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

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Concepts of Social Mobility and Identity Construction between textual evidence and materiality in Antiquity. Trans-disziplinärer Workshop am Institut...

Mittwoch, 19. November 2025, 17.00 s.t. (MEZ) im Übungsraum Alte Geschichte und online

Juliane SCHIEL (Universität Wien)

Comparative Approaches to...

Im Wintersemester 2025 findet an unserem Institut erstmals ein Hauscolloquium statt. Darunter verstehen wir ein Format, in dem wir Einblicke in die...