Welcome to the Department of Ancient History, Papyrology and Epigraphy!

The Department of Ancient History, Papyrology and Epigraphy of the University of Vienna researches and teaches the history of the Mediterranean and Europe from the first written records to the transition of Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval period.

Some insights into our interdisciplinary methods and the rich variety of topics our department covers can be found under Research and About us.

Laufende Forschungsprojekte

 News

Einladung zum Workshop Fluid Communities: Concepts of Social Mobility and Identity Construction between textual evidence and materiality in Antiquity...

am 13.-15. Februar 2026 findet das 24. Treffen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Etrusker & Italiker am Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altertumskunde,...

An der Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien ist eine Stelle als Universitätsassistent*in Praedoc im Bereich Alte...

 New Publications

Tales of Saints and Teachers, Monks and Pirates

Peter KRUSCHWITZ

HABES 67

Τhomas CORSTEN

Tyche Supplementband 16

George CUPCEA