Programme Winter Term 2023/24

All of our lectures will be held in person at the University of Vienna, some of them will be broadcast online simultaneously. Online participation via the platform Zoom is open to anyone interested, the links to the lectures will be published on this website before each event. If you have never used Zoom on your device before, the programme will be downloaded automatically when you click on the link to one of our meetings.

Instructions for Zoom can be found here.

In case of technical problems before or during the session please send an email to forumantike.hkw@univie.ac.at.

Code of Conduct

By joining any of the sessions, you undertake to treat organisers, speakers and participants with courtesy as well as to support a lively debate in a spirit of collegiality and mutual respect.

For attendance in person, please consult the current COVID regulations of the University.


Wednesday, 4 October 2023 | 17:00 (CEST) in Übungsraum Alte Geschichte and online

Es wird dich eine Vergeltung treffen, die deine Seele und dein Hab und Gut vernichten wird! – Griechische Briefe arabischer Statthalter im früharabischen Ägypten (Abstract)

Lajos BERKES (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)


Wednesday, 22 November 2023 | 17:00 (CET) in Übungsraum Alte Geschichte and online

Olbian euergesia and the titles of benefactors according to epigraphic data (Abstract)

Oksana RUCHYNSKA (V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University)


Wednesday, 10 January 2024 | 17:00 (CET) in Übungsraum Alte Geschichte and online

Deciphering the Secrets of Novae: Epigraphic Finds as Catalysts for Two Recent Research Projects (2013–2023) (Abstract)

Agnieszka TOMAS (University of Warsaw)


Wednesday, 24 January 2024 | 17:00 (CET) in Übungsraum Alte Geschichte and online

Ein anderer Himmel. Die Audienz im spätantiken Kaiserpalast als christliche Hierotopie (Abstract)

Christian ROLLINGER (University of Trier)