VIRTUAL TALK: Ryan Horne, “Aeolian Alexanders: Coins, Space, and Networks in Ancient Turkey”

 

Date/Time: Monday, May 18 from 11am-12pm PST

 

Abstract: “An increasing number of historians and sociologists have theorized empires as a series of interlocking networks of social and political interactions. Less attention has been paid to how digital techniques can be deployed to study the structure of those networks, their geospatial context, or their visualization, especially in the construction of maps. Advances in digital gazetteers, social network analysis software, and historical geographic information systems are fundamentally altering this paradigm, enabling the discovery, modeling, and visualization of complex geospatial networks. Building upon the NEH-funded Aeolian Alexanders project, this talk will discuss how geospatial studies and network analysis are dramatically changing the study of numismatics by examining networks of minting activity in Hellenistic Asia Minor. In addition, this talk will illustrate how existing resources can be leveraged by non-specialists to model the flow of materials and communications between urban centers in the Hellenistic east.”

 

Attendance Request Form: If you’re interested in attending this virtual talk, please click on the following URL and fill out the following attendance request form. During the days leading up to the presentation, the event’s host, Brian J Griffith, will send you the schedule, along with a Zoom meeting URL and accompanying password.