School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh

18/09/2026

Planning to explore the city over the weekend? Find recommendations from HCA student Ita on our blog for where to grab a coffee and a little something to keep you going, https://edin.ac/4h6Q5oP

17/09/2026

15/09/2026

14/09/2026

Want to learn Latin or Ancient Greek? Professor Niels Gaul - Head of Classics - is at the language fair, 11:30am-2pm in G.06, 50 George Square. (Ethelwyn, the School mascot pictured, not Professor Gaul. Just in case you were wondering. And we can't guarantee Niels will be wearing a toga, but you never know...)

14/09/2026

Welcome! It's a big day, but you can find everything you need through the 'Welcome' link in our bio. You can also find links to the HCA Student hub and the HCA website, as well as a map of our building - the William Robertson Wing!

11/09/2026

A reminder that Professor Emile Chabal's Inaugural Lecture has moved to 4 November.If you are unable to attend this new date, we would appreciate it if you could cancel your tickets so that others can attend. You can cancel your tickets by following these instructions, https://edin.ac/4r6ChhK (Eventbrite)

09/09/2026

We are excited to announce the publication of the second issue of JLAIBS volume 5!

This is the first part of two thematic issues on "How Rebellion Ends. Conflict Resolution in Late Antique and Early Islamicate Political Culture (Part I)" by Hannah-Lena Hagemann and Alasdair Grant.

✍️ How Rebellion Ends. Conflict Resolution in Late Antique and Early Islamicate Political Culture, I: Mapping the Field - Hannah-Lena Hagemann

✍️ Borderland Lords and their Centrally-Held Sons: The Sasanian Empire's Treatment of Captives after the AD 450–1 Armenian Rebellion - Daniel C. Alford

✍️ From Ex*****on to State Office: Dealing with the Supporters of the Failed Alid Rebel Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbdallāh (d. 763) - Natalie Kontny-Wendt

✍️ Al-Mashhad al-Juyūshī: A Symbol of Triumph and Devotion - Murtaza Shakir

✍️ ‘A Popular Insurrection Arose in the Hippodrome’ State Responses to Popular Mobilisation in Late Antique Constantinople - Kevin Feeney

✍️ The Pearl's Choice: Luʾluʾ and the Trials of the Tulunid Household - Matthew S. Gordon

Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies Edinburgh University Press School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Classics Society https://www.euppublishing.com/toc/jlaibs/5/2

08/09/2026

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