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Mr. Sever-Petru Boțan

PhD

research fellow III - ACADEMIA ROMÂNĂ - FILIALA IAŞI

Researcher

Curriculum Vitae (14/01/2019)

Expertise & keywords

Riverine societies. Dynamics of interaction between Roman culture and regional identities in Dacia and Moesia inferior Call name: P 4 - Proiecte de Cercetare Exploratorie
PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0271 2017 - 2019

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO)

Project website: http://history.uaic.ro/research/rivsoc/

Abstract:

The Roman strategy of setting the northern border on the Danube, the way the local identities along the fluvial limes (on its eastern ends) interacted with the Roman culture, represent the main challenges behind this proposal. The aim of our project is to create a model of military, economic, cultural and religious interaction of local and Roman identities along the Danubian border, in a contrastive approach. Our global method integrates several approaches, already applied in various fields, in an interdisciplinary manner. The relevance of our proposal is that it will develop several research directions that were only sparingly touched by Romanian scientists, such as the phenomena of acculturation and religious grafting, the role of watercourses in cultural adaptation and innovation. The research roadmap has several milestones, most notably establishing the role of fluvial borders as mediums of cultural exchange and construction, and discerning a pattern at work in the case of the riverine societies of two marginal Roman provinces (Dacia and Moesia inferior). The project will create a West–East scientific network, elevating the standards of all the Romanian universities involved. The socio-economic impact consists in increasing the pool of human resources able to further this research and impart knowledge to any external stakeholders. It will, for instance, open new funding opportunities for young researchers, in the form of projects and jobs. The ultimate outcome will be the development of a Lower-Danube axis promoting cultural tourism and advancing scientific cooperation. The viability of the resulting interaction model will be tested in other regions of the Roman Empire with similar geographic-historical contexts.

External Relations of the Pontic Greek Cities in the Hellenistic and Roman Times: a Multidisciplinary Approach Call name: Exploratory Research Projects - PCE-2011 call
PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0054 2011 - 2016

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: Academia Română - Filiala Iaşi, Institutul de Arheologie

Project partners: Academia Română - Filiala Iaşi, Institutul de Arheologie (RO)

Affiliation: Academia Română - Filiala Iaşi, Institutul de Arheologie (RO)

Project website: http://www.ponticgreekcities.ro/

Abstract:

The Black Sea (ancient Pontus) has always been an area of convergence and antinomy resulting from the contact between influences from different cultural areas and the local cultural traditions. Throughout almost two centuries of historiographical debate, a number of basic works and valuable studies have been elaborated, yet none of them provides a coherent picture of the external relations of the Pontic Greek cities during the Hellenistic and Roman times. Against such a background, our project appears as something of a novelty, both nationally and internationally. By systematizing and analyzing documentary data we intend to examine the external links of the Greek Pontic cities in a broad context, and we will go beyond mere descriptivism. The proposed research is meant to fill a gap in the complex study of the Black Sea region and it will lead to a deeper understanding of the dynamics of this area, as well as of certain political, social-economic, cultural and religious phenomena during the Hellenistic and the Roman times. It will make possible an assessment of the effects of the contact between influences coming from other cultural areas and elements characteristic of the autochthonous populations’ way of life.

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