Amphorae XVII - Auckland 2023

09/07/2023

We are pleased to announce our conference keynote, to be delivered by Dr Alex McAuley, who has recently joined us at the University of Auckland as a Lecturer! His talk is entitled: 'Just Another Cleopatra? Revisiting Cleopatra VII'.

25/06/2023

We would like to draw your attention to the Computer Applications in Archaeology (CAA) Australasia 2024 conference, which may be of mutual interest to our followers. You can find out more at their website here: https://2024.caaconference.org/

28/05/2023

Abstract submissions have now closed! Thank you to all who submitted an abstract, we will be in touch with you shortly!

04/05/2023

Here is a basic outline of what to expect at the conference, with more precise details to come in early July.

Monday 4th

Registration opens in the afternoon, followed by an informal evening drinks-dinner event for social mixing.

Tuesday 5th
Opening address and Day 1 Conference papers.

Wednesday 6th
Day 2 Conference papers followed by a keynote and dinner.

Thursday 7th
Day 3 Conference papers and closing address.

Friday 8th
Informal farewell.

30/04/2023

Our official conference website has been launched! You will be able to find the abstract submission form here (abstracts are due by midnight on May 28 NZST), as well as the eventual registration form, and other useful information about the conference as we release it.

The Classics & Ancient History postgraduate student cohort at Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland warmly invites submissions for the 17th annual AMPHORAE postgraduate conference.

16/03/2023

Abstract submissions have now closed.

14/03/2023

CALL FOR PAPERS:
The Classics & Ancient History postgraduate student cohort at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland warmly invites submissions for the 17th annual AMPHORAE postgraduate conference.

AMPHORAE XVII, which will be held in hybrid mode at the University of Auckland from Monday 4th to Friday 8th September 2023, gives students across Australasia from Honours to PhD level a platform to explore their research alongside their peers in a welcoming and supportive intellectual environment.

We welcome submissions on a wide range of research topics within Ancient World Studies (by no means restricted to Greco-Roman antiquity), including (but not limited to):

Historiography; Reception Studies; Archaeology; Ancient Literature; Philology; Gender and Sexuality; Social and Economic history; Methodologies; Ancient warfare; Ancient Religion ...

Papers will be 20 minutes long, with 10 minutes allocated for questions. Abstracts should be between 200-250 words. Panel submissions will also be accepted.

Please make your submissions via the form linked below, indicating whether you intend to attend in person or online (in the latter case be sure to include your time zone for planning purposes).

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED

Submissions are due by Sunday 28th May at 11.59pm (NZST)

For more information, you may contact us at [email protected]