primarily on the cultural and social dimensions of ancient sports, particularly Greek athletics and Roman spectacles across different historical periods. Institution: University of Amsterdam Department: History Specialization: Ancient Sports and Cultural History Research Focus: Greek and Roman antiquity, Hellenistic period, Fourth Century athletics Professor Remijsen's research interests span Ancient History with particular emphasis on Greek Athletics, Roman Spectacles, and the cultural significance of sports in antiquity. Her work explores how athletic practices functioned as social markers, political tools, and cultural expressions across different historical contexts. She has made significant contributions to understanding the transmission of Greek sporting culture to Egypt during the Hellenistic period and the evolution of spectacle culture in Late Antiquity. Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of sports with broader cultural and historical processes. The Annual Bibliography of Sport in Antiquity 2014-2015 reflects her commitment to comprehensive scholarly documentation, while her monograph chapters explore specialized topics like Greek sport in Egypt and athletic unification in the Fourth Century. Her work reveals a methodological approach that combines textual analysis with cultural history to illuminate how sports functioned as status symbols and identity markers in ancient societies. Professor Remijsen has contributed scholarly reviews to major academic publications, demonstrating her engagement with contemporary research in Hellenistic institutions and late antique sports. Her critical assessments of works like Chankowski's L'Éphébie hellénistique and Gutsfeld & Lehmann's Der gymnische Agon in der Spätantike position her as an established voice in these specialized fields of ancient history.

Isaac SoonView profile

Assistant Professor

• Early Christianity
• New Testament Studies
• Disability Studies
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Isaac Soon serves as Assistant Professor of Early Christianity in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies within the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia. His academic appointment focuses on the intersection of ancient religious texts and embodiment studies, with particular attention to how early Christian literature portrays bodies that depart from established norms. Dr. Soon completed his educational journey with a progression of specialized theological degrees: B.A. in Biblical Studies from Alphacrucis University College, M.Th from Excelsia College, M.Phil. in New Testament from the University of Oxford, and Ph.D. in Theology and Religion from Durham University. His doctoral work was supported by a Durham Doctoral Studentship, and he was a finalist for a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at Oxford in 2021. Prior to joining UBC, he served as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (New Testament) at Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick from 2021-2023. Dr. Soon's research centers on embodiment in the ancient Mediterranean world, with particular focus on early Christian, Jewish, and Graeco-Roman material. His work critically examines intersections between disability and gender within wider cultures of healthcare, medicine, and ideal embodiment. His first monograph, A Disabled Apostle: Impairment and Disability in the Letters of Paul (Oxford University Press, 2023), represents a significant contribution to disability studies within biblical scholarship. He has also written a trilogy of articles on "short" figures in the New Testament that challenges scholarly preconceptions about the bodies and abilities of early Christian figures. His current research projects extend this work into themes of enslavement, death, and metamorphosis, with particular interest in how early Christian texts portray non-normative bodies of key figures. Dr. Soon's scholarly output reveals consistent thematic focus across recent publications. His work demonstrates growing interest in the physicality of biblical figures, particularly regarding circumcision practices, height descriptions, and disability representations. The recurring emphasis on bodily boundaries, gender, and power dynamics in ancient religious contexts shows how his research pushes against traditional scholarly assumptions about ideal embodiment in early Christian literature. His articles frequently challenge longstanding interpretations that assume key biblical figures were uniformly able-bodied. Durham Doctoral Studentship for doctoral work Finalist for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at University of Oxford (2021) Dr. Soon welcomes graduate supervision opportunities for students interested in biblical studies, particularly as related to disability, gender, and enslavement in early Christian literature. His research projects, including "Bodies Beyond the 'Normal' in Early Christian Literature," provide frameworks for examining how ancient texts conceptualize embodiment and physical difference. His scholarly approach combines textual analysis with insights from disability studies, gender theory, and ancient medical knowledge to offer fresh perspectives on familiar biblical passages. As both an academic and creative artist (evidenced by his songwriting pursuits), Dr. Soon bridges scholarly rigor with artistic expression in his approach to religious texts.

• New Testament Studies
• Biblical Exegesis
• Theological Interpretation
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Aikaterini Tsalampouni is a Professor at the Department of Social Theology and Christian Culture , School of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her academic work bridges biblical scholarship with theological reflection and ecological interpretation. Office: Room 014 (Theological School building, ground floor) Email: etsala@past.auth.gr Office Hours: Mondays 17:00-18:00, Wednesdays 14:00-15:00 Research Interests History of New Testament Times (archaeology and epigraphy) Interpretation of synoptic gospels and Pauline epistles New Testament Theology Ecological interpretation of the New Testament Textual criticism and reception history Publications demonstrate expertise in eco-theological hermeneutics, textual analysis, and contextualizing biblical narratives within Greco-Roman archaeology. Notable works include interdisciplinary studies on environmental ethics and scriptural allegory. Teaching covers advanced New Testament criticism, theological issues in epistles, gospel studies, and interdisciplinary seminars on theology and ecology.

• Political communication
• Political decision making
• Sacred Space
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Dr Nadine Viermann is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Durham University and a member of the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, having joined in September 2021 after serving as Visiting Assistant Professor at Heidelberg University and a research fellow at the German Archaeological Institute in Istanbul. Her research centers on political decision making and communication within the East Roman monarchy of the 6th and 7th centuries, alongside sacred space construction and religious connectivity in the Late Antique Mediterranean. Dr Viermann earned her PhD from Konstanz University in 2020 following studies in Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, and Byzantine Archaeology at Heidelberg University. Her primary research interests include political communication, political decision making, sacred space, structural history, and urbanism. She is renowned for her structural analysis of Emperor Heraclius' reign in her monograph Herakleios, der schwitzende Kaiser and currently investigates relic translations in Constantinople through interdisciplinary approaches combining historical analysis with GIS mapping to reconstruct Christian sacred topography. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent thematic focus on East Roman political transformation, imperial authority, and religious spatial dynamics during the 7th century crisis period, with notable interdisciplinary integration of digital humanities methodologies in her relic translation project. No scientific awards listed. Dr Viermann supervises postgraduate researchers including Michael O'Ryan (focusing on Byzantine empresses from Theodora to Theodora Porphyrogenita) and actively leads major collaborative projects: co-editing Brill’s Companion to the Age of Heraclius with Phil Booth, Reading the Late Roman Monarchy with Johannes Wienand, and Empresses-in-waiting with Christian Rollinger, while co-founding a research network on the Cult of Relics in the Late Antique Mediterranean with Katinka Sewing. She co-established the international research network on Cult of Relics in the Late Antique and Early Medieval Mediterranean with Katinka Sewing, which convened its inaugural workshop at Heidelberg University in March 2023 to examine relic translations and sacred topography across Mediterranean societies.

Matteo TarsiView profile

Researcher

• Historical Linguistics
• Loanwords
• Icelandic Language Purism
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Matteo Tarsi is a Researcher at the Department of Nordic Languages , Uppsala University , focusing on historical linguistics and lexicology of Nordic languages, particularly Icelandic. His work spans loanword analysis, language purism, valency patterns, and medieval terminology. Research Areas: Medieval Icelandic lexicology, Gothic syntax, language contact, and Nordic textual traditions. Collaborations: Co-authored works with Chiara Zanchi (Gothic valency), Lasse Mårtensson (Scripta Islandica), and Giovanni Verri (Árni Magnússon's essays). Publications: Recent works include studies on Nordic element naming (2023), Gothic valency patterns (2021), and Icelandic language purism (2016-2022). Database Contributions: Co-created the PaVeDa Gothic valency dataset (2023) and Nordic loanword databases (2023).

Andrej PetrovicView profile

Professor

• Greek epigraphy
• Greek religion
• Greek culture and literature
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Andrej Petrovic is a Professor of Classics and Director of Graduate Admissions at the University of Virginia, where he also serves as editor of the Greece and Rome journal. His academic career spans institutions including Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, and Durham University, where he spent a decade before joining UVA. Dr. Petrovic earned his diploma in Classics at Belgrade University (Serbia) and completed his PhD at Heidelberg University. His scholarly work focuses primarily on Greek epigraphy, religion, and literature, with particular emphasis on epigram, elegy, and Greek inscriptional poetry. His research explores the complex interplay between religious norms, purity concepts, and literary expression in ancient Greece. A central theme in his work is the examination of 'inner purity and pollution' in Greek religious thought, challenging previous assumptions about the role of belief in ancient Greek religion. He has made significant contributions to understanding Greek sacred regulations (leges sacrae), cults of bound divinities, and the literary dimensions of inscriptional poetry. His scholarship demonstrates how Greek texts frequently address 'purity of mind, soul, and thoughts,' revealing the significance of intrinsic, faith-based elements in Greek religious practices. Dr. Petrovic's recent publications (2022-2024) demonstrate continued scholarly productivity across multiple domains including Greek religious norms, epigraphic studies, and intermedial approaches to ancient texts. His work shows particular interest in normative aspects of Greek religion and in the so-called 'sacred laws,' predominantly inscriptional texts which detail rules of various Greek rituals, from sacrifices to festivals, and in the cults and narratives concerning bound or otherwise impeded divinities. Inner Purity and Pollution in Greek Religion. Volume I. Early Greek Religion (Oxford University Press, 2016, co-authored with Ivana Petrovic) Kommentar zu den simonideischen Versinschriften (Brill Academic Publishers, 2007) Archaic and Classical Greek Epigram (Cambridge University Press, 2010, paperback 2016, co-edited with M. Baumbach and I. Petrovic) The Materiality of Text: Placements, Presences and Perceptions of Inscribed Texts in Classical Antiquity (Brill Academic Publishers, 2018, co-edited with I. Petrovic and E. Thomas) As editor of Greece and Rome , Dr. Petrovic has contributed numerous 'General Review' articles from 2017-2023. His academic influence extends through contributions to major reference works including The Encyclopedia of Ancient History and Oxford Bibliographies Online , demonstrating his standing as a leading authority in multiple subfields of Classics.

Jaś ElsnerView profile

Academic

• Roman Art
• Classical Archaeology
• Byzantine Studies
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Professor Jaś Elsner is a Senior Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. His research focuses on Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine art and archaeology, the reception of material culture in texts and museums, art-religion intersections, and the historical development of art history/archaeology as disciplines. Academic Background: BA Hons, University of Cambridge MA, University of Cambridge MA, University of London PhD, University of Cambridge Research Interests: Elsner investigates themes such as ekphrasis (descriptive literary representation of art), rhetorical traditions, inscriptions, and pilgrimage practices. His work bridges classical antiquity with late antique and Byzantine periods, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to material culture. Contact: Email: jas.elsner@ccc.ox.ac.uk

Carmen ImesView profile

Associate Professor

• Old Testament Studies
• Biblical Law
• Exodus Narratives
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Dr. Carmen Imes serves as an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University's Talbot School of Theology. She specializes in Old Testament theology, biblical law, and metaphor analysis, with a focus on the Exodus narratives and Psalms. Her research bridges ancient texts and contemporary Christian practice, emphasizing relevance for modern identity and mission. Education: Ph.D., Wheaton College; M.A., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; B.A., Multnomah University Affiliations: Institute for Biblical Research, Evangelical Theological Society Imes is renowned for her book Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters (2019) and its Spanish translation, as well as Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (2023). Her work appears in journals like Bulletin for Biblical Research and Didaktikos , and she actively engages the public through YouTube's 'Torah Tuesday' series, podcasts, and church conferences. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on Old Testament history, biblical theology, and the Psalms. Imes has received multiple awards for teaching excellence, including the Graeme Crouch Award (2018-2021) and recognition for supporting student-athletes. Research interests span metaphor in biblical law, covenantal theology, and intercultural biblical interpretation. She advocates for global church perspectives, drawing from her missionary experience in the Philippines.

• Latin Philology
• Medieval Studies
• Historical Linguistics
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JOSÉ MARÍA ANGUITA JAEN is a Professor in the Department of Classical, French and Italian Philology at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Santiago de Compostela. He is affiliated with the research group CLASMED (Classical and Medieval Studies), specializing in Latin Philology. He obtained his PhD from the University of Valladolid in 1999 with a thesis titled "Hispanic toponymy in the Liber Sancti Jacobi" , supervised by Dr. Klaus Herbers and Dr. José Antonio Izquierdo Izquierdo. His research spans Latin Philology, Medieval Studies, and Historical Linguistics, with emphases on: Toponymic evolution in medieval Iberian texts Pilgrimage literature (Codex Calixtinus) Classical reception in medieval historiography Linguistic analysis of medieval Latin manuscripts His recent publications (2011–2024) predominantly explore medieval textual traditions, pilgrimage routes, and the interplay between history and fiction in works like the Pseudo-Turpin chronicles. Recurring themes include toponymic analysis, Arthurian legends, and the cultural geography of the Camino de Santiago. He directs no mentioned students or labs but collaborates within the CLASMED research group, focusing on interdisciplinary medieval studies.

Miriam HayView profile

Research Fellow

• Roman Visual Culture
• Early Christian Art
• Late Antique Art
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Dr. Miriam Hay is an Early Career Research Associate at the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London. Her research focuses on Roman and early Christian visual culture, particularly sarcophagi, exploring interactions between Christian, Roman, and Jewish traditions in shaping fourth-century identities. She completed her PhD at the University of Warwick, examining late Roman Christian sarcophagi within their broader classical and late antique contexts. Her work challenges over-emphasized stylistic divides, highlighting continuity with classical funerary aesthetics. Recent contributions include studies on Christian sarcophagi distribution in Italy beyond Rome and the interplay of Old/New Testament narratives in fourth-century imagery. Current projects involve expanding her doctoral thesis into a book, emphasizing classical art discussions, and an article on Virgilian echoes in late Roman inscriptions. Dr. Hay’s research also explores meta-sculptural aesthetics in early Christian art, linking it to Greek/Roman meta-pictorial traditions. She is affiliated with the Institute of Classical Studies, contributing to interdisciplinary scholarship on late antique visual culture.

Laura Marie FeigenView profile

Academic

• Hebrew Manuscripts
• Medieval Jewish Communities
• Codicology and Provenance Studies
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Laura Marie Feigen is a PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer at The Courtauld Institute of Art. Her research focuses on Hebrew manuscripts, Jewish displacement in medieval Europe (1290–1550), and the material and cultural histories of books. She is supervised by Professor Alixe Bovey and Dr. Tom Nickson, and funded by the Consortium for the Humanities and Arts South-East England (CHASE). Feigen holds an MA in Art History (Distinction) from The Courtauld and dual BA degrees from Stanford University in Art History and Italian Language/Literature (both First Class Honours). Her work examines how Hebrew manuscripts migrated across Europe, analyzing colophons, ownership inscriptions, and material changes to trace displacement narratives of Jewish communities. She has been a Research Fellow at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2023) and organized interdisciplinary conferences such as Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts (2025). Feigen has received grants from the Medieval Academy of America, the British Archaeological Association, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Key research interests include codicology, Jewish-Christian interactions in medieval Europe, manuscript illumination, and the afterlives of manuscripts. Her 2022 research trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum (funded by the British Archaeological Association) enabled analysis of the Rothschild Pentateuch, revealing insights into scribal practices and manuscript provenance. Teaching roles include leading Art, Travel, and Imagination in the Middle Ages (Spring 2026) and serving as a Teaching Assistant for exhibition curation courses. Feigen has co-organized over a dozen academic sessions at venues like the International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo) and the International Medieval Congress (Leeds).

Kyle LongworthView profile

Research Fellow

• Islamic History
• Late Antiquity
• Religious Studies
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Kyle Longworth is a Research Fellow at Leiden University's Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) and a third-year PhD student at the University of Chicago's Department of Near Eastern Studies. His research focuses on religious and communal boundary demarcation in the Near East during Late Antiquity, particularly through the analysis of early Arabic tombstone inscriptions in comparative context with Jewish and Christian epitaphs. Education: PhD candidate in Islamic History (University of Chicago, expected completion 2025) under the advisement of Fred M. Donner. His work interrogates how script and symbols, rather than doctrinal language, conveyed religious identity in pre-Islamic and early Islamic burial practices. Research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the socio-religious dynamics of Late Antiquity, challenging assumptions about the absence of distinct religious identity in early Arabic inscriptions. His 2022 paper in Scripts and Scripture argues that the lack of theological content in early Arabic tombstones does not equate to an absence of religious distinctiveness, drawing parallels with contemporary Christian and Jewish burial practices. Professional affiliations include contributions to conferences like the Scripts and Scripture symposium, and collaborations with scholars such as Ilkka Lindstedt and Aaron Butts. His work bridges archaeology, religious studies, and historical linguistics to reconstruct religious landscapes of early Arabia.

Lorenzo CalvelliView profile

Associate Professor

• Ancient History
• Roman History
• Latin Epigraphy
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Lorenzo Calvelli is an Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities , Ca' Foscari University of Venice . His academic roles include Coordinator of the Research Institute for Digital and Cultural Heritage and membership in the Scientific Council of the "Ca' Foscari Research Hub for Global Challenges" . Research Areas : Ancient History, Latin Epigraphy, Digital Humanities, History of Classical Scholarship Expertise : Epigraphic Forgeries, Cultural Heritage Valorization, Artificial Intelligence Geographical Focus : Europe, North America, Oceania His research explores epigraphic forgeries , digital methodologies in classical scholarship , and uses of the past through projects like "Epigraphic Database Falsae" (EDF) and "PythiaPlus" (applying machine learning to ancient texts). He has secured grants from the European Commission , MUR , and Spanish Ministry of Science . Calvelli contributes to editorial boards such as "History of Classical Scholarship" and "Current Epigraphy" , and serves as a referee for journals and research programs. His linguistic proficiency spans Italian, English, French, Modern Greek, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.

Oren MargolisView profile

Associate Professor

• Renaissance Studies
• History of the Book
• Italian Renaissance
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Oren Margolis is Associate Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of East Anglia's School of History and Art History. He researches Renaissance humanism, book history, and Jewish heritage preservation. His award-winning scholarship includes 'Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher' (Delmas Book Prize) and 'The Politics of Culture in Quattrocento Europe' (Gladstone Prize finalist). Research spans Renaissance printing, cultural exchange, and Roman epigraphy. As Strategic Innovation Lead for Jewish Heritage, he directs Norwich heritage initiatives including conservation of Jurnet's House, England's oldest Jewish residence. Current Leverhulme-funded work documents Christian inscriptions in Rome.

• Late Antique Literature
• Classical Historiography
• Early Christian Studies
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Michael Peter Hanaghan is a Principal Research Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry within the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. His academic work focuses on the intersection of classical literature and early Christian studies during Late Antiquity. Dr. Hanaghan's research interests center on Roman historiography, epistolary literature, and the cultural transition from the Roman Empire to early medieval Europe. His work demonstrates particular expertise in Sidonius Apollinaris , Ammianus Marcellinus , and early Christian writers of the fourth and fifth centuries. His scholarly approach combines literary analysis with historical investigation to explore how ancient authors constructed narratives about power, religion, and cultural identity during periods of significant societal transformation. His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on intertextuality in classical texts, the adaptation of pagan literary forms by early Christian writers, and the political dimensions of historical writing in Late Antiquity. Hanaghan's work frequently examines how ancient authors used literary techniques to navigate complex political landscapes and to position themselves within evolving religious and cultural frameworks. As a researcher, Hanaghan has demonstrated sustained scholarly productivity with numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including Journal of Early Christian Studies , Vigiliae Christianae , and Journal of Roman Studies , as well as contributions to edited volumes from prestigious academic publishers such as Cambridge University Press and De Gruyter.