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Samuli Simelius’ PhD defence

Posted on 28.8.2018 by hbjorklund

We are very happy to announce that project member Samuli Simelius defended his thesis on Pompeian peristyle gardens in Helsinki on Saturday 25th August 2018. His thesis, Pompeian peristyle gardens as a means of socioeconomic representation, is available online at … Continue reading →

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PhD student position open in Kaius Tuori’s new SpaceLaw project

Posted on 28.8.2018 by hbjorklund

The research project Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (SpaceLaw) invites applications for the position of a doctoral student on spaces of Roman Republicanism. The position is for a fixed term of four years at … Continue reading →

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PPRH’s book reviewed in BMCR

Posted on 5.4.2018 by hbjorklund

The Public and Private in the Roman House and Society volume, edited by Kaius Tuori and Laura Nissin (Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplements 2015), was reviewed by Anna Lucille Boozer (Baruch College, City University of New York) in Bryn Mawr … Continue reading →

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New reviews

Posted on 14.2.2018 by hbjorklund

We have good news about books by PPRH project members! Kaius Tuori’s The Emperor of Law (Oxford University Press 2016) was reviewed in American Historical Review. The Public and Private in the Roman House and Society volume, edited by Kaius … Continue reading →

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Kaius Tuori’s “Emperor of Law” book launch

Posted on 20.3.2017 by hbjorklund

Welcome to the book launch Kaius Tuori’s book “Emperor of Law: The emergence of Roman Imperial Adjudication” (OUP 2016) Wednesday 22.3. at 16-18 at the University of Helsinki in Unioninkatu 37 faculty room (1st floor). Comments from Janne Pölönen, Tommaso … Continue reading →

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Kirjan julkaisutilaisuus/Book launch

Posted on 9.3.2016 by hbjorklund

“Public and Private in the Roman House”-projektin kirjan, Public and Private in the Roman House and Society (JRA Suppl. 102, 2015) julkaisutilaisuus pidetään 23.3.2016 klo 18-20 valtiotieteellisen tiedekunnan tiedekuntasalissa (Unioninkatu 37). Tilaisuudessa puhuvat Kaius Tuori, Laura Nissin ja Samuli Simelius, … Continue reading →

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“Beyond Public and Private in the Roman House” session in TRAC 2016

Posted on 4.12.2015 by hbjorklund

The PPRH project is organizing a session in the next Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC). The name of the session is “Beyond Public and Private in the Roman House“. Studies on domestic space in Roman contexts have shown that the … Continue reading →

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Lecture: Ritual bathing in the private houses? Evidence of stepped pools in Galilee, c. 100 BC–AD 70

Posted on 23.3.2015 by hbjorklund

Dr. Rick Bonnie (University of Helsinki) will give a lecture on “Ritual bathing in the private houses? Evidence of stepped pools in Galilee, c. 100 BC–AD 70”. Dr. Bonnie is a post-doctoral researcher in the Centre of Excellence in “Changes … Continue reading →

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Kuulumisia PPRH:n Rooman-konferenssista

Posted on 24.2.2015 by hbjorklund

Kuulumisia PPRH:n viime marraskuisesta Rooman-konferenssista voi lukea Villa Lanten Fenestra Finnorum -blogista.

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Esitelmätilaisuus: Tieteellisten aikakauslehtien rankingeista

Posted on 1.11.2014 by hbjorklund

Maanantaina 24.11. klo 16.15 TSV:n asiantuntija Janne Pölönen puhuu tieteellisten aikakauslehtien eli journaalien luokittelusta eli rankingeista. Hän pyrkii avaamaan viime aikoina Julkaisufoorumin myötä paljon huomiota saanutta keskustelua julkaisujen arvostuksista ja niiden mittaamisesta, ja siitä mitä lisääntynyt bibliometriikka tarkoittaa ihmistieteissä (kuten … Continue reading →

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