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Fig. 2: Trajan's column in Rome, showing Roman soldiers constructing a perfect wall during the war against the Dacians, which emphasizes technical superiority.

Ancient history: A postcolonial view on Roman identity

Prof Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, explores the paradoxical dynamics of different identities in the multicultural Roman Empire.
Painting from Pompeii, now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples), showing a banquet or family ceremony

The question of being ‘Roman’: Examining ancient history more closely

Professor for Ancient History at the University of Zurich, provides an intriguing and instructive analysis of the question of being ‘Roman’ in his most recent ancient history focus.
Saint Paul arrested, early 1900s Bible illustration. (PD-US-expired)

Switching between different identities, the example of Paul the Apostle

Prof Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, uses the example of Paul the Apostle to illustrate switching between different identities.

Who am I? Multicultural identities in the Roman Empire

Prof Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, explores multicultural identities in the Roman Empire.

Integration & Acculturation: Different identities in the multicultural Roman Empire

Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, analyzes intercultural dynamics in the Roman Empire.

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