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Review of the 2025 excavations in Castelseprio
Under the scientific direction of Prof. Caterina Giostra, excavations at the fortified house in Castelseprio continued in 2025. The project, which has been pursued for several years by the Catholic University in collaboration with the University of Chieti and with excavation permission from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, has been funded by the PLuS Foundation […]
Inauguration of the Cubicolo di S. Eusebio
We are delighted that the PLuS-funded restoration work on the Cubicolo di S. Eusebio in the Catacombs of Saint Callixtus has been completed and the area can be opened to the public in time for the Holy Year 2025.
The inauguration ceremony will take place on 4 June 2025 at 17:30.
“Secundum naturam vivere” – An ancient concept and its transformations
The PLuS-sponsored symposium ‘Secundum naturam vivere An ancient concept and its transformations’ will take place from 22-24 May at Neuhardenberg Castle. All contributions to the multi-day conference will subsequently be published in the same-titled volume in the PLuS publication series LUMINA.
New director at the Museum of Classical Art (Sapienza, Rome)
Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Papini, a member of our Scientific Advisory Board, has been appointed the new Director of the Museum of Classical Art in Rome.
In an interview, he tells us about the history and special aspects of his new workplace.
Call for Applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship: Archaeology and History of Art of Late Antiquity and early Middle Ages
The PLuS Foundation Basel invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship of two years from 01.10.2025 to support a study in the field of
The ‘barbarian’ and medieval world in the transition between Antiquity and Modernity. Archaeology, art, culture.
Both cultural studies and studies aimed at the critical edition of archaeological excavations or monuments can be proposed as research projects.
Complete application dossiers must be submitted by 15 March 2025 via the webform.
Call for Applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship: Roman thought
The PLuS Foundation Basel with the collaboration of the Société Internationale des Amis de Cicéron (SIAC) in Paris invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship of two years from 01.10.2025 to support a study in the field of
Roman thought, from its relations with classical and Hellenistic sources and models to its fortune in the West up to the 18th century
Complete application dossiers must be submitted by 15 March 2025 via the webform.
Looking forward to the Holy Year 2025
The PLuS-funded restoration work in the Catacombs of Callixtus is progressing well so that the Cubicolo di San Eusebio can be opened to the public as part of the Holy Year 2025 proclaimed by Pope Francis.
Presentation of the new Foundation Regit, PLuS partner in the field of Regnum Italicum studies
Last Saturday PLuS’s new partner, the Regit Foundation (Research Centre on Regnum Italicum) presented itself for the first time.
Call for applications opens for conference and publication funding starting from February 2025
PLuS calls for applications twice a year for funding amounts of 15,000 euros each to support scientific conference and publication projects. Applications can currently be submitted for funding for initiatives in the coming year.