Jacopo Dolci
@jacopodolci
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PhD student at @UoNArch working on the 'afterlife' of Roman temples in the late antique Levant. Funded by @Midlands4Cities. Opinions are my own.
Nottingham
Joined June 2021
My @Midlands4Cities PhD at @UoNArch investigates the afterlife of the Roman temples in the Levant in the 4th-8th c. AD timeframe, analysing how and when these buildings were modified and revealing motivations behind their reuse, in the light of the changing societal needs. #M4C21
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📢Join us for our 1st Research Workshop w/our #PhD students @jacopodolci: Vestiges of #Paganism in the #Church #Mosaics of Umm ar-Rasas 🇯🇴 & Kate Honeker: An Experiential Approach to the #Cemeteries of #Roman #Syria 🇸🇾 🗓️30/09, 17:00 🏛️Trent Building A46 #archaeology #WeAreUoN
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The Artemision and the late antique evolving cityscape of Gerasa (c. 350–750 CE) - Out now, open access on (The Journal of the @CBRL_news ) https://t.co/033zQcKPvk Thanks for the ongoing support to @UoNArch @UoNClassics @Midlands4Cities
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The Artemision at Gerasa (modern Jerash, Jordan) remained a defining urban landmark between c. 350 and 750 CE, long after its religious function had ceased. Drawing on archaeological evidence, this...
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In Rome for the #EAA2024 (@archaeologyEAA), tomorrow I will give the paper "THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF LATE ANTIQUITY: TRACING TRAJECTORIES IN THE LEVANT", a reflection on chronology and terminology crucial for my @Midlands4Cities PhD at @UoNArch & @UoNClassics
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1/2 Our amazing #postgraduate students are running their annual #conference this Friday (21/6), 09.00-17.00 This is a great opportunity to discover what everyone has been working on this year so far, so come along! @UoNHumanities @UoNClassics @UoNresearch #WeAreUoN
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Out now! #TRAJ Vol. 7 is launched with a journal redesign courtesy of @openlibhums 🥳 Featuring (more to come!): 🐆 'Exotics for Entertainment' by Jordan Alex Houston 📚 Reviews by @haszehem, @foulkrm, @jacopodolci, @Sarah_May1, Richard Hingley & more! https://t.co/KSOfhX4vs0
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Out now on the @TRAJ_Journal my review of the recently published book Lived Spaces in Late Antiquity. Machado, Carlos, Rowan Munnery and Rebecca J. Sweetman (eds). 2024. Lived Spaces in Late Antiquity. Abingdon: Routledge; 978-1-138-38530-6 hardback £135.
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This is a review of Lived Spaces in Late Antiquity edited by Carlos Machado, Rowan Munnery and Rebecca J. Sweetman, published in 2024 by Routledge.
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Looking forward to presenting a paper tomorrow at the #TRACRAC2024. I will talk about the afterlife of pagan sanctuaries in the Levant, focusing specifically on their Christian reappropriation. Thanks to @Midlands4Cities @UoNArch @UoNClassics for supporting my presence in London.
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Just a week until #TRACRAC2024 kicks off! Very much looking forward to introducing our fantastic speakers in 'Inclusion and Exclusion: Ritual Practice in the Roman World and Beyond' on the Friday AM (organised by @Kaja_Stemberger, Alessandra Esposito, Jason Lundock and I)
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Umm el Jimal is a late antique town developed on the site of a early-3rd c. castrum on the limes arabicum, today close to the border Jor/Syr. The level of preservation is baffling. Candidate to UNESCO World Heritage. Let's hope for it, and for many more visitors.
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The fine mosaic floor in the church of St Stephanus in Umm al Rasas, aka Kastron Mefaa'
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Esbus / Tell Hishban is so underrated and out of touristic routes, yet it comes with stunning archaeology and an amazing view of the Madaba plain - plus, it's so close to both Amman and Petra.
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Her majesty Petra, capital of the Nabataean kingdom, Roman metropolis and pearl of modern Jordan
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Black&White contrast in Gadara, modern Umm Qays, overlooking the Golan Heights from the very northwesternmost corner of Jordan
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The 6th-c. church on the citadel of Amman, ancient Philadelphia, built next to the Roman temple of - it's believed - Heracles. In the background, the vastness of the modern capital of Jordan
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Currently in #Jordan for a research trip funded by @Midlands4Cities and facilitated many supportive people in the School of Humanities @UoNClassics @UoNArch. Pics of archaeological sites will follow (hopefully) daily.
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