Transformation and diffusion of science (Topoi D-1-5)

In this project the transformation and diffusion of ancient science was investigated with a focus on two key periods of change: a formative period, 400–330 BC, during which mathematical astronomy developed in Babylonia; a subsequent expansive period, 330 BCE–500 AD, during which there was a marked increase in the exchange of scientific knowledge and practices between Babylonia and its neighbouring cultures in the eastern Mediterranean region.