Program Overview

Introduction to the Antik mveldťstŲrtťnet Alprogram

The Antik mveldťstŲrtťnet alprogram is a doctoral program focused on the historical and cultural aspects of ancient civilizations, particularly Greece and Rome. This program is part of the TŲrtťnelmi ťs Nťprajzi Doktori Iskola (Historical and Ethnographic Doctoral School) at the University of Debrecen.

History of the Program

The program originated from the Klasszika-filolůgiai Tanszťk (Department of Classical Philology), which had its own doctoral program within the NyelvtudomŠnyok Doktori Iskola (Doctoral School of Linguistics) until the mid-2010s. Following organizational changes, the department merged with the ”kortŲrtťneti Tanszťk (Department of Ancient History), and the doctoral program's profile was modified to emphasize historical questions and the study of material remains. As a result, the Klasszika-filolůgiai doctoral program was transferred to the TŲrtťnelmi ťs Nťprajzi Doktori Iskola, where it continues as the Antik mveldťstŲrtťnet alprogram.

Program Description

The Antik mveldťstŲrtťnet alprogram aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Greek and Roman cultural history, with a primary focus on the art history of these civilizations. The program places particular emphasis on the historical sources of the Roman Empire, especially during the principate era, and explores literary, epigraphic, artistic, and material sources to examine precise historical, ideological, and religious questions.

Research Areas

Key research areas within the program include:

• The examination of Pannonia's artistic and religious historical questions, with a focus on the province's painting, large and small plastics, and its integration into the art of the Roman Empire.
• The study of local characteristics or provincial peculiarities.
• The analysis of gem collections of Hungarian or Pannonian origin.
• The investigation of cults or religious monuments in specific areas of the province, requiring a complex analysis of archaeological, artistic, and epigraphic sources.

Current Program Members

The program is led by Gesztelyi TamŠs, and its members include:

• Forisek Pťter
• Szekeres Csilla
• TakŠcs Levente
• Tůth Orsolya

Each member has their own research focus and publications, which are listed in detail.

Conferences and Publications

The program has a long tradition of organizing conferences, starting with the Hereditas Classico-Europaea series, which was later renamed to Hereditas Graeco-Latinitatis. These conferences cover a wide range of topics related to ancient history and culture, and the proceedings are published in a series of volumes.

PhD Students and Absolutorium

The program lists its current and past PhD students, including those who have completed their absolutorium, along with their dissertation titles and supervisors.

Current Doctoral Students

• Berecz GŠbor, supervised by TakŠcs Levente

Absolutorium and PhD Defenses

Details of students who have completed their absolutorium or defended their PhD theses are provided, including:

• FŠbiŠn BoglŠrka, who defended her thesis on "KŲztťri szobormvek a principŠtus kori PannoniŠban: Aquincum szobrŠszati emlťkei tartomŠnyi ŲsszefŁggťsekben" (Public Sculptures in Pannonia during the Principate: The Sculptural Monuments of Aquincum in Provincial Contexts).
• KovŠcs Jůzsef Dťnes, who defended his thesis on "Dťri Frigyes Antik hagyatťkŠnak gyjtťs- ťs gyjtemťnytŲrtťnete. Egy ůkortŲrtťneti kŲzgyjtemťny feldolgozŠsa tŲrtťnettudomŠnyi ťs muzeolůgiai eszkŲzŲkkel" (The Collection and Museum History of Frigyes Dťri's Antique Legacy. Processing an Ancient Historical Public Collection with Historical and Museological Tools).

Current Research Topics

Available research topics for new students are outlined, supervised by the program's faculty members, including:

• Gesztelyi TamŠs: The historical sources of the Roman Empire, Pannonia's artistic and religious historical questions.
• Forisek Pťter: The legacy and impact of Greco-Roman civilization on European culture, Roman military history, the history of timekeeping from ancient times to the present.
• TakŠcs Levente: The social, economic, and legal aspects of Roman land surveying, Roman historiography (especially the work of Livius), Roman social history (particularly slavery), the history of teaching ancient history.
• Tůth Orsolya: Society, culture, and religion in late ancient and medieval Europe.