Workshop - Ancient Colonialism in a Comparative Perspective

This workshop analyses the colonial strategies deployed by different imperial powers that dominated the Mediterranean region in the Classical and Hellenistic period. Discussion will focus on identifying similarities and differences in colonial practices and ideologies, and their impact on local populations. Is it possible to discern general patterns in ancient colonial practices? How can differences be explained? To what extent have differences in source material and in historiographic traditions affected our understanding of ancient colonial strategies?

Organized by Jeremia Pelgrom, hosted by the University of Groningen and the Netherlands Institute in Athens.

Confirmed Speakers

Gabriel Zuchtriegel
Gianluca Tagliamonte
Wouter Henkelman
Thomas J. Figueira
Nathan L. Pilkington
Jeremia Pelgrom
Despoina Tsiafaki
Manuela Mari
Manolis Pagkalos
Peter Attema
Anita Casarotto
Tesse Stek
José Luis López Castro
Nicola Terrenato

Visit ancient-colonialism.nl for the programme and registration.