Michael Kiefer

„The Funerary Archaeology of Byzantine Constantinople. New Approaches, New Discoveries“ International Conference, 16–17 January 2025 Zoom registration: shorturl.at/hRBhD

Our lecture program is full of highlights: From the Winckelmann lecture on the new excavations at the Capitol in Rome, to late antique thieves @relicsclerics, archaeological networks, the Paris judgment @ale_heinemann and marble in Trier! Come join us in Heidelberg or online.

#OpenAccess Royal Divine Coronation Iconography in the Medieval Euro-Mediterranean Area ed. Mirko Vagnoni. 2020 mdpi.com/books/reprint/… PDF 🎯 mdpi-res.com/bookfiles/book…

Warsaw Late Antique Seminar. At the second meeting this year we will host Matthias Sandberg (Münster) with a paper titled 'There and back again: the princeps humilis and the Late Antique Empire'. As always, in-person at @UniWarszawski and on Zoom. Thursday 4.45 p.m. @POB4UW

Ausstellung: „Mächtiger als das Schwert: Freiheit schreiben“ – Universitätsmuseum zeigt ab 11.10.2024 zeitgenössische chinesische Kunst – Initiative der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/au… @hadw_bw

»Am Abgrund der deutschen Geschichte und unter der Last der Millionen Ermordeten tat ich, was Menschen tun, wenn die Sprache versagt.« Willy Brandt, gestorben am 8. Oktober 1992

Spolia (reused material) from the walls of Ankara Castle (historic Ankyra in the Roman Province of Galatia, which was later the capital of Byzantine themes) Photos taken yesterday

This new volume edited by Nikolaus Dietrich, Ludger Lieb and Nele Schneidereit concludes the series "Materiale Textkulturen" (@sfb933) by summarizing the knowledge gained from 12 years of interdisciplinary work on a theory of material text cultures. 📚 degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

The book has a cover! @AmitavAcharya @yalepress yalebooks.yale.edu/book/978030021…

This? Just the best late antique seminar as far as I'm concerned.

Join us for the Australasian Association for Byzantine Studies’ 22nd Biennial Conference!  Explore how power was communicated in Byzantium through art, literature, and more. Hybrid format: in-person & Zoom. Submit your 250-word abstracts by 30 Nov 2024!

Experts are working on solutions to stop rainwater from damaging the frescoes at the Chapel of St Barbara in Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage site. turkiyetoday.com/culture/fresco…

In 1358 the Republic of Ragusa began the construction of the huge Walls of Ston to protect the precious salt pans! When completed in 15th century, the 7,000 meters long walls connected two small fortified towns. It was one of the most impressive fortification systems in Europe!

One of humanity’s oldest settlements and a crossroads of diverse religions, Gaziantep’s ancient city of Doliche is set to shine as a tourist destination. The 1600-year-old mosaics found in the ancient city’s church have recently been restored. turkiyetoday.com/culture/dolich…

@ZDFheute Seit wann sind Spinnen denn Insekten?

Kannibalistische Insektenart: Wespenspinne breitet sich aus - ein Problem? zdf.de/nachrichten/pa…

Yeni yayın! "Olympos 2023 Yılı Çalışmalarında Tespit Edilen Ünik Bir Zemin Mozaiği." _._._ New publication! "Unique Floor Mosaic Discovered in Olympos 2023 Excavation." academia.edu/123143255/Uniq… @TCKulturTurizm @kvmgm @ttkgovtr @pauedutr

Gregory of Nazianzus and Elias of Crete Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, AN I 8; Elias Cretensis, Commentarius in S. Gregorii Nazianzeni orationes; 13th century; f. Av (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/ub…)

The earliest numismatic depiction of Jesus occurs on this gold coin of Emperor Marcian, struck to celebrate his marriage to Pulcheria in 450. Jesus appears between the couple. This coin from the @hunterian collection is the only known example in existence

@ByzantineLegacy Does this mean that it is possible to enter the ground floor even if you are not a Turkish citizen?

Hagia Sophia Photos taken this evening