معرفی
Marina Bastero Acha is a Researcher in Ancient History at the University of Warsaw, specializing in Hispano-Roman religious epigraphy and evergetic practices. She holds a PhD from the University of the Basque Country (2023), supported by a Basque Government fellowship, with a thesis on 'Religious Evergetism in Roman Hispania (1st century BC – 3rd century AD)'. Her work integrates interdisciplinary research, including epigraphic corpus compilation and applications of new technologies like GIS, Blender, and Agisoft Metashape.
Education:
- PhD in Ancient History, University of the Basque Country (2023)
- Master’s in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, University of Salamanca
- Master’s in the Classical World, University of the Basque Country
- Bachelor’s in History, University of the Basque Country (2016)
Research Interests: Marina focuses on Roman Hispania’s religious practices, epigraphic terminology, and the socio-economic dimensions of evergetism. Her work bridges traditional historiography with digital tools, emphasizing the global interpretation of epigraphic sources. Recent training in GIS and 3D modeling enhances her analytical approach.
Awards:
- Basque Government Fellowship (PhD Support)
Grants & Collaborations: She contributed to projects like 'Political Construction of Hispania Citerior under the Roman Empire' and collaborated with research groups SPCUR, SubTERRA, TRACES (Université Toulouse), and the Department of Culture and Civilisation (Verona). Research stays included the CIL II Centre (Alcalá de Henares), Université Toulouse, and Uniwersytet Łódzki.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Digital Atlas of Workshops in Epigraphy (DAWE), where she curates epigraphic data from the Western Later Roman Empire.
