Late Antiquity II: Late Antique Italy

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Society for Late Antiquity

Organizer Name

Ralph W. Mathisen

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Presider Name

Ralph W. Mathisen

Paper Title 1

Re-evaluating the Role of Pastoralists in the Late Roman Countryside: The View from Southern Italy

Presenter 1 Name

Darian Marie Totten

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Davidson College

Paper Title 2

Age of Enclosure: Towards the Architectural and Urban Aesthetic of Late Antique Rome

Presenter 2 Name

Scott E. Craver

Presenter 2 Affiliation

St. Bonaventure Univ.

Paper Title 3

Mapping Murder and Salvation in Late Antique Rome: The Acts of the Greek Martyrs (BHL 3970)

Presenter 3 Name

Jason Moralee

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst

Paper Title 4

Sieges, Occupations, and the Transformation of Communities in Late Antiquity

Presenter 4 Name

Glenn McDorman

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Princeton Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2014 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1335

Description

These papers focus on various aspects of late antique Italy, including the construction of communities, architectural development, and saints' lives.

Ralph W. Mathisen