Past Workshops
The international network Impact of Empire was founded at Nijmegen, July 2, 1999. From the beginning, it has been a network of departments of Classics, Archaeology, Ancient History, and the History of Law of universities from various countries. The workshops of the first five years saw a focus on five fields of research:
2000 (Leiden, The Netherlands):
Roman imperial administration and its impact upon the dominated territories.
2001 (Nottingham, United Kingdom):
Transformation of economic life in the Mediterranean region and its European hinterland.
2002 (Rome, Italy):
Representation and perception of Roman imperial power.
2003 (Leiden, The Netherlands):
Transformation of urban life and urban culture under the Roman empire.
2004 (Münster, Germany):
Religion, mentality, and cultural identity in the Roman world.
Pictures workshop 2004, Münster
2005 (Capri, Italy):
The impact of the Roman army: economic, social, political, religious end cultural aspects.
2006 (Nijmegen, The Netherlands):
The impact of crises on the Roman empire.
2007 (Heidelberg, Germany):
The impact of the Roman Empire on the dynamics of ritual