Abstract:
The goal of this lecture is to present current research for the analysis and preservation of ancient Greek and Latin historians in a digital environment. In order to show concrete questions and solutions for the implementation of digital approaches in the field of Classical Studies, the lecture will be focused on experiments and results of ongoing projects about ancient Classical historiography and in particular about the so called fragmentary historians, by which scholarship means authors whose works are now lost in their original form and preserved through quotations and reuses in later sources. The lecture will offer the possibility to discuss these topics in the bigger context of the application of digital technologies and Linked Open Data principles to the humanities and to historical studies.
Short bio:
Monica Berti works at Leipzig University, where she teaches courses and leads research projects in Ancient History, Digital Classics, Digital Philology and Digital Humanities. Her research is currently focused on the Graeco-Roman World and the Computational Analysis of Ancient Greek and Latin. She is also director of Sunoikisis Digital Classics, an international consortium of Digital Classics programs in collaboration with the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies and the Institute of Classical Studies London.