Land and Power

New book chapter by Dr. Becca Grose: women and gender in the Burgundian hegemony

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We are pleased to share a new contribution by Dr. Becca Grose, which offers fresh insights into the intersections of gender, authority, and political belonging in the Burgundian hegemony. Her chapter, “Some preliminary evidence from the Letters of Avitus of Vienne on women and gender in the Burgundian hegemony”, has been recently published in  E. Fournier, & … Read more

New review: Franceschini on Stern: Taxes and Authority in the Late Antique Countryside

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Project member Dr Giordana Franceschini has just released a new review of Matthias Stern’s monograph on the changing landscape of tax and authority in the late ancient Egyptian countryside. Giordana Franceschini, “Matthias Stern, Taxes and Authority in the Late Antique Countryside. The Reach of the State and the Pagarchs of Byzantine Egypt (284–642 CE). (Archiv … Read more

Land and Power in the Later Roman World

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Conference29 June to 1 July 2026TübingenSchloss Hohentübingen, Fürstenzimmer Organised by:Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner,  Carlos Machado, Giordana Franceschini, Becca Grose The conference aims to re-examine the links between land and power in the late Roman world in their legal, socio-economic and material dimensions. By bringing together scholars from different disciplines and academic traditions, the event will survey recent … Read more