2 Maggio 2022
My project will investigate the life-changing nature of pilgrimage as an European-wide phenomenon and how this phenomenon relates to emotions. Central to the project will be the North-western European pilgrims to Rome in the late medieval period (1300-1550). In this...
29 Novembre 2021
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much...
18 Ottobre 2021
As from 1 January 2022, we need a new Head of Ancient Studies. We are looking for a driven and inspiring colleague for the position of Head of Ancient Studies. Together with the Head of History, Head of Art History, and the academic Director, the candidate will...
12 Ottobre 2021
Despite the brewing thunderstorm in which I write this update, the KNIR Molise field school ‘Exploring Mountain Society in Ancient Samnium’ comes towards the end of another successful year. Following a COVID-induced break, we finally returned to Jelsi in 2021 with a...
21 Settembre 2021
The additional measure taken by the Italian government to ask all students, visitors and employees to present a green pass before entering an academic institution, also applies to the KNIR and helps us to prevent the spreading of the Covid-virus. Therefore, all...
21 Settembre 2021
Raphael was a prominent member of a network that would have a dramatic impact on cultural history, including the most prominent humanists and antiquarians of the period. During this course we will look at the way Antiquity was interpreted by Raphael and his peers, and...
