Welcome to ‘Cyber Security in the Ancient World’. When thinking of communication security, we often think of computer systems, banks, and secret services, like the FBI and CIA. Yet, the Greeks and Roman knew everything about hiding secrets and securing confidential information too. In this series of ten videos, we will discuss ten examples of secret communication in the Greco-Roman world from the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE. We will see the Spartans and Caesar going to war, cipher codes, invisible ink, love letters, and ultimately: someone carrying his own death sentence without knowing.
When and why did the Greeks and Romans use secret communication? What secrets did they hide from their enemies? We will see this and much more in this series. So, welcome to ‘Cyber Security in the Ancient World’.
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Dr. Martine Diepenbroek is a Dutch Classicist and Ancient Historian working on secret communication in the ancient world. After finishing a BA and MA in Ancient Studies at the Free University Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), she did her PhD in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol (UK). Her PhD thesis focuses on ancient cryptography and steganography, to be precise on the use of the Spartan scytale as discussed by both ancient and modern authors and by cryptographers. Dr. Diepenbroek is currently affiliated to the University of Johannesburg as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow where she will be turning her PhD thesis into various publications.
She gives lectures and courses on a number of topics related to the ancient world, including mythology, tragedy, Latin and Greek, and ancient cryptography.
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