CALL. 29.05.2015: Ancient Arcadia. History and Culture of a Mountainous Region - Graz (Austria)

FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 29/05/2015

FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 11-12/02/2016

LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: Zentrum Antike - Karl-Franzens-Universität (Graz, Austria)

ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Zentrum Antike, Institut für Archäologie und Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altertumskunde - Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

INFO: call - web - michaela.zinko@uni-graz.at hanne.maier@uni-graz.at

CALL:

After five years of archaeological research conducted by the University of Graz and the EFA Korinthias in a joint project at Archaia Pheneos, the University of Graz (Center of Antiquity, Institute of Archaeology, Institute of Ancient History) will hold an international symposium dedicated to ancient Arcadia and its historical, demographical and cultural peculiarities.

At this symposium the following topics will be dealt with:

 Arcadian poleis: historical and archaeological evidence

 Prehistoric Arcadia

 Arcadian art

 Cult and religion in ancient Arcadia

 The image of Arcadia in ancient texts and its later adoption

 Economy and traffic in the mountains of Arcadia

 Arcadia and its role in Greek history

 Roman Arcadia

 Language and written records of Arcadia

We would like to invite all colleagues working in the field of Archaeology, Ancient History, Classical Philology or Linguistics to participate in this meeting and to contribute by sending us papers.