What do Romans and Germanic tribes have in common, what distinguishes them? The special relationship between the great Roman power and the inhabitants of north-west Germany in the first three centuries AD is the focus of a seminar week in Oldenburg, which students from Oldenburg's partner university in Udine, Italy, have travelled to attend.
Under the direction of Georg Müller from the Oldenburg Institute of History and Dr Stefano Magnani from the Dipartimento di Storia in Udine, they will work intensively with their German fellow students on Roman-Germanic relations in the north-west. The week marks the start of a regular seminar co-operation between the two universities.
Among other things, the history students will visit the site of the legendary Varus Battle in Kalkriese until Friday, 16 October. They will also analyse some pieces of the Roman coin hoard from Jever, which the Oldenburg State Museum of Art and Cultural History has made available to them. The German return visit to Udine in northern Italy is planned for May 2016. In this way, the partner universities want to promote the exchange of their students and also encourage them to spend longer periods abroad.
