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Julia Hillner
@writinghelena.bsky.social
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Writing about imperial women to understand late antiquity:
history - ideology - dynasty - violence - agency - memory

And about: crime, punishment, imprisonment, prosopography, namelessness, digital humanities, and 👆 THE CITY OF ROME
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Julia Hillner is Professor for Dependency and Slavery Studies at the University of Bonn. She was previously Professor of Medieval History at the University of Sheffield. She is an expert on late antiquity, applying digital methods of social network analysis to large data sets drawn from a wide variety of late antique and early medieval sources. .. more

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Julia Hillner @writinghelena.bsky.social · Mar 12
As of 1 March I've changed institutions within my university, from @dependencybonn.de to the Department of History, where I am now a Professor of Ancient History (the first woman in this role @unibonn.bsky.social). Looking forward to returning to UG teaching!
www.igw.uni-bonn.de/de/institut/...
Julia Hillner
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Julia Hillner @writinghelena.bsky.social · 2d
"Perché Chris era una persona umile, e pensava che l’umiltà sia una delle qualità più importanti per chi fa ricerca."

He really was one of a kind.

Reposted by Julia Hillner

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
For the Italophones, a very touching memorial of Chris by Maria Elena Cortese.
gzornetta.eurosky.social Giulia Zornetta @gzornetta.eurosky.social · 2d
"Ogni volta che, con la mente magari distratta in qualcuno dei nostri impegni quotidiani, ci verrà da pensare «Chissà Chris cosa ne dice?». E allora davvero ci renderemo conto di quanto ci manca"

Maria Elena Cortese su Chris Wickham per #RetiMedievali 💚https://tinyurl.com/mrtu8thu
In ricordo di Chris Wickham (18 maggio 1950 – 9 ottobre 2026) – Reti Medievali
www.rm.unina.it

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Pauline Stafford @pstafford.bsky.social · 2d
There will be many appreciations of Chris Wickham - as a historian and as a human being. This is a good starting place.
www.medievalists.net/2026/10/chri...
Chris Wickham, Leading Historian of Medieval Europe, Passes Away - Medievalists.net
Chris Wickham, one of the most influential historians of medieval Europe, has passed away. His research transformed how scholars understand the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, whi...
www.medievalists.net

Reposted by Peter Schöttler, Holger Nehring, Julia Hillner

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
The passing of Chris Wickham is hard to take in. Few have made a bigger contribution to their field, with such personal warmth. He's going to be missed by a lot of people.