IMC 2021: Sessions

Session 326: Frontiers of Late Antiquity, II: Shifting Definitions and Perceptions of Frontiers

Monday 5 July 2021, 16.30-18.00

Organiser:	Rebecca Usherwood, School of Classics, University of St Andrews
Moderator/Chair:	Adrastos Omissi, School of Humanities (Classics), University of Glasgow
Paper 326-a	Symmachus and the Tribes of Romulus: Defending the Borders of Late Roman Senatorial Masculinity (Language: English) Tim Watson, Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures California State University Northridge Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Latin, Social History
Paper 326-b	Gothic Pride and Roman Prejudice: Perception of Foreigners in the Ostrogothic Kingdom (Language: English) Marco Cristini, Classe di Scienze Umane, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Social History
Paper 326-c	Archaeological Areas of the 6th Century along the Danube Frontiers: An Opportunity for a Transnational Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Language: English) Nora Lombardini, Department of Architecture Built Environment & Construction Engineering Politecnico di Milano Elena Fioretto, Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano Index terms: Architecture - General, Biblical Studies
Abstract	The refashioning of both physical spaces and social identities was a key feature of Late Antiquity, and the three papers of this panel investigate how these processes could unfold in both central and frontier locations. The first (Watson) examines concepts of senatorial masculinity through the letters of Symmachus, particularly the othering of the east in relation to the west. The last (Cristini) discusses 'romanitas' in the Ostrogothic kingdom, a place where regional and ethnic boundaries underwent major renegotiation. The final paper examines the role of conservation in preserving frontier regions in the modern world (Lombardini).