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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Registration open / Ilmoittautuminen on alkanut<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">XXIV Finnish Symposium on Late Antiquity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps;mso-fareast-language:JA">Slavery in Late Antiquity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Tvärminne, Finland<br>
11–12 November, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Research on slavery in the late Roman Empire and in the post-Roman kingdoms has been expanding and evolving in the recent decades. The theme will be approached from a wide
perspective, including social, economic, political, legal, ideological and religious levels.
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif">The keynote<b>
</b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">speakers of the symposium are:
<b>Chris De Wet</b> (New Testament and Early Christian Studies, University of South Africa),
<b>Marianne Bjelland Kartzow </b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif">(New Testament Studies at the University of Oslo) and
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Marja Vierros
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">(Classics, University of Helsinki).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">The symposium is free, but the number of participants we can take is limited. It will be organized at the
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://aalto.tvarminne.helsinki.fi/english/index.htm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA">Tvärminne Zoological Station</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">
on the southern coast of Finland. We offer transportation from Helsinki to Tvärminne and the return journey, as well as accommodation (one night) and meals in Tvärminne. However, we are not able to cover any travel costs to or accommodation in Helsinki.
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Registration for the symposium has started; there are only ca 10 places left for guests who are not presenting a paper.
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">In order to register as a participant for the seminar, please send an email to Ville Vuolanto ville.vuolanto(at)uta.fi. Upon applying
for participation, you are kindly asked to provide your contact information as well as to inform us about special diets etc. Please also mention if you do NOT need the coach transportation from Helsinki.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">For further details and the programme, please refer to the attachment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">On behalf of the organizers,
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