Institute for History Annual Report 2010 - O - Universiteit Leiden

‘universalistic cults’ from the 4th century BC
onwards. In addition, attention will clearly be paid
to the expansion of Christianity, a process which
led to an unprecedented religious homogenization
of the Mediterranean Region in the course of the
4th century AD. Although the Ancient History
section aims to include a broad spectrum of social
phenomena in its research, the focus on the
political unification of the Mediterranean Region
and the attendant processes of change guarantees
a high degree of coherence. In addition, this
ensures the creation of a research profile that is
attractive on a national and international level, as
well as being specifically recognizable as a Leiden
product. Finally, this choice of research focus
creates a solid basis for collaboration between the
Ancient History section and fellow historians in
the Leiden History Department since much
research carried out in other sections focuses on
closely related problems, such as political,
economic and cultural expansion, migration and
globalization.
Staff
Prof. Dr. L. de Ligt
Research
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Publications
Ligt, L. de, Spruit, J.E. & Chorus, J.M.J.
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Corpus Iuris Civilis, tekst en vertaling, IX. Codex
Justinianus 9-12. Amsterdam: KNAW Press.
Ligt, L. de
[Book review] U. Laffi, Colonie e municipi nello stato
romano]. Mnemosyne, 63, 162-164.
Dr. F.G. Naerebout
Research
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Conference attendance
April 10: ‘The time of your life. Ancient society
and its awareness of time’. Paper read at the
Annual Conference of the Classical Association,
Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Invited lectures
April 28: ‘No toga’s, no volcanoes, it’s fucking
Raymond Chandler’, ‘De ‘Oudheidfilm’ en de
regisseur’. Paper presentation at Leidschrift
symposium ‘Film en Historie’, Leiden University,
with a subsequent panel discussion.
June 10: ‘But where is the Hellenization debate?’,
Paper read at a mini-symposium, Bibliotheca
Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.
Conference organization
January-June: Organizer, with Prof. Jürgen
Zangenberg, of the Honours Class A world full of
gods II: Time and the Divine, Leiden University.
Lectures, symposia, colloquia, presentations