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Making antiquity: Constructions and representations of times past

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The Research program of Université PSL “Making antiquity: Constructions and representations of times past” (FAn) aims to study and analyze the formation of collective identities, cultural memories and modes of historicity in ancient societies from all cultural areas and all historical eras and, thereby, to help structure the research carried out by numerous partners who have until now tended to work mostly separately on the theme of the constructions and representations of ancient times.

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Trois jeunes chercheurs rejoignent le GPR PSL FAn
October 1, 2026
Maëva Moal and Dione Mérida, doctoral fellows, and Rémi Bois, a postdoctoral fellow in the “Museums” program, will join FAn on October 1, 2026.
Les Fabriques de l'antique in Oxford: a look back at the FAn Spring School (23–27 March 2026)
April 20, 2026
From 23 to 27 March 2026, the ‘Fabriques de l'antique’ Spring School took place in Oxford in partnership with the Maison Française d'Oxford.
Susan Filoche‑Rommé, FAn postdoctoral researcher, winner of the 2025 Ary Scheffer Dissertation Prize
March 13, 2026
The award ceremony will take place on Friday, 13 March 2026, at 4:30 p.m., at the Maison de Victor Hugo (6 place des Vosges, 75004 Paris).

Agenda

September 25, 2026
International Symposium: Aesop’s Fables in Asia: Ancient Legacies and Fables of the World (Paris, 25 September 2026)

Jingjing Han, a postdoctoral researcher at FAn, is organising an international symposium on Friday 25 September 2026 at the Collège de France (Françoise Héritier Room).
From September 18, 2026 to September 19, 2026
International conference À vos tablettes (Paris, 18-19 September 2026)

On 18 and 19 September, the symposium À vos tablettes ! From Memphis to Babylon: Going to School in Egypt and the East will take place (École du Louvre, amphitheatre Michel-Ange).
September 10, 2026
Lecture by Stephen Houston "Rhythms of Recall: Maya Writing and the People Beyond Living Memory" (Paris, September 10, 2026)

On September 10, 2026, Stephen Houston (Brown University) will give a lecture at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.

Scientific Watch

A review by Vera Chentsova (EPHE-PSL)

Ivan Foletti, L’imperialismo russo e il mito di Bisanzio (2025)
October 22, 2025
Publication of a book by Luigi Taborelli (2025)

L'Instrumentum domesticum dall'erudizione antiquaria alla scienza storico-archeologica
March 26, 2025
The President's White Orders

Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again : Un billet de François Quantin (EPHE-PSL)
November 14, 2025

Kick-off days of the GPR PSL FAn (March 24–25, 2025 at the INHA and the Petit Palais) Constructing and Representing Ancient Times

PSL's collaborating institutions

The Research program's institutional ecosystem is made up of several schools from Université PSL: EPHE - PSL, École Normale Supérieure - PSL,Collège de France, Observatoire de Paris - PSL and the École Nationale des Chartes - PSL.

Making antiquity: Constructions and representations of times past

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News

Trois jeunes chercheurs rejoignent le GPR PSL FAn

Les Fabriques de l'antique in Oxford: a look back at the FAn Spring School (23–27 March 2026)

Susan Filoche‑Rommé, FAn postdoctoral researcher, winner of the 2025 Ary Scheffer Dissertation Prize

Agenda

International Symposium: Aesop’s Fables in Asia: Ancient Legacies and Fables of the World (Paris, 25 September 2026)

International conference À vos tablettes (Paris, 18-19 September 2026)

Lecture by Stephen Houston "Rhythms of Recall: Maya Writing and the People Beyond Living Memory" (Paris, September 10, 2026)

Scientific Watch

A review by Vera Chentsova (EPHE-PSL)

Publication of a book by Luigi Taborelli (2025)

The President's White Orders

PSL's collaborating institutions