Professor Ray Laurence from the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies has given a lecture entitled, ‘The Roman Empire: Migration & Mobility’, for the University of Kent’s Think Kent series, which is now available on YouTube.
Migration is the key challenge of the 21st century, but almost 2,000 years ago in the Roman Empire, migration rates were higher than those in Europe today. In this lecture Ray examines how the Roman Empire enabled the mobility of both the forces of the state and of its subjects.
The Think Kent lectures are a series of TED Talk-style lectures produced with the intention of raising awareness of the research and teaching expertise of Kent academics and the international impact of their work.
Other talks in the series include:
- ‘Not So Silent Nights: The 1914 Christmas Truce’ by Professor Mark Connelly (School of History)
- ‘Rosetta mission: Imaging comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko’ by Dr Stephen Lowry (Centre for Astro Physics and Planetary Science)
- ‘War on Terror: Mapping the CIA’s Rendition, Detention & Torture programme’ by Professor Ruth Blakeley (School of Politics and International Relations).