Classics and Ancient History Seminar Series: ‘The production and construction of diplomatic space in ancient Rome’ (Dr Hannah Cornwell, University of Birmingham)
5:00pm - 6:00pm /
Tuesday 20th November 2018
/ Venue: Walbank Lecture Theatre Abercromby SQ (south)
- Ben Cartlidge
- Admission: Free.
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This paper address the question of urban space, specifically the space of the city of Rome, and shifts the focus away from an exclusively ‘internal’ perspective of the civic lived experience, to examine Rome as a site of diplomatic exchange on an ‘international’ level. It will examine how the city as a whole, and within that space how specific loci, provided an architectural framework within which the social practice of diplomacy was performed. The paper juxtaposes two case studies, one from the mid-Republican period, and one from the early Imperial period, which provide relevant lenses through which to analyse the dynamic negotiation of power and identity, alongside the changing socio-political structures of the Roman state.
Hannah Cornwell is Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Birmingham. Her first book, Pax and the Politics of Peace, was published by OUP in 2017.
Hannah Cornwell is Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Birmingham. Her first book, Pax and the Politics of Peace, was published by OUP in 2017.