New Europe College
Romania
fellow
Alexandra BIVOLARU
2026-2027
Home institution
Côte d’Azur University
Country of origin (home institution)
Romania
Discipline(s)
Ancient history; History of ideas; Humanities
Theme(s)
Cultural Studies
Fellowship dates
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Biography
2026/2027 Ștefan Odobleja Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher, Côte d’Azur University
PhD in Archaeology, Aix-Marseille University, France
Title of the thesis: "Environmental Changes and Geoarchaeology in the Danube delta since 6000 years" (2020)
Research Project
The Romans in the Marshes. Deconstructing Wetlands Marginality in the Ancient Roman World
This project builds on my previous research on the entanglement between ancient societies and the environment in the lagoon of Venice. It proposes to deconstruct the notion of wetlands marginality in the Roman world by re‑examining marshes as socially, economically, and politically integrated environments. Rather than asking why Romans avoided wetlands, the project asks how they inhabited them, worked with their constraints, and embedded them within broader territorial systems.
Research Interests:
ancient societies, Venice, wetlands marginality