New on the blog: 'Diverse Tales of Slaves, Sex, & Female Owners' In this post, James explores how late antique sources show female masters exploiting the bodies of their slaves. Link:

We are so pleased to share that Seth M. Stadel, a DoSSE project alumnus, has published new article in the Journal of Late Antiquity, entitled 'The Legal Constructions of Christian Slavery in Fars at the End of Late Antiquity'. Read it, Open Access, here: https://t.co/p9TeVUjNLE

New on the blog: Teaching Slavery in Late Antiquity - a reflection In a guest post, @woodjamie99 (University of Lincoln) talks about his undergraduate module on late antique slavery. We'll be publishing some of his students' work over the next few weeks https://t.co/htoGsnX2EG

Slavery and Power in Ancient Households

Heading to the IMC? Tomorrow Sheida will be presenting on 'Early Islamic Sexual Taboos: The Boundaries of Permissibility in al-Ṭabarī and al-Ṭabarānī's Narratives', as part of Becca Grose and Grace Stafford's panels on 'Sex Education and Late Antiquity'.

Delighted that my article 'The Bandit, the Holy Man, and the Slave in the Early Medieval West', published in the Journal of Late Antiquity, has been shortlisted for the RHS ECR article prize!

Submit your 100 word abstract via https://t.co/U85NibHiX6 Focus on Late Antiquity / Early Middle Ages (broadly defined) preferred. The session abstract below shows the kind of issues we're interested in, but other approaches are welcome. There is the option to present virtually

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PUBLIC LECTURE - 20 MAY Hosted by the DoSSE project, Niall Ó Súilleabháin (Université de Poitiers) will be giving a paper on 'Family, Household and Servitude in Medieval France (AD 900 – 1100)'. Attend in-person in Leicester or virtually over Teams.

CALL FOR PAPERS - Manumission in the Islamicate World Conference Date: 22 Apr 2026 Location: University of Leicester, UK, in partnership with @MarkfieldIHE Please submit a 300-word abstract for consideration to events@mihe.ac.uk, along with your full name & bio by 31 May 2025

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It's just under one week until Andriy Danylenko's visit to Leicester from Pace University, NY to give a public lecture on the language spoken by Slavic slaves in medieval Islamic polities. Attend in person or virtually over Teams - details on the poster.

2025-26 Lecturer in Biblical and Early Christian Studies, University of Manchester, UK. FT/Fixed Term: 12 months. Requires strong publications & ability to teach biblical languages. Deadline 28 April, start 1 September.

CALL FOR PAPERS - Manumission in the Islamicate World Conference Date: 22 Apr 2026 Location: University of Leicester, UK, in partnership with @MarkfieldIHE Please submit a 300-word abstract for consideration to events@mihe.ac.uk, along with your full name & bio by 31 May 2025

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Date & time: 1600-1730, 30 April We encourage everyone to attend in-person - there will be wine & snacks afterwards. The lecture will take place at Ken Edwards Room 528, University of Leicester. But for a team links to attend virtually, please email Erin etd4@leicester.ac.uk

On 30 April, Prof Andriy Danylenko (Pace University, NY) will give a public lecture on 'The Slavic Slaves in al-Andalus & Ifrīqīyah: A Case of Linguistic Hybridization in the Late First Millennium', hosted by the DoSSE project & the University of Leicester. Details below ⬇️

This is what happens when you ask a historian of late Rome to help with home décor...👀

#DidYouKnow that Theodoric the Great, ruler of the Ostrogoths (c. 475-526), was the son of two slaves? Well... not quite. Find out more on our latest blog post: "Romance, Fantasy, & Slavery: Fredegar on the Birth of Theodoric" Link: https://t.co/AgTHc36t5z

ANNOUNCING OUR NEW MEMBERS: Dr Sofia Puchkova and Dr Daniel Alford Sofia is an expert in Greek patristics & Syriac studies, while Daniel specialises in Persian and Armenian sources. It is a pleasure to welcome them to the team.