Finnish Conference on Classical Studies 2025

The Finnish Conference on Classical Studies was held at the University of Turku on January 23–24. The program included presentations, posters, and discussions on current topics. The program can be found on the conference website (only in Finnish)....

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Guest Lectures and Webinars

One of the most enjoyable aspects of being a researcher is getting to share your research topic with interested listeners. Besides an academic audience, many others are also keen to hear about ancient history and past cultures, and researchers are often...

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Teaching Martial's Poems

This spring, I faced a new challenge. I had promised to teach a course on Martial's poems as part of the curriculum of the Classics Department at the University of Turku. I've taught Latin and other topics related to antiquity for many years, but I hadn't...

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Research and Conference Trip: Rome – Ostia – Pompeii

My previous visit to Italy had been more than a year ago, so it was time to head back there in early November. I had several good reasons for my trip. I was going to participate in a conference on ancient identities, where I'd present a paper related...

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'Escape from Pompeii' Exhibition at Maritime Centre Vellamo

We visited the 'Escape from Pompeii' exhibition at the Maritime Centre Vellamo in Kotka about a month ago. The exhibition was open from April to September. We organized the trip together with Turku Classical Association Paideia, Palladion association,...

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Phalli and Defecation – How I Ended up as Co-author of an International Article

The first peer-reviewed article in which I am a co-author has just been published (available here). How I ended up as one of the authors of this international article was totally unexpected. It was all the more surprising since I had not published...

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