Camarthen branch talk: Professor Pierre Schneider on ‘Les sociétés méditerranéennes antiques et les mondes de l’océan Indien: a research blog devoted to ancient Indian Ocean studies’

TIME: 6:00PM - 7:00PM

DATE: Thursday, April 23rd 2026

Carmarthen Classical Association

Professor Pierre Schneider (University of Artois, Arras) will be speaking on the topic: “Les sociétés méditerranéennes antiques et les mondes de l’océan Indien: a research blog devoted to ancient Indian Ocean studies”

The talk will take place at 18:00 BST (19:00 CEST) on Thursday 23rd April (online via MS Teams)

Professor Schneider is an expert on a range of subjects related to links between the Mediterranean world and the Indian Ocean area (6th century BC- 6th century AD), including long-distance trade, the history of luxury in the ancient world, and Classical geographic notions of East Africa, Arabia, India, Indian Ocean region.

For those interesting in attending, please email: m.cobb@uwtsd.ac.uk