HeRoM explores interstate relations in the 3rd-2nd century BCE Mediterranean and the political, economic and cultural relations between its actors. It aims to reveal the features of the Western and Eastern Mediterranean multipolarity before and during the emergence of Rome’s power.

The aim of the project is to present the surviving fragments of Eratosthenes of Cirene in an accessible and searchable format, with a critical Greek text of the fragmens, an English translation and a detailed commenary

(led by Maria Broggiato - ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome)

The project investigates the human experience of migrants to and within Hellenistic Egypt. It studies the ways in which ›outsiders‹ became embedded in their new home by developing various patterns of complex identities and shows the socio-cultural impact that the migrants had on the shaping of local society.

(led by Mario Paganini - Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut)

LAUGH TRACKS. GREEK COMEDY IN PTOLEMAIC EGYPT is a project funded by the Italian Ministry of the University and Research programme “Research Projects of National Relevance” PRIN 2022. Research units at Genoa (PI: Serena Perrone), Bari (Tiziana Drago) and Cagliari (Felice Stama) Universities.

The main aim is to outline a cultural history of the reception of Comedy in a context that proved crucial for the tradition of classical culture as a whole, investigating the mutual influence of Ptolemaic Egypt on the transmission of Greek Comedy, and the heritage of Greek Comedy on new literature produced in the same context. The goal is not to analyse comic fragments per se, as pieces of literature, but to contextualise them in the framework of the material, conceptual and historical milieu of the archeological objects that preserve them.

Porté conjointement par Pierre FRÖHLICH (Ausonius) et par Christof SCHULER (Munich, Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des DAI), le projet est consacré à étude des formes matérielles et institutionnelles de la culture agonistique et gymnasiale dans les cités grecques d’Asie Mineure, sur le long terme (IVe s. a.C.-IIIe s. p.C.).

This project will produce the first full English translation of the commentaries and scholia to Phenomena, making them freely accessible to the general public through an online platform, which will include visualizations (with the help of Geographic Information System staff), and illustrations from the manuscript tradition from antiquity to the Renaissance

(led by Francesca Schironi - University of Michigan)

This research project examines the integration of poleis into Macedonian hegemonial empires after the Classical Age.

(led by Rolf Strootman - Utrecht University)

This project explores visualizations of the cosmos in writing and objects in the Western Mediterranean region during Hellenistic times (ca 300 BCE to 400 CE).

(led by Stamatina Mastorakou at Max Planck Institute)

The DFG research project aims to analyse Hellenistic architecture (using the Asklepieion of Kos as an example) at a specific point in time (mid-2nd century BC) with regard to its interaction with the actions and perceptions of human actors (external festival observers [theoroi]; local healing seekers) in two specific ancient experiential situations (festival and healing ritual).

(led by Asja Müller - Freie Universität Berlin)

Evidence of the voyages of craftsmen and the trade in foodstuffs is most clearly found in the presence of shipwrecks, and also anchors. More than 150 anchors have been discovered by three underwater archaeological missions – Egyptian, French and Greek – stretching from the edges of Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour to Maamoura, covering more than 15 km of coastline. These bear witness to the high concentration of maritime trade in the vicinity of the Egyptian megalopolis. Exploration of the QB2 wreck resumed in December 2020. It is one of the few known wrecks whose cargo consisted of amphorae produced on the island of Rhodes at the end of the 3rd century BC.
CENTRE D'ÉTUDES ALEXANDRINES

This subproject of 'From Homo Economicus to Political Animal' analyzes Greek economic thinking of the Hellenistic period.

(led by Tazuko van Berkel - University of Leiden)

This project examines the historical relation between objects and innovation, by taking the Roman World’s formative phase as example. Whereas previous research approached the Roman World as defined and local, this project will understand Rome in terms of global developments.
(led by Miguel John Versluys - University of Leiden; 2016-2021)

The MATEGEE project proposes to study the production strategies of amphorae in the Aegean Sea during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, based on the study of ceramic fabrics. These huge wastes of packagings, found on ancient sites, are essential witnesses to the trade of a wide variety of goods in the Mediterranean.

(led by Nadia Cantin - Centre d'études Alexandrines)

International Center promoting events on ancient geography

Università di Perugia, Dipartimento di Lettere

"Aristarchus" is a website which includes a set of working tools for research and teaching in the subject area of Greek and Latin ancient world.

The contents of "Aristarchus" are at present:

1) LGGA - Lessico dei Grammatici Greci Antichi.

2) PAWAG – Poorly Attested Words in Ancient Greek.

3) CPhCL - Catalogus Philologorum Classicorum.

4) CIAPh – Centro Italiano dell'Annêe Philologique.

5) Mediaclassica.

In the next future it will be added:

6) Scholia minora in Homerum.