Phd in PHILOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT
WORLD

email: rita.francia@uniroma1.it
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Rita Francia graduated from Sapienza University of Rome and holds two doctoral degrees,awarded by the University of Florence and Sapienza University of Rome, respectively. Her academic development included extensive periods of study and research at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany). Furthermore, she holds a Diploma in Archival Studies, Palaeography, and Diplomatics from the State Archives of Rome. Current Appointments and Research Leadership: - Associate Professor of Anatolian Studies and Hittitology at Sapienza University of Rome. - Invited Professor within the Faculty of Ancient Near East at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. - Director of the Sapienza Archaeological Expedition at the site of Ortaköy-Šapinuwa (Turkey). Research Specialisms Professor Francia is the author of numerous philological and linguistic monographs. Her primary research interests lie at the intersection of linguistic-philological analysis and historical-cultural studies, with a particular focus on the Hittite civilisation and the broader Anatolian context.