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ImageThe Excellence Cluster pursues the goal of researching the interdependence of space and knowledge in the civilizations of the Ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, and Black Sea region and parts of the Eurasian steppe from the 6th millennium BC to around AD 500.

This is to serve the more fundamental purpose of investigating the spaces, spatial systems, and various types of spacerelated knowledge as intertwined factors in the development of ancient cultural systems.

In Topoi paradigmatic studies are to investigate the foundations of small-scale structures up to large-scale expansive empires and variously defined and constituted spaces as well. Building on this fundamental research, Topoi will work out a theory of space as a constitutive element in the formation and transformation of cultures and societies of antiquity within an interdisciplinary framework.



[Picture above: Resafa (Arabic: الرصافة‎), known in Roman times as Sergiopolis, a city located in what is now modern-day Syria. –> further information on Resafa (Research Group A-I-3) ]
 

Topoi Publication Series: A Pilot Project for Open Access and Print Publication

The series 'Topoi. Berlin Studies of the Ancient World' brings...

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Report on Silke Marburg's Research Stay Available

Senior Fellow Silke Marburg reports on her research on 'Initiations...

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Templates, Forms, Material for Members and Fellows

Topoi members and fellows will enjoy access to our website's...

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