Maria Amparo Mateo Donet

Maria Amparo Mateo Donet is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Geography and History at the Universitat de València, where she is affiliated with the Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology. She is a member of the GIRHA (Group for Innovation in Ancient History), contributing to research in classical antiquity and early Christian history.

Her research focuses on Ancient History, particularly the socio-religious dynamics of the Roman Empire, with a special emphasis on early Christian martyrdoms and death rituals. Key areas of interest include:

• Early Christianity under Roman rule
• Forms and representations of execution in antiquity
• Historiography of religious persecution
• Narratives of martyrdom in late antiquity
• Intersection of religion and power in the Roman world
• Cultural memory of martyrdom

While no recent publications are listed in the provided text, her doctoral work suggests a strong focus on textual and historical analysis of early Christian sufferings, indicating sustained engagement with primary sources and interdisciplinary methodologies in classical studies.

There are no scientific awards mentioned in the available information.

Maria Amparo Mateo Donet has supervised at least one doctoral thesis, her own, completed under the supervision of Dr. Francisco Javier Fernández Nieto. There is no information available about grants or external funding she may have received.

She is actively involved in the GIRHA research group, which promotes innovative approaches to the study of Ancient History through interdisciplinary collaboration and critical historiographical methods.