GenAut talks | Dan Batovici, "The Migration of Violence in the Martyrdoms of Polycarp," Sat 21 Feb. Paper in the "Patterns of Violence in the Passion Narratives and Their Ancient Context" conference, Vienna 19-21 February, organised by @clarissabreu.bsky.social and @markusoehler.bsky.social.

Congrats to our collaborators @worldlyscribe.bsky.social, Giorgia Nicosia, @madalinatoca.bsky.social, and Adrian Pirtea for their articles in the newly published thematic issue of the Journal of Eastern Christian Studies (co-edited by Marion). Several in Open Access! brill.com/view/journal...

The first talk of this years online seminar: Jakob Engberg, "The Care for the Remains of Polycarp in the Martyrdom of Polycarp in its Second Century Context." Tuesday, 17 February (10 AM CET) •Followers of the Apostles in Cultic Contexts• genaut.univie.ac.at

We're thrilled to share with you the programme for the 2026 online seminar of the project! The series is curated by our colleague Maria S. Thomas (@dekayra.bsky.social). All welcome! Let us know if you'd like to add you to the email list. genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671

The 2025 series GenAut "Characters in relation to the apostles" is now completed, and you can check the recordings on youtube. genaut.univie.ac.at/?p=1635 youtube.com/@receptionmatters genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671

Meet the GenAut team: Christoph Scheerer genaut.univie.ac.at?p=1728

Meet the GenAut team: Maria S. Thomas @dekayra.bsky.social genaut.univie.ac.at?p=1267

Meet the GenAuT team: Andy Hilkens. @andyhilkens.bsky.social genaut.univie.ac.at?p=1164

If you're interested in a fuller overview of the GenAut project, here you are. genaut.univie.ac.at?p=1100

Bit of news here: genaut.univie.ac.at/?p=1595 @erc.europa.eu #ERCCoG