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https://www.romana-erc.com/ PI: Prof. Maren Niehoff @HebrewU Jerusalem

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Sep 9

The online application is now open, and closes on November 19, 2025.
Please note that candidates for both fellowships must secure an academic sponsor in Israel before applying.

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Sep 9

*2026–27 Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship*
The fellowship supports exceptional postdocs across all disciplines at Israeli academic institutions. Fellows receive a monthly stipend of 14,000 NIS for a duration of up to three years.

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Sep 9

The online application is now open for the Spring 2026 cohort, with a deadline of October 27, 2025.
Up to 5 fellowships are offered for the Spring 2026 semester (Please note: Applications for the Fall 2026 semester will open in March 2026).

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Sep 9

NEW PROGRAM:
*Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship*
The fellowship enables PhD candidates to conduct short-term research at leading universities in Israel. It is valued at 12,000 ILS per month and is offered for up to four months.

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Sep 9

📣📣📣📣📣 If you are a PhD student or a post-doc and your interests converge with those of ROMANA, look closely:
Azrieli International Fellowships - Calls for Applications (2026)
The Azrieli Fellows Program is pleased to announce the call for applications for two prestigious fellowship opportunities:

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Jun 26

So much agree with you!

Reposted by Maren R. Niehoff

Liz Ard @elizabethessex.bsky.social · Jun 25

The more time that passes, the more wrong it seems that this movie lost to 'Finding Nemo'.

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Jun 5

Upcoming International Workshop on The Notion of the Self in Seneca's Writings, sponsored by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the ERC project Romana.
Time: June 25, 10:15-12:00 (GMT+3).
For any enquiries, please contact [email protected]

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · May 22

ROMANA is proud to announce these two double lectures at the National Library of Israel 📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚
June 16: Maren Niehoff and Sabrina Inowlocki on *the libraries of Alexandria and Caesarea*
June 26: Itzhak Hen and Oz Tamir on *libraries in the Latin West*

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · May 15

A great conference in honor of Prof. Benjamin Isaac will be held at the Israel Academy of Science, Jerusalem, on Monday, 9 June. The event will be live-streamed on the Israel Academy website: www.academy.ac.il

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · May 15

ROMANA is proud to announce its presence at the Israeli conference for the promotion of classical studies!

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · May 14

Great ROMANA seminar with Dr. Orit Malka on "Testamentary Succession as a Legal Bypass: Roman Law and Rabbinic Law Reexamined"!

Reposted by Maren R. Niehoff

Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · May 13

New issue of Religion in the Roman Empire Vol. 11, No. 1 (2025) www.mohrsiebeck.com/heft/religio... @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social #openaccess Law II: Textual Representations and Practices in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity @aweissen.bsky.social

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · May 13

Great discussions with Dr David Sabbato leading our reading group on Genesis Rabba! 🔥🔥🔥

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Apr 24

Some big news at ROMANA🥳
Prof. Maren Niehoff was just elected as as a member of the @acad-euro.bsky.social (Academia Europaea)!
A great honor for her and for the ROMANA team! See you soon Barcelona for the inaugural lecture 👩‍🎓

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Apr 13

✨✨✨✨For those who missed it, Fabrizio Marcello, a visiting scholar in ROMANA, has given a great conference at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française @ebafjerusalem.bsky.social which is now available online!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0r_...

Abbé Fabrizio MARCELLO : «D'Égypte, j'ai appelé mon fils»

YouTube video by École biblique et archéologique française

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Apr 13

Very excited to announce the presence of the ROMANA team at the "Competing Elites" conference on May 4-6, 2025!
Scan the Qr code at the bottom for more info.

ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Mar 31

New publication! #opensource
Sermons as Platforms for Textualizing Secondary Orality
Origen and Rabbi Abbahu in Third-Century Caesarea
In: Mnemosyne
Author: Maren R. Niehoff

brill.com/view/journal...

brill.com

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ROMANA ERC @romanaerc.bsky.social · Mar 29

Join us for our new #Seneca seminar! It's on Zoom too!

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