The Byzness, 18th May 2025

[Oxford University Byzantine Society]

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THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY BYZANTINE SOCIETY
The Byzness, 18^th May 2025
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1. NEWS AND EVENTS
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Short one today.

1. NEWS AND EVENTS

3rd Online Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival, May 30^th-31^st

The Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival is the first of its kind as a way to learn about recently published books on any area of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (AD ca.300–ca.1500), including literature, history, archaeology, and material culture. The Festival is an online event, allowing attendees from all over the world to join in. It is held every two years to promote a wider understanding and awareness of Byzantine scholarship in a spirit of collegiality. It also intends to encourage future collaborations and networking among the presenters and attendees.

The event is organised by Petros Bouras-Vallianatos, Lucas Butler, and Callum Hendleman and is co-hosted by Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, University of Edinburgh.

To see both the programme and to register via Zoom see here.

 

Reading Jews in Late Antiquity Seminar: Violence Against Jews and Jewish Violence – Oxford, 19/05/25, 13:00-14:00

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of Jews during Late Antiquity, highlighting

their multifaceted roles within the broader Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Through

a close examination of literary and non-literary sources—such as papyri, inscriptions, and

Rabbinic texts—we will investigate key themes in the life of Jews and Jewish communities

between the Roman and Sassanian worlds, and under the rule of other religious, legal, and

social frameworks.

In-person: Room 207, Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford OX1 2HG and online via Zoom: see link here.

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Alexander Johnston

MPhil in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

President, Oxford University Byzantine Society

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