Dr Ersin Hussein

Research Highlights

1. Hussein, E. & Raffa, M. (2016). A Musical Note from Roman Cyprus. Trends in Classics, 8(1), 124-138.

   https://doi.org/10.1515/tc-2016-0008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39055
2. Hussein, E. (2018). Roman Religion in the Classroom: Spotlight on the Mysteries of Mithras. Journal of Classics Teaching, 19(38), 4-12.

   https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631018000168, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56312
3. Hussein, E. (2021). Revaluing Roman Cyprus Oxford University Press.

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57463

   https://global.oup.com/academic/product/revaluing-roman-cyprus-9780198777786?cc=us&lang=en&

All Research

• The royal court of the Theodosian Dynasty (379-455). (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Ersin Hussein

  Other supervisor: Prof Mark Humphries

• The Use of Precious Metals in Temple Architecture and related Religious Paraphernalia from the Early Dynastic Period through Dynasty 20 (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Christian Knoblauch

  Other supervisor: Dr Ersin Hussein

  Other supervisor: Dr Troy Sagrillo

• CLD300 Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation

  Dissertation module for students doing single honours or joint honours degrees in Classics, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History or Egyptology. The aim is for students to do detailed research, to work on a project for several months and to produce a scholarly study of c. 8000-10000 words. The dissertation topic can be chosen freely, in consultation with a member of academic staff and subject to compatibility with a student's degree scheme and availability of supervisors and library material. This is a chance for students to pursue an area in which they are especially interested, and to deal with it in depth. Students may choose to do museum-based research. There are two preparatory pieces of assessment: an abstract, outline and bibliography, and an analysis of crucial source material and/or secondary literature. Work on the dissertation itself takes up most of the two semesters. Students are expected to do research independently, but there is a series of lectures in the first semester to provide advice on research and scholarly writing, Every student will be assigned a supervisor who will be organising group sessions with his/her supervisees and who will also be available for one-to-one supervision sessions.

• CLH150 Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History

  This module introduces key places, peoples, and periods in Roman history. It is intended to provide a chronological and theoretical framework that will form the basis for more specialised study of Roman history at Levels 5 and 6. In addition to introducing key themes about the Roman world, such as imperialism, responses to Roman rule, social and political structures, `othering¿, gender, and religion, it will encourage students¿ critical engagement with a range of primary sources and help to develop their academic writing skills.

• CLH2007 Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society

  The Roman economy is an exciting and dynamic topic of study and this module gives you a chance to understand how Roman society worked, its underpinning ideals and institutions, and how it was held together. Discover what was involved in feeding a growing diverse population across the empire; how fortunes were made (and lost!); how cities were furnished, and what wealth actually meant in antiquity. Explore the connections made by trade, across the Mediterranean and well beyond. Think about the impact of war, plague and natural disasters on the Mediterranean. No consistent, hard sets of data exist for the study of the Roman economy and so this module will not be about studying statistics, pie charts, or GDP! Instead, we will explore ideals and attitudes that underpinned, motivated and shaped exchange and production in communities across the Roman Empire and beyond. Secondly, scholars from a range of disciplines remain fiercely divided about the character of the ancient economy in general with some choosing to explain a range of activities, attitudes and behaviours as `sophisticated¿ or using modern economic terms and models; with others exploring the ancient economy ever mindful of the environmental and social limitations of conditions in pre-industrial societies. This module will present a range of evidence that hints at the structure and scale of the Roman economy whilst posing fundamental questions that continue to drive scholarly debates: - How can we build a picture of the ancient economy and assess ancient attitudes to production, consumption and trade without sets of hard data? - In what terms can we fairly and realistically approach the study of the ancient economy? - What evidence is there for long-distance trade? - How `rational¿ was the Roman economy and how similar was it to our own? This module will be multi- and interdisciplinary, introducing and exploring a range of literary and material evidence from across the Roman Empire, comparative evidence from other pre-industrial societies and modern theories.

• CLH3004 Ancient Cyprus

  This module will explore the dynamic culture and society of Ancient Cyprus, with particular attention paid to its Roman period. Consideration of defining geographical features of the island and its location in the Mediterranean Sea will introduce the study of ancient Cyprus. Next, the module will provide an overview of the island¿s Prehistoric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods. Having `set the scene¿, the remaining teaching sessions will focus on the island¿s Roman period - the cultural history of which has been traditionally considered as obscure and uniform. While it has been thought that Cyprus pales in comparison to other well documented and urban concerns of Ancient Rome, it is an important case study for considering the themes of power, identity, and life in the Roman provinces in general because of its far-reaching economic connections and rich material culture. The approach of this module will be multi- and interdisciplinary with coins, art, inscriptions, architecture, literary sources, and archaeology being assessed.

• Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick

  2015 - 2016

• Teaching Fellow, University of Bristol

  2016 - 2017

• Lecturer, Swansea University

  2018 - Present

• Member of the editorial board: Roman Mines in Southeast Europe, Balkan History Association. To be published with Peter Lang.

  2021 - 2022

• Subject Benchmark Statement Advisory Group Member, Classics and Ancient History, QAA (The Quality Assurance Agency)

  2021 - Present

Ersin works closely with the Egypt Centre to develop new pedagogical expertise in object-centered learning. In 2020, she was awarded a Public Engagement Grant by the Institute of Classical Studies to support the installation of a new exhibit Egypt and its Neighbours. The case will display Cypriot artefacts held by the museum that have not been on display to the public before.