The Department of Archival Studies at Alma Mater Europaea University invites you to the 4th Archival Symposium entitled "Archives and Archivists in the Roman Empire", which will take place on Friday, 21 August 2026, at 11:00 at the Grand Hotel Primus in Ptuj.
The symposium will take place as part of the traditional event Roman Games, which each year revives the rich heritage of Poetovio, one of the most important Roman cities in the province of Upper Pannonia.
Experts in archival science, history, and archaeology will present various aspects of the creation, preservation, and use of records in the Roman period, and shed light on the work of scribes and archivists of that time.
Among other things, topics will include tabularia and scribae in ancient Rome, writing tablets and their long tradition, the professional work of archivists in the Roman Empire, Roman-era pen cases, and inscriptions on Roman vessels.
The event will be opened with introductory addresses by Prof. Dr. h. c. Ludvik Toplak, Rector of Alma Mater Europaea University, Andrej Klasinc, President of the Poetovio LXIX Association, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Pavel Klasinc, Head of the Chair of Archival Science, Katja Zupanič, Director of the Historical Archives in Ptuj, and Dr. Aleksander Lorenčič, Director of the Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum.
Expert contributions will also be presented by Asst. Prof. Dr. Julijana Visočnik, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anja Hellmuth Kramberger, Andrej Preložnik and Marija Hernja Masten. The program will conclude with a discussion.
You are cordially invited to attend!
are accepted until August 20, 2026 at the email address events@almamater.si.
