Dear all,
It is our pleasure to announce the Ancient World Seminar of *Tuesday 18
April, *where Tymon de Haas (University of Groningen) will give a
lecture on:
*'Centuriatio*: Roman land divisions and their economic, environmental and
historical significance'
The lecture will be held at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies,
in the
*Court Room, Oude Boteringestraat 38 *at *16.15-17.30*. Afterwards, there
will be free drinks for anyone interested for which no registration is
required. If you would like to join the dinner after drinks, please
register by sending an email to crasis.aws@xxxxxx
*Abstract:*
Cities, the Latin Language and the army are amongst the most important and
well known instruments of Roman Imperial expansion – they all contributed
much to the political, economic and cultural changes that occurred in the
territories conquered by Rome. *Centuriatio*, the rational division of
landscapes according to regular geometric systems, is a much less known
yet, one could argue, equally influential aspect of Roman Imperial
expansion. In the wake of Roman conquest hundreds of these systems were
laid out, converting thousands of square kilometers of land in the
Mediterranean and the northwestern provinces. Building upon on-going
research by the author, this lecture explores the historical significance
of these land division systems. While centuriation is often considered a
highly rigid and standardized phenomenon, it is argued that these systems
are equally characterized by diversity – in their chronological contexts,
functions and material forms, as well as in their impact upon landscape,
economy and society.
*About the speakers*
Tymon de Haas is Assistant Professor in Classical and Mediterranean
Archaeology at the University of Groningen and guest researcher at Leiden
University. His research concerns the landscape, environment, and economy
of the Italian peninsula with a focus on early Roman central Italy. He is
co-director of the Pontine Region Project, which in its current phase aims
to develop new multidisciplinary approaches to study human-environment
interactions in rural landscapes.
We hope to see you there!
--
Sylvia Buiter
ReMa-student Classical, Medieval and Early Modern studies.
on behalf of the CRASIS team
University of Groningen
CRASIS is the Groningen institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture,
Religion and Society of the Ancient World. Follow CRASIS on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/rug.crasis> or find out more about us on
www.rug.nl/crasis.
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