Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East

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An interdisciplinary research centre at Durham University (UK), promoting and facilitating archaeological, historical and cultural explorations of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East.

Carved relief of Claudius from the Sebasteion at Aphrodisias. In the centre of the scene, the emperor, naked, strides across the panel in vigorous motion, framed behind by a billow of drapery. He receives in his right hand a cornucopia with the fruits of the earth from a small figure emerging from the ground. On the right he receives a steering oar from a sea figure or marine tritoness. She has fish legs and a fish-scale skirt. Image and text adapted from the website of the Aphrodisias Excavations Project.

A venerable tree on a stony hillside; a figure, tiny in comparison, stands underneath it. In the background, a view across the sparsely wooded valley towards more hills and a low mountain.

A flyer for the CAMNE seminar, 'From Apollo to Muhammad: Syriac polemical use of Greek prophecies about Christ', delivered by Dr Giorgia Nicosia (Universiteit Gent). 4th February 2025, 6pm, Ritson Room (CL007), Department of Classics & Ancient History, Durham University. For online attendance, contact mara.nicosia@durham.ac.uk.