/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:09:51 +0200 Mon, 26 May 25 08:00:00 +0200 /en/news/roman-army-camp-found-beyond-roman-empires-northern-frontier “What makes this find so remarkable is that the camp lies beyond the frontier of the Roman Empire,” says Saskia Stevens. That border was some 25 kilometres south. 149727 Mon, 26 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/roman-landmarks-connected-were-building-a-shared-roman-narrative From 2025 to 2027, a new project will bring Roman history to life across nine locations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Saskia Stevens reveals more. 145740 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/pug-collection-from-collection-of-curiosities-to-valuable-resource-for-science In the context of Constructing the Limes, objects from the PUG collection will be made available digitally and the most remarkable will be exhibited at Castellum Hoge Woerd. 141236 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:12:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/saskia-stevens-wins-the-charm-eu-open-science-recognition-award The first CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award was given to Saskia Stevens. “This is not just an award for me, but for our entire Constructing the Limes team.” 134614 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:44:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/heel-heerlen-graaft-exploring-the-roman-heritage-together-with-heerlen-residents In Heerlen, during Heel Heerlen Graaft, residents join archaeologists in their search for Roman remains in their city. A good example of citizen science. 131450 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publicatie/letters-in-the-dust-the-epigraphy-and-archaeology-of-medieval-jewish-cemeteries In their new book, Leonard Rutgers and Ortal-Paz Saar open up the field of medieval Jewish archaeology and epigraphy. 129980 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:55:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-interactive-platform-for-researching-historical-jewish-migration-data To further identify the mechanisms and underlying structures of Jewish migration in Europe, a new project has been launched. 129333 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:37:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/janric-van-rookhuijzen-receives-knaw-early-career-award-for-research-on-acropolis The KNAW presents the award annually to researchers at the beginning of their careers who have innovative, original ideas. 125962 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:43:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/a-turkish-harem-on-the-acropolis-it-s-most-likely-a-reek-myth De Turken gebruikten de Akropolis in de 15de eeuw waarschijnlijk helemaal niet als harem, ontdekte onderzoeker Janric van Rookhuijzen. 112970 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:35:00 +0100 Nieuws Erechtheion Karyatiden, Akropolis © iStockphoto.com /en/news/ancient-dna-study-reveals-large-scale-migrations-into-bronze-age-britain Kadir Toykan Özdoğan, PhD candidate in the History and Art History department, contributed as a lab technician to the extraction of DNA from human skeletal remains. 112887 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:24:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/what-does-the-roman-limes-tell-us-about-the-impact-and-functioning-of-borders Thanks to an NWA grant, the team of Saskia Stevens is able to place the Roman border in a new perspective. 101817 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:29:00 +0100 Nieuws Replica Romeins Ruitermasker in Nijmegen. Bron Wikimedia/Roger Veringmeier /en/in-the-media/does-the-parthenon-have-the-wrong-name Janric van Rookhuijzen concludes that the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens was probably not the Parthenon at all. 94639 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:58:00 +0200 Nieuws Erechtheion, Karyatiden, Acropolis © National Geographic/Servaas Neijens /en/publication/empires-of-the-sea On 7 October, Brill published "Empires of the Sea", edited by Dr Rolf Strootman, Dr Floris van den Eijnde and Roy van Wijk. 85219 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:22:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/in-the-media/ortal-paz-saar-on-the-importance-of-history History Provides a Critical Thinking ‘Toolbox’ for Students. 80929 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:47:00 +0200 Nieuws Dante Alighieri by Luca Signorelli (–1523). Bron: Wikimedia /en/news/grant-awarded-to-leonard-rutgers-ortal-paz-saar-and-digital-humanities-lab Leonard Rutgers, Ortal-Paz Saar and Digital Humanities Lab have been awarded a 22,000 Euros grant from the Innovation Fund for IT in Research. 71931 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:08:00 +0100 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com /en/news/saxa-loquuntur-latijnse-inscripties-in-rome Last month Eisma Edumedia published 'Saxa Loquuntur', a book by Dr Mr Feyo Schuddeboom. 70369 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:55:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/aramaic-magic-bowls-in-the-vorderasiatisches-museum-in-berlin The collection of Aramaic magic bowls and related objects in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin is one of the most important in the world. 64323 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:30:00 +0200 Nieuws Aramaic Magic Bowls in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin /en/news/mauro-bonazzi-appointed-professor-in-ancient-and-medieval-philosophy From March onwards, Mauro Bonazzi is appointed professor in ancient and medieval philosophy. His research focuses on Plato and the history of ancient Platonism. 57707 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:41:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/grant-for-peace-portal-of-epigraphy-archaeology-conservation-and-education-on-jewish-funerary Leonard Rutgers and Ortal-Paz Saar have been successful in securing a major competitive grant from the Rothschild Foundation. 52518 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:07:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/jewish-love-magic-from-late-antiquity-to-the-middle-ages Jewish Love Magic is a monograph by Ortal-Paz Saar dedicated to the supernatural methods employed by Jews in order to generate love, grace or hate. 51748 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:37:00 +0200 Nieuws