Between 2016 and 2021 the NWO-funded VICI-project 'Innovating Objects. The impact of global connections and the formation of the Roman Empire (ca. 200-30 BC)' is conducted at Leiden University under the direction of Miguel John Versluys. In this symposium, project members will present their ongoing research.

14:00-14:10 Opening

14:10-14:50 From local to global? (New) perspectives on the material and visual culture of the Commagenian kingdom - Stefan Riedel, Leiden University

14:50-15:30 Unlocking the legacy data of the palatial complex of Samosata - Lennart Kruijer, Leiden University

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-16:40 Doliche and Roman Commagene - Michael Blömer, Aarhus University

16:40-17:20 The archive of Doliche - Torben Schreiber, German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Abteilung Istanbul

The symposium will be held in English. Registration is not required.