Reconquering Africa: Roman imperialism and the City in the Age of Justinian
31 January 16:00
Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles, Oxford
Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
Oxford Ancient History Faculty Seminar Hilary Term 2023 Tuesdays 4pm at the Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles
Ancient North Africa: Histories, Cities, and Landscapes
Week 3 (31 January) Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
Reconquering Africa: Roman imperialism and the City in the Age of Justinian
Reconquest is a common, yet understudied, mode of imperialism. This paper examines Justinian’s conquest of North Africa in the sixth century and the complexities of integrating Africa and its peoples into the Roman empire again after nearly a hundred years of Vandal rule. It focuses particularly on the transformation of North African cityscapes through an analysis of military, economic and religious building investment in the aftermath of the conquest.
