Rostovtzeff Lectures

  • The Origins of Monsters

    The Origins of Monsters
    Originally presented as the 2011 Rostovtzeff Lectures at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, David Wengrow's book examines the reasons behind the dissemination of monstrous imagery in ancient states and empires.
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  • The Political Machine

    The Political Machine
    Originally presented as the 2013 Rostovtzeff Lectures at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Adam T. Smith's book investigates the essential role that material culture plays in the practices and maintenance of political sovereignty.
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  • The rise of Coptic

    The rise of Coptic
    Originally presented as the 2017 Rostovtzeff Lectures at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Jean-Luc Fournet's book sheds new light on the role of monasticism in the growing use of Coptic in Egypt before the Arab conquest.
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