Author: Matthias Grafenauer
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Today, Riccardo Stigliano was welcomed at the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa for the next two months, where he’ll be working alongside Professor Geoffrey Greatrex under the Doctoral Mobility Program (DMP). His project builds directly on Professor Greatrex’s own scholarship, which includes a commentary on the first two books…
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From 24 to 29 August 2026, the University of Vienna hosted the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies (ICBS), the world’s largest academic gathering dedicated to the Byzantine Empire, its history, and its culture. Held under the patronage of Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and themed “Byzantium beyond Byzantium,” the congress attracted approximately 1,500 scholars…
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After spending three month as a fellow at our department, Benedikt Zett gave his final talk on the 26th of August. He presented the results of his research on the four translations of the arithmetical riddles composed by the German humanist Jakob Micyllus. We are glad that Benedikt Zett joined our department during the summer…
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In August 2026, Claire Absil, who was a fellow at our institute some time ago, visited us. She was able to tell us about the imminent completion of her PhD thesis, for which she is currently holding a one-year position at the University of Lyon III. We wish her all the best for the final stretch!
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From July 26 to August 1, 2026, we hosted the Aurora Summer School “NeoLEMoS” (Neo-Latin for Early Modern Studies), organized by Federica Rossetti and Patryk Ryczkowski in collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. The event brought together students and lecturers from ten European countries, fostering a lively and…
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Riccardo Stigliano, PhD student at our Institute, had the privilege of participating in the Byzantine Greek Summer School organized by the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Vienna. This intensive two-week program offered daily language sessions at advanced levels, covering a wide array of Late Antique and Medieval Greek texts…
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For research at the Archives Nationales and the Bibliothèque Mazarine (Institut de France), our researcher Chiara Telesca (related project LAGOOS) spent several weeks in Paris. She was exploring the inscriptions of the Luxor Obelisk and the epigraphic collections from colonial Algeria.
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From July 13 to 17, our team members Domenico Graziano, Tobias Heiss, and O. Lorena Purcaro participated in the ERASMOS Summer School on Classical Bilingualism at KU Leuven. The five‑day program explored code-switching, translation, and other manifestations of Latin–Greek bilingualism with leading international scholars. Next to a guided city tour with the organizer Raf Van…
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From 14–16 July 2026, the members of the IANLS Executive Committee gathered in Barcelona for their annual meeting. At the invitation of our President, Alejandro Coroleu, the committee met in the beautiful facilities of the University of Barcelona. A major item on the agenda was the preparation of the next IANLS Congress, which will be held in Kraków in 2028. Florian Schaffenrath reported on the progress of…
