Tesse D Stek
Tesse D. Stek
Director of the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)
Full Professor Western Mediterranean Archaeology at the Groningen Institute of Archaeology at Groningen University (currently seconded to KNIR, Rome)
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My research and teaching engages with the formation of Roman imperialism and its interactions with pre-existing polities and people. With new archaeological field work in the Western and Central Mediterranean, I aim to contribute to broader ancient historical debates.
Roman imperialism, religion and colonization
My PhD (Amsterdam) focused on Roman expansion and cult sites and religion in ancient Italy. I then researched the historical aspects of Roman colonization as a Golding Junior Research Fellowship at Brasenose College, Oxford. To test these ideas in the field, in 2011 I started new field work in the territory of the Roman colony Aesernia, with a Marie Curie at Glasgow. With the support of a generous NWO grant, I expanded the colonization project with an enthusiastic international team of postdocs, PhD students, postdocs and students. This Landscapes of Early Roman Colonization project (2013-) connects the rethinking of the modern historiography and theory of early Roman expansion with new field work in two early colonies founded by Rome.
As of 2018/19, I am seconded to the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) first as Director of Ancient Studies. In that capacity, I supported and represented (PhD) students and colleagues in the fields of classics, ancient history and archaeology. At the Dutch school, I was also Head of Research and, as of 2020, also Vice-Director of the Institute. In 2021, I was nominated as Director of the Institute.
In that role, I enjoy fostering debate within and across disciplinary boundaries - a key privilege of the Roman station within the Italian and international network that Rome offers.
I currently co-direct two main international collaborations and field work projects, in South Italy and East Portugal.
The Tappino Area Archaeology Project, in the Apennines, involves field survey, aerial archaeology, geophysics and excavation. Our base camp in Jelsi functions as a hub and base camp for research, teaching and knowledge dissemination. Since 2004, our team has worked intensively in the areas of S. Giovanni in Galdo, Toro, Gildone, Jelsi, Campodipietra, Campolieto, Cercemaggiore and Riccia, as well as the wider territories of Larino and Isernia.
As of 2018, I coordinate, together with Dr. André Carneiro from Évora University, a new field work project in Alto Alentejo, Portugal. Recently, an important next step has been taken in this direction thanks to a magnanimous grant from the Prince Bernhard Culture foundation that enables the consolidation of the Roman Portugal research. Amongst other things, we have been able to set up a new collaborative project with the Lisbon University NOVA, with Prof. Tomás Cordero Ruis, the municipality and the museum of Guarda, with Dr. Tiago Ramos, with fieldwork in the area of Guarda.
The project as a whole aims at better understanding large-scale trends in the expanding Roman empire from the 4th century BC to the 1st century AD across the Western Mediterranean, and linking it theoretically to provincial Roman archaeologies in northwestern Europe. The activation of previous, large archaeological datasets and unlocking their potential on new digital platforms plays a key role in this project (cf. also the online Fasti project, and the related A rated journal Fasti Survey, of which I am editor in chief).
Enthusiastic students and colleagues alike can contact me at t.d.stek@knir.it for the Field Schools or research projects!
Director of the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)
Full Professor Western Mediterranean Archaeology at the Groningen Institute of Archaeology at Groningen University (currently seconded to KNIR, Rome)
Profile
My research and teaching engages with the formation of Roman imperialism and its interactions with pre-existing polities and people. With new archaeological field work in the Western and Central Mediterranean, I aim to contribute to broader ancient historical debates.
Roman imperialism, religion and colonization
My PhD (Amsterdam) focused on Roman expansion and cult sites and religion in ancient Italy. I then researched the historical aspects of Roman colonization as a Golding Junior Research Fellowship at Brasenose College, Oxford. To test these ideas in the field, in 2011 I started new field work in the territory of the Roman colony Aesernia, with a Marie Curie at Glasgow. With the support of a generous NWO grant, I expanded the colonization project with an enthusiastic international team of postdocs, PhD students, postdocs and students. This Landscapes of Early Roman Colonization project (2013-) connects the rethinking of the modern historiography and theory of early Roman expansion with new field work in two early colonies founded by Rome.
As of 2018/19, I am seconded to the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) first as Director of Ancient Studies. In that capacity, I supported and represented (PhD) students and colleagues in the fields of classics, ancient history and archaeology. At the Dutch school, I was also Head of Research and, as of 2020, also Vice-Director of the Institute. In 2021, I was nominated as Director of the Institute.
In that role, I enjoy fostering debate within and across disciplinary boundaries - a key privilege of the Roman station within the Italian and international network that Rome offers.
I currently co-direct two main international collaborations and field work projects, in South Italy and East Portugal.
The Tappino Area Archaeology Project, in the Apennines, involves field survey, aerial archaeology, geophysics and excavation. Our base camp in Jelsi functions as a hub and base camp for research, teaching and knowledge dissemination. Since 2004, our team has worked intensively in the areas of S. Giovanni in Galdo, Toro, Gildone, Jelsi, Campodipietra, Campolieto, Cercemaggiore and Riccia, as well as the wider territories of Larino and Isernia.
As of 2018, I coordinate, together with Dr. André Carneiro from Évora University, a new field work project in Alto Alentejo, Portugal. Recently, an important next step has been taken in this direction thanks to a magnanimous grant from the Prince Bernhard Culture foundation that enables the consolidation of the Roman Portugal research. Amongst other things, we have been able to set up a new collaborative project with the Lisbon University NOVA, with Prof. Tomás Cordero Ruis, the municipality and the museum of Guarda, with Dr. Tiago Ramos, with fieldwork in the area of Guarda.
The project as a whole aims at better understanding large-scale trends in the expanding Roman empire from the 4th century BC to the 1st century AD across the Western Mediterranean, and linking it theoretically to provincial Roman archaeologies in northwestern Europe. The activation of previous, large archaeological datasets and unlocking their potential on new digital platforms plays a key role in this project (cf. also the online Fasti project, and the related A rated journal Fasti Survey, of which I am editor in chief).
Enthusiastic students and colleagues alike can contact me at t.d.stek@knir.it for the Field Schools or research projects!
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To stimulate synergy, this volume brings together an international group of experts from different fields and backgrounds. It opens up the discussion by offering fresh viewpoints and new evidence for the political organization, social life, mountain settlement, cults and cult sites, and finally the character of Samnite and Roman expansionism.
Moreover, during the period of conquest and political incorporation, incisive changes in religious practices as well as in the cult sites where these were performed, are documented all over the peninsula. The causality between Roman expansionism and these trends is much discussed, and the ‘religious Romanization’ of Italy is currently a key debate.
This volume explores the development of religious practices and cult places in the conquered Italic areas, and the role of Rome and its colonies in it. Rather than denying Roman impact and intentionality altogether, it assesses the potential influences of Roman expansionism on the sacred landscapes of ancient Italy in wide and variegated terms.
The studies brought together in this volume draw on different types of evidence and approaches, reflecting also the diversity of different national and disciplinary traditions and schools of thought that often have remained isolated in current debates. It presents important new evidence from the inland Italic areas, as well as synthetic discussions addressing key scholarly controversies, such as the agency of Roman magistrates and the role of Roman colonization in ritual change and votive practices. By focusing on the dynamic interaction between authorities, local communities and wider trends in Hellenistic societies, the volume opens new perspectives on religious change in Italy and its relationship to the rise of Rome.
BICS SUPPLEMENT 132 ISBN 978-1-905670-58-1 viii + 332 pp, colour and black and white images, index
http://store.london.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=1&deptid=158&catid=86&prodid=1219&searchresults=1
Articles by Tesse D Stek
The impact of the Social War on settlement dynamics in Samnium and its archaeological visibility in the Biferno, Tappino, and Volturno/Aesernia Projects
Using literary sources and the available archaeological data on settlement patterns as well as places of worship in ancient Samnium, this paper critically considers the supposed impact of the Social War on Samnite society. In previous archaeological studies, this impact has been presented as quite drastic, which tallies well with Sullan rhetoric in the literary sources. By comparing three large-scale landscape archaeological projects, the Biferno Valley Survey, the Tappino Area Archaeological Project, and the Colonial Landscape Project at Aesernia, I show, however, that this drastic image is at least partially the result of the reliance of guide fossils such as black gloss ceramics and sigillata wares, which results in a skewed image. First, I demonstrate that the black gloss – sigillata ratio is quite consistent in the different projects in Molise. Interestingly, even the towns of Aesernia and Larinum, which evidently followed a quite different historical trajectory, seem to demonstrate a similar pattern in black gloss and sigillata consumption. Second, and more importantly, including all finds instead of just the two classic guide fossils, results in a more nuanced development in the three projects. The archaeological findings thus tend to relativise the impact of the Social War and the hypothesis of a dramatic decline in settlement caused by it. However, archaeological and historical continuity must be distinguished; and we should remain cautious with these preliminary conclusions, as further invasive archaeological research should be carried out to test these ideas.
Previous frameworks for understanding Roman imperialism, often based on the classical literary tradition filtered through early modern political science, are now rapidly being reconsidered in the light of a wealth of new archaeological data and critical historiographic enquiry. It is not necessary to reiterate the vehement deconstruction of Rome as a sociopolitical and cultural role model or "archetype" in detail here, although I raise a few cautionary considerations in this regard. Rather, I shift attention to the question of how we should assess the impact of the newly emerging information on our overall understanding of the character of Roman society and imperialism in the Republican period.
Should we interpret the recent critiques as support for a ''primitivist" view of expansive Republican Rome: a Rome that is much less thought out, farsighted, imperialist, and hegemonic, closer to archaic than imperial period Roman society? Or can further historiographical rethinking instead reveal a different logic?
To stimulate synergy, this volume brings together an international group of experts from different fields and backgrounds. It opens up the discussion by offering fresh viewpoints and new evidence for the political organization, social life, mountain settlement, cults and cult sites, and finally the character of Samnite and Roman expansionism.
Moreover, during the period of conquest and political incorporation, incisive changes in religious practices as well as in the cult sites where these were performed, are documented all over the peninsula. The causality between Roman expansionism and these trends is much discussed, and the ‘religious Romanization’ of Italy is currently a key debate.
This volume explores the development of religious practices and cult places in the conquered Italic areas, and the role of Rome and its colonies in it. Rather than denying Roman impact and intentionality altogether, it assesses the potential influences of Roman expansionism on the sacred landscapes of ancient Italy in wide and variegated terms.
The studies brought together in this volume draw on different types of evidence and approaches, reflecting also the diversity of different national and disciplinary traditions and schools of thought that often have remained isolated in current debates. It presents important new evidence from the inland Italic areas, as well as synthetic discussions addressing key scholarly controversies, such as the agency of Roman magistrates and the role of Roman colonization in ritual change and votive practices. By focusing on the dynamic interaction between authorities, local communities and wider trends in Hellenistic societies, the volume opens new perspectives on religious change in Italy and its relationship to the rise of Rome.
BICS SUPPLEMENT 132 ISBN 978-1-905670-58-1 viii + 332 pp, colour and black and white images, index
http://store.london.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=1&deptid=158&catid=86&prodid=1219&searchresults=1
The impact of the Social War on settlement dynamics in Samnium and its archaeological visibility in the Biferno, Tappino, and Volturno/Aesernia Projects
Using literary sources and the available archaeological data on settlement patterns as well as places of worship in ancient Samnium, this paper critically considers the supposed impact of the Social War on Samnite society. In previous archaeological studies, this impact has been presented as quite drastic, which tallies well with Sullan rhetoric in the literary sources. By comparing three large-scale landscape archaeological projects, the Biferno Valley Survey, the Tappino Area Archaeological Project, and the Colonial Landscape Project at Aesernia, I show, however, that this drastic image is at least partially the result of the reliance of guide fossils such as black gloss ceramics and sigillata wares, which results in a skewed image. First, I demonstrate that the black gloss – sigillata ratio is quite consistent in the different projects in Molise. Interestingly, even the towns of Aesernia and Larinum, which evidently followed a quite different historical trajectory, seem to demonstrate a similar pattern in black gloss and sigillata consumption. Second, and more importantly, including all finds instead of just the two classic guide fossils, results in a more nuanced development in the three projects. The archaeological findings thus tend to relativise the impact of the Social War and the hypothesis of a dramatic decline in settlement caused by it. However, archaeological and historical continuity must be distinguished; and we should remain cautious with these preliminary conclusions, as further invasive archaeological research should be carried out to test these ideas.
Previous frameworks for understanding Roman imperialism, often based on the classical literary tradition filtered through early modern political science, are now rapidly being reconsidered in the light of a wealth of new archaeological data and critical historiographic enquiry. It is not necessary to reiterate the vehement deconstruction of Rome as a sociopolitical and cultural role model or "archetype" in detail here, although I raise a few cautionary considerations in this regard. Rather, I shift attention to the question of how we should assess the impact of the newly emerging information on our overall understanding of the character of Roman society and imperialism in the Republican period.
Should we interpret the recent critiques as support for a ''primitivist" view of expansive Republican Rome: a Rome that is much less thought out, farsighted, imperialist, and hegemonic, closer to archaic than imperial period Roman society? Or can further historiographical rethinking instead reveal a different logic?
The workshop is a co-production by the Culture Foundation, the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) and the Escuela Española de Historia y Arqueología en Roma-CSIC (EEHAR). It is part of the project The Impact of Roman Imperialism in the West.
Organizers: Tesse Stek (KNIR), Anita Casarotto (KNIR), Antonio Pizzo (EEHAR).
Workshop internazionale 17-18 giugno 2019 a Roma, all'Istituto Olandese.
Collaborazione tra La Sapienza, Istituto Olandese/Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome (KNIR), via Omero 12, e USC - Proyecto de excelencia MINECO/FEDER.
Five sessions revolve around new insights from landscape archaeological projects, developments in the economy, the process of military expansion, processes of centralization and urbanization, and the ritual and religious sphere. A key goal of the conference is to discuss how the Portuguese panorama compares to other areas in the Iberian peninsula, and to foreground its contribution to current debates about Roman expansion and incorporation in the Central and Western Mediterranean.
With a view to assess the potential of integrating best practices in archaeological approaches and methodology, different national and disciplinary research traditions and historical frameworks will be explicitly discussed. As such, the conference aims to explore ways to collaborate more closely between various Mediterranean areas and research projects, and to develop a shared research agenda.
Coloniae, civitates foederatae, ager: culti e santuari nel Piceno meridionale tra romanizzazione e municipalizzazione, Filippo Demma and Tommaso Casci Ceccacci
Cult places during the Roman conquest of Eastern Iberia (3rdc. BC-1stc. AD). Transformations of ritual practices and sacred landscapes, Ignacio Grau Mira
Romans at Greek sanctuaries: a view from the Aegean, Annelies Cazemier
De-Romanizing religious developments in the Roman West, Ralph Haussler
The impact of empire on cult places and ritual practices in Roman Gaul and Germany, Ton Derks
Mithraism and Religious Change: A View from Apulum Mithraeum III, Matt McCarty, Mariana Egri, Aurel Rustoiu
Session organisers: Jamie Sewell and Tesse Stek
The Romano-centric historical narrative of the conquest (341 to 265 BC) is well studied, as is the phenomenon of Roman colonisation which came in its wake. Yet an impressive quantity of published results from recent field projects is shedding bright new light on the conquest from the point of view of the conquered. In the period 350 to 300 BC, very large quantities of fortified and rural settlements were created, revealing that communities across much of the peninsula were flourishing. Societal and institutional change at this time is reflected, for example, in settlement dynamics, burial practice, and the development of civic institutions. The conquest created complex patterns of abandonment, continuity and change. New synergies resulted, particularly apparent in new land use strategies, the survival and enhancement of pre-conquest cult places, and the coalescing of new urban centres on or near major pre-conquest settlement sites.
Rather than focusing upon Roman impact versus local reaction, the panel proposes to study the dynamics of the post-conquest period in terms of synergy in a broader framework of Hellenistic technological and ideological developments. By addressing the formative period of Roman imperialism in this way, important parallels with the Roman provinces may be drawn, adding chronological depth to, as well as further exploring currently emerging concepts of Roman imperialism that are less centre- periphery oriented. With papers covering a consistent geographical spectrum, the panel will present results on many aspects of the reconfigurations occurring during and after the conquest period (settlement dynamics, land use, elite roles, religion, cultural and institutional change).
j.p.sewell@durham.ac.uk and t.d.stek@arch.leidenuniv.nl Friday,
Room G15, Henley Business School
9.00 The changing face of South Etruria, Hilary Becker
9.30 Settlement and Society in Hellenistic Etruria, Robert Witcher
10.00 Local elites of Adriatic Italy and their ‘paradoxical’ Romanization, Fabio Colivicchi
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Developments in Larinum and its surrounding territory in the aftermath of the Roman conquest of Italy, Elizabeth Robinson
11.30 The dynamics of higher order settlements on the Italian peninsula (350 - 200 BC): a quantitative analysis, Jamie Sewell
12.00 Village type settlements and Roman expansion in the mid-Republican period: new evidence from Molise and Basilicata, Tesse Stek
ABSTRACTS
The Changing Face of South Etruria
Hilary Becker (University of Mississippi, USA)
After the fall of Veii, cities such as Caere, Tarquinia and Vulci vacillated between peace, cautious truce, to full-out war and even the succession of land to Rome. This paper seeks to map the experience of Romanization in south Etruria during the Hellenistic period. To seek this out, we will look in particular at archaeological and epigraphic evidence to explore how the mechanisms of daily life in Etruria were impacted by Rome’s encroaching presence, in the areas of commerce, trade, and transport, coinage, governance, and warfare. The frescoes of the Tomb of Giglioli at Tarquinia, and its walls decorated with armour, will provide one of the valuable case studies used in this examination.
hwbecker@olemiss.edu
Settlement and Society in Hellenistic Etruria
Robert Witcher (Durham University, UK)
In this paper I examine the changing settlement, population and economy of Etruria during the Hellenistic period. My previous study of Etruria, focussing on the early imperial period, identified considerable sub-regional variability which appeared to result from the long-term effects of Roman colonial control, and the specific economic and demographic impact of the development of Rome as a metropolis. In particular, regional survey suggested that whereas settlement density reached its peak along the coast and in southern Etruria during the early imperial period, settlement across inland Etruria appeared to reach its maximum density during the Hellenistic period before declining, sometimes sharply, in the early imperial period. This paper seeks to review some of the evidence for settlement from Hellenistic Etruria in order to tease out the origins of later settlement trajectories, and to explore the dialogues between Romans and Etruscans, between urban and rural populations, and between elites and commoners which defined the extension of Roman power across Etruria during the final centuries BC.
r.e.witcher@durham.ac.uk
Local Elites of Adriatic Italy and their ‘Paradoxical’ Romanization
Fabio Colivicchi (Queen's University, Ontario, Canada)
Through the discussion of two different case studies, the port city of Ancona and the region of Daunia, a seemingly paradoxical phenomenon is evident that is visible especially in Adriatic Italy – but by no means exclusively - between the 3rd and the 1st centuries BC: a strong increase in signs of ‘Hellenization’ precisely when the political control of Rome is established over Italy. The two case studies confirm that the dualism of ‘Hellenism’ and ‘Romanization’ in the traditional sense of binary opposition is not a productive heuristic tool. In fact Hellenism was not used by the communities of Adriatic Italy to separate themselves from Rome, but to join the developing system of Roman Italy, where Hellenism was a fundamental component for the construction of an increasingly integrated peninsular network.
colivicf@queensu.ca
Developments in Larinum and its Surrounding Territory in the Aftermath of the
Roman Conquest of Italy
Elizabeth Robinson (ICCS Rome,Duke University)
This paper presents a local-level case study of the effects of the Roman conquest on Larinum and its surrounding territory from 400 BC to AD 100. By considering all of the available evidence, it creates a context-sensitive narrative of Larinum’s transition from independent community to Roman municipium. Prosopographical analysis of epigraphic and literary sources shows significant continuity in the local population, particularly among the elites. This is mirrored in the settlement patterns, where reanalysis of the Biferno Valley Survey evidence demonstrates stability of both farms and villas throughout this period. Such findings seem to contrast with new Hellenistic monument types and decorative schemes appearing in the town, but by combining all the evidence it becomes clear that it was the local elites who chose to employ these elements. The stylistic changes reflect the adoption of Mediterranean-wide trends by the local people, rather than the arrival of outside groups at Larinum
Elizabeth.robinson.400@gmail.com
The Dynamics of Higher Order Settlements on the Italian Peninsula (350 - 200 BC): a Quantitative Analysis
Jamie Sewell (Durham University, UK).
My paper examines the impact of the Roman conquest on all fortified settlements larger than 2 hectares on the Italian peninsula south of the Po. For much of central and southern Italy the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BC represent an intense period of settlement creation and renewal. This flourishing coincides exactly with the period of the Roman conquest. How should this phenomenon be understood? Traditionally, it has been studied on a regional basis. As a result, the suggested processes responsible for it differ according to region. My analysis is interregional, comparing local trajectories and their scholarly traditions. Although many centres endured the conquest, by the 2nd century BC their overall number had reduced, and many large urban centres had been redimensioned. This raises an intriguing question, the complexity of which will be explored in the paper: on balance, could Rome be considered as a force for de-urbanisation?
j.p.sewell@durham.ac.uk
Village Type Settlements and Roman Expansion in the Mid-Republican Period: New Evidence from Molise and Basilicata
Tesse Stek (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Roman expansion has typically been associated with urbanism. As a result - and with considerable success - research has often focused on urban contexts, urbanization processes, and, with regard to the hinterland, on the related rationalization of the territory (centuriation). New research hypothesizes, however, that ‘lower-order’ rural settlements and institutions played a considerable role in early Roman expansion and settlement strategies. A combination of the re-reading of epigraphic and archaeological settlement data from colonial territories indeed points to the existence of nucleated or clustered settlement patterns, rather than the anticipated neatly divided landscapes. In this paper, this research direction is further explored and illustrated with new archaeological evidence from the recently started Landscapes of Early Roman Colonization project (NWO), which tests the above hypothesis in the colonial territories of Aesernia (founded 263 BC, modern Molise) and Venusia (founded 291 BC, modern Basilicata).
t.d.stek@arch.leidenuniv.nl
The aim of the project is to investigate the long term impact of Roman expansionism in the Western Mediterranean. And engages with further research done in Central-South Italy and the river Duero valley.
In this course, we explore how both Rome and migrant communities managed and accommodated migration, and how the applied strategies of inclusion and exclusion relate to the stability of the empire. We approach the question of migration and imperial success by examining the relationship between mobility, religion and citizenship.
Target group and admission
The course is open to a maximum of 12 selected Master, Research Master and PhD students in Archaeology, Ancient History, Classics, Contemporary (Italian, European) History, Political Science, Philosophy, International Studies, International Relations, Cultural Anthropology, (Developmental) Sociology and related fields enrolled in one of the KNIR partner universities (RU, RUG, UL, UU, UvA, VU).
Course format and assignments
The course is organized by and hosted at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR). It consists of a two-week intensive seminar period in Rome and environs, with lectures, assignments and on-site visits and discussions. During the seminar, each participant delivers an oral presentation at an appropriate archaeological/historical site or museum in Rome.
Before and after the seminar participating students work independently on two written assignments:
– a written preparatory assignment (1.500 words)
– a concluding essay (5.000 words)
Credits and assessment
The study load is the equivalent of 6 ECTS (168 hours). Each student should arrange with his/her home coordinator whether the course can be a part of the existing curriculum. After successful completion of the course the KNIR provides a certificate mentioning study load and evaluation.
The study load is based on:
a) Before the seminar in Rome, independent study of course material and preparatory assignment: 1 ECTS (28 hours)
b) Intensive seminar in Rome (14 days): active participation, oral presentation and essay proposal: 4 ECTS (112 hours)
c) After the seminar: essay of 5.000 words: 1 ECTS (28 hours)
Assessment takes place on the basis of the preparatory assignment, based on the study of course material (10%), active participation and on-site presentation (40%), and the concluding essay (50%).
Costs
Tuition and lodging at the KNIR is free for selected participants from the above mentioned Dutch universities. Personal expenses and meals are not included. Students receive a €100 reimbursement of their expenses for travelling to Rome after submission of their final essay.
Facilities in Rome
All participants will be housed at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome’s Villa Borghese Park. From there, it is only a short walk to the historical center of Rome. The KNIR accommodation consists of shared bedrooms and bathrooms, and includes a living and dining space, a large kitchen, washing machine and wireless internet. All residents have 24/7 access to the library and gardens of the Institute.
Application and admission
Students can apply via the link below; include in your application:
• a letter of motivation
• a cv
• for (R)MA students: a recent list of grades provided by your university