University of Edinburgh – School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Conference
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Italian Towns in the Early Middle Ages
29th – 30th May 2015
Meadows Lecture Theatre
Doorway 4, Old Medical School
Italian towns in the early middle ages, 500-1100
Dr Tom Brown, well-known for his scholarly work on early medieval Ravenna, will be retiring from the History Subject Area in Edinburgh in the summer of 2015. This conference marks Tom’s wide contribution to the study of early medieval Europe, as well as his three decades of service as a lecturer in History at Edinburgh. The conference theme relates to Tom’s enduring interest in the development of urban settlement and culture across early medieval Europe.
Speakers
Dr Ross Balzaretti, University of Nottingham
Dr Trish Skinner, University of Winchester
Dr Enrico Cirelli, University of Bologna
Dr Eddie Coleman, University College Dublin
Dr Roger Collins, Edinburgh
Emeritus Professor Edward James, University College Dublin
Dr Simon Loseby, University of Sheffield
Dr Vivien Prigent, CNRS, Paris
Professor Bryan Ward-Perkins, Oxford
Registration
More information online at:
www.shca.ed.ac.uk/tb-retirement