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Leonard Victor Rutgers (born 4 January 1964) is a Dutch historian and archaeologist specializing in Late Antiquity, Jewish history in the Roman world, and early Christianity. He is Professor of Late Antiquity at Utrecht University.[1]

Early life and education

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Rutgers was born in 1964 and completed studies in archaeology, art history, Jewish studies, and patristics earning a doctorate at Duke University with a dissertation on the Jewish catacombs in Rome.[2]

Academic career

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Rutgers serves as Professor of Late Antiquity at Utrecht University, where he has also held administrative roles.[1] In 2015, he was appointed a member of the Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia (Pontifical Roman Academy of Archaeology).[3] In 2018, he became a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, KHMW).[4] He has led international and interdisciplinary projects on diaspora communities, Jewish archaeology and epigraphy, and the rise of Christianity. His research integrates archaeology, history, radiocarbon dating, isotopic studies, and genetics, and has been published in peer-reviewed venues.[5]

Research and contributions

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Rutgers is known for work on the Jewish diaspora in the Roman Empire and the archaeology of early Christianity, including studies of the Roman catacombs and Late Antique cultural exchange.[6] Rutgers has also been a columnist for the Dutch financial newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad (FD), and has published several popular-audience books on archaeology and ancient history, including De klassieke wereld in 52 ontdekkingen (2018) and Israel aan de Tiber (2022).[7][8][9]

Honors

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  • Member, Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia (2015–).[10]

Selected publications

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  • The Jews in Late Ancient Rome: Evidence of Cultural Interaction in the Roman Diaspora (Leiden, New York & Cologne: E. J. Brill, 1995). Reviewed by M. D. Goodman, "Jews at Rome", The Classical Review 47 (2) (October 1997), pp. 365–366.[12]
  • Subterranean Rome: In Search of the Roots of Christianity in the Catacombs of the Eternal City (Leuven: Peeters, 2000). Reviewed by Allen Kerkeslager in Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR 2000.10.11).[13]
  • De klassieke wereld in 52 ontdekkingen (2018). Recensie door Atte Jongstra, "Niets is sterker dan Romeins beton", NRC (28 June 2019).[14]
  • Israel aan de Tiber. Joods leven in het oude Rome (2022).
  • Letters in the Dust: The Epigraphy and Archaeology of Medieval Jewish Cemeteries (editor, 2023).
  • Frontiers: The Transformation and Christianization of the Roman Empire between Centre and Periphery (editor, 2024).
  • The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Late Antique Art and Archaeology (editor, with Neil Christie, Robin M. Jensen, and Jodi Magness), 2 vols. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025).[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prof. dr. L.V. (Leonard) Rutgers". Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Rutgers, Leonard Victor". Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Elenco soci" [List of members]. Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Leonard Rutgers". KHMW (in Dutch). Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Research output: Leonard V. Rutgers". Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ^ Toebosch, Theo (9 July 2023). "In de donkere catacomben moest hij kruipend de weg naar buiten vinden". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Leonard Rutgers". Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). FD Mediagroep. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. ^ Jongstra, Atte (28 June 2019). "Niets is sterker dan Romeins beton". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. ^ Lendering, Jona (15 March 2023). "Recensie: Israël aan de Tiber – Leonard Rutgers". Boekenkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Elenco soci" [List of members]. Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Leonard Rutgers". KHMW (in Dutch). Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  12. ^ Goodman, M. D. (October 1997). "Jews at Rome — L. V. Rutgers: The Jews in Late Ancient Rome: Evidence of Cultural Interaction in the Roman Diaspora". The Classical Review. 47 (2): 365–366. doi:10.1093/cr/47.2.365.
  13. ^ Allen Kerkeslager (11 October 2000). "Review: Subterranean Rome: In Search of the Roots of Christianity in the Catacombs of the Eternal City". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  14. ^ Jongstra, Atte (28 June 2019). "Niets is sterker dan Romeins beton". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  15. ^ Rutgers, Leonard V.; Christie, Neil; Jensen, Robin M.; Magness, Jodi, eds. (July 2025). The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Late Antique Art and Archaeology. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009535090. ISBN 978-1-009-53509-0. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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