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<div align="center"><i>Welcome to the conference</i><br>
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<b><i>Spaces of Roman Constitutionalism</i></b><i><br>
</i><b>26-28 September 2019</b><b><br>
</b><b>University of Helsinki</b><br>
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From the <i>fora </i>to the assemblies and beyond, public space
in ancient Rome was both political and contested, reflecting
changing notions of community, citizenship and the values and
norms behind them. The purpose of this conference is to explore
the political, cultural and legal notions of public space and
public realm in Rome. By observing the place of magistrates in the
public spaces of Rome and more generally in the ideas behind
Republican governance, it seeks to question and unpack the notions
that have been built into the concept of Roman republican
governance. On one hand we have the notion of Republicanism and
public law, which has a rich history of modernizing
interpretations and reuses in European history. On the other,
there is the equally rich tradition of rituals, ceremonies,
religious convictions and beliefs that surround the practices of
governance. By examining the spacial aspect, how these were
situated and interlinked and how public and private spaces and
roles intermingled, we are hoping to shed new light into cultural
and social dimension of Roman republicanism and its transformation
from the Republic to the Principate. By setting ideas into their
dynamic spatial, social and cultural contexts, we hope to subvert
the traditional story of Roman constitutionalism.<br>
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Keynote speakers of the conference are <b>Harriet Flower </b>(Princeton),
<b>Karl-Joachim Hölkeskamp </b>(Cologne), <b>Catherine Steel </b>(Glasgow),
and <b>Clifford Ando </b>(Chicago).<br>
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The conference is open to all and there is no registration
required.<br>
For more information and the programme, please visit:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/language-culture/spaces-of-roman-constitutionalism-26.-28.9.2019">https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/language-culture/spaces-of-roman-constitutionalism-26.-28.9.2019</a><br>
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Heta Björklund
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:heta.bjorklund@helsinki.fi">heta.bjorklund@helsinki.fi</a>
+358504482563
Projektikoordinaattori / Project coordinator
Eurooppalaisen oikeuden, identiteetin ja historian tutkimuksen huippuyksikkö / The Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.eurostorie.org">www.eurostorie.org</a>)
Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.spacelaw.fi">www.spacelaw.fi</a>)
Siltavuorenpenger 1 A, huone / room 326
PL / P.O. Box 9, 00014 Helsingin yliopisto / University of Helsinki</pre>
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