WELCOME TO THE EXCELLENCE CLUSTER TOPOI!

Topoi is a research network with a focus on the study of the ancient world. In Topoi, more than 200 researchers from diverse disciplines investigate how space and knowledge were formed and transformed in ancient civilizations. Detailed information on the members, the research activities and publications you will find at the various sections of this site. To learn more about the graduate school with their different graduate groups please visit the website of the Berliner Antike-Kolleg.

Fragile but long-lasting: papyri transmitting knowledge through space and time

Francesca Corazza envisages a comprehensive study of medical papyri in Late Antiquity

A multi-cultural metropolis: Antioch in Late Antiquity

A cityscape becomes a literary backdrop for religious communities

Upside Down

New location: The touring exhibition Auf den Kopf gestellt | Welt-Bilder – Bild-Welten is moving again and will be shown in Bonn from 14th June 2nd August 2013 at Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn, Ahrstr. 45, 53175 Bonn. Open from Monday to Friday: 8 am – 19 pm.

Key Topic Water Management

The junior research group of Area A takes a closer look at a fundamental basis of culture.

Mathematical Astronomy

Within the research project “Mathematical astronomy in Babylonia” (D-1-1) Emily Villey investigates how the sky and the earth are represented in astronomical texts written during Late Antiquity.

Topoi-Publication: Berlin Studies of the Ancient World. Volume 15

Perspektiven der Spolienforschung 1. Spoliierung und Transposition.
Stefan Altekamp, Carmen Marcks-Jacobs, Peter Seiler (eds.)
Berlin: de Gruyter. 2013
Series: Topoi / Berlin Studies of the Ancient World 15
ISBN: 978-3-11-029105-6

From ancient times until the present, spoliation and reutilization have played a waxing and waning role among the determinant factors in the evolution of urban landscapes. They have contributed significantly to shaping urban spaces, both physically and conceptually. This collection of essays describes and analyzes the diverse practical and semantic aspects of transposing and reutilizing materials.

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