Tuesdays weeks 1-6 TT 2026, 11.30am - 13.00pm
Seminar Room 30.444, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
All welcome
We are delighted to announce that, after a term of fruitful discussion, the Phrygian reading group will be continuing at 11.30-13.00 on Tuesdays, weeks 1-6, in the Schwarzman Centre, room 30.444.
Phrygian is an Indo-European language closely related to Greek, attested in a series of fascinating, if often fragmentary inscriptions, that bear witness to a cultural and linguistic environment connected to both Greece and Anatolia.
This term we will continue reading and discussing collaboratively some of the more difficult Phrygian inscriptions (both New and Old Phrygian). New members are always welcome, however, and notes from last term's grammatical orientation can be provided. We also welcome requests for particular inscriptions, so let us know if there are any texts you are particularly keen to discuss!
Our focus will be largely linguistic and philological, but when dealing with such difficult texts context is crucial to interpretation, so the contribution of any historians, archaeologists, epigraphists, and Hellenists with an interest in ancient Anatolia will also be welcome and valued.
Please feel free to contact nicholas.romanos@magd.ox.ac.uk with any questions.
Ancient Anatolia Network , TORCH Networks
