The prospect of a return to peace and settled life in Spain seemed more distant than in Gaul. Soon after the Visigoths had departed, war broke out between Gunderic, king of the Asding Vandals, and Hermeric, king of the Suevians. Continue reading “Dismemberment of the Roman Empire in the West: Sueves and Vandals in Spain – The Vandal Conquest of Africa”
Monuments from Sbeitla, Tunisia
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Sbeitla, Tunisia. Continue reading “Monuments from Sbeitla, Tunisia”
The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem, Tunisia
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from El Djem, Tunisia. Continue reading “The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem, Tunisia”
Monuments from Dougga, Tunisia
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Dougga, Tunisia. Continue reading “Monuments from Dougga, Tunisia”
Monuments from Maktar, Tunisia
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Maktar, Tunisia. Continue reading “Monuments from Maktar, Tunisia”
Ethnic identities and women’s position in Graeco-Roman Egypt
Egypt under Greek and Roman rule (from c. 332 BC) was a diverse place, its population including Egyptians, Greeks, Jews, Romans, Nubians, Arabs, and others. In this post we attempt a short presentation on how Graeco-Roman Egypt functioned as a diverse multiethnic, multilingual society and of the legal and political frameworks within which this diversity was organised and negotiated. Continue reading “Ethnic identities and women’s position in Graeco-Roman Egypt”