Dr. Ine Jacobs

Biography

Ine Jacobs is an Associate Professor specializing in Byzantine archaeology and visual culture at the University of Oxford. She is a late antique archaeologist focused on the development of the Mediterranean from the fourth to seventh centuries, with particular interest in Late Roman and Byzantine architecture, settlements, and the reception of classical antiquity. Her research examines the interplay between material and visual evidence and contemporary literary sources. Jacobs completed her doctoral dissertation in 2008 on the aesthetic maintenance of urban sites in the late antique Eastern Mediterranean, using archaeology to nuance the idea of gradual decline. She has explored the reciprocal relationships between drastic political and religious changes and economic developments during the Theodosian period. Currently, Jacobs directs excavations at Aphrodisias, Turkey, and is working on a monograph entitled 'Christian Leaders, Classical Habits,' which investigates how bishops and clergy curated classical cities and institutions. In addition to her research, she has contributed to various archaeological projects, including serving as a member of the Sagalassos team in Turkey and directing the British Archaeological Project in Grumentum, Italy.

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