Talk: The Amarna Period and its Place in the History of Globalization with Dr Federico Zangani
Date: Sunday 5 July 15.00
Location: In person at Spring Lodge Community Centre, Powers Hall End, Witham, CM8 2HE
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In Egyptian history, the Amarna period (ca. late 14th century BC) is defined by Akhenaten’s political and religious revolution, aimed at imposing the monotheistic cult of the sun-disk Aten. It was, however, part of a much longer and more complex phase of supra-regional connectivity across Africa, Eurasia, and the Mediterranean. In this lecture, Federico Zangani will discuss the relevance of the Amarna period to the history of globalization, and will offer new perspectives on the development of pharaonic Egypt as a product of Bronze Age connectivity.
Dr Federico Zangani is an Egyptologist and ancient historian focusing on globalization, imperialism, and mobility in ancient Egypt, the Near East, and the Mediterranean. Originally from Bologna, Italy, Federico Zangani read for a BA (First Class) in Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford (2014), studying both Egyptology and Assyriology. Subsequently, he moved to the United States and obtained a Ph.D. in Egyptology from Brown University (2020). He taught ancient history at Wheaton College Massachusetts for one semester (Spring 2020), and then held an international postdoctoral fellowship in the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles University, Prague (January 2021-December 2022). Since October 2023, he has been the 7th Renfrew Fellow in the McDonald Institute, working on his project “Globalization, Citizens, and Society in Antiquity: A Comparative Study of Egypt and Ugarit”.