PristupačnostMladen Tomorad
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prof. dr. sc. Mladen Tomorad
Monday and Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:00 or after classes (as agreed), and on other days according to mutual agreement.
Teaching in the winter semester: Monday 8:00–12:40, Tuesday 8:00–12:40.
Teaching
undergraduate
- History and Culture of Ancient Egypt (94019) - Lecturer in charge
- Humanities in the Information Age (284996) - Lecturer in charge
- Methodology of Historical Science and Academic Literacy (130892) - Lecturer in charge
graduate
- Student Intership (293672) - Lecturer in charge
Biography
Mladen Tomorad was born in Zagreb in 1971. He completed his undergraduate studies (Shabtis in Dalmatia and Pannonia, 1997) and his master’s degree (Egyptian Antiquities in Croatian Historical Scholarship, 2001) at the Department of History, and earned his PhD (A Model for Computer Processing and Presentation of Ancient Egyptian Objects in Museum Collections in Croatia, 2006) at the Department of Information Sciences (Museology), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. He completed the Egyptology programme at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester (Shabtis from the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Croatia, 2009). From 2000 to 2011 he was employed as a research assistant at the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, and from April 2011 to February 2020 he worked as an assistant professor at the Department of History, University of Zagreb’s Centre for Croatian Studies. In March 2020 he was elected to the rank of associate professor at the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb.
His professional work focuses on the history of ancient Egypt and the general history of the ancient world, museology, applications of information technologies in historical research and history teaching, the history of the United States from the establishment of the first colonies to the end of the 19th century, as well as modern popular culture (music and film). He has participated in numerous academic conferences in Croatia and abroad. He is a member of the Croatian National Committee for Historical Sciences, the International Council of Museums (ICOM), CIPEG – International Committee for Egyptology, and the International Association of Egyptologists.
From early 1993 to the present, he has published more than 600 scholarly and professional works in the fields of historical and information sciences, as well as numerous textbooks and manuals for primary schools, grammar schools, and universities.
He has published the following scholarly books: Egipat u Hrvatskoj: egipatske starine u hrvatskoj znanosti i kulturi (Zagreb: Barbat, 2003); Staroegipatska civilizacija, vol. 1: Povijest i kultura starog Egipta (Zagreb: Hrvatski studiji, 2016); Staroegipatska civilizacija, vol. 2: Uvod u egiptološke studije (Zagreb: Hrvatski studiji, 2017); Egipatsko blago u Osijeku – hrvatska fascinacija starim Egiptom (Osijek: Arheološki muzej, 2019, with Marina Kovač); Egypt in Croatia (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2019, with seven co-authors); Egipat u Hrvatskoj: hrvatska fascinacija starim Egiptom (Zagreb: Fakultet hrvatskih studija, 2020); Stari Egipat: Povijest i kultura (Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2023); Stara povijest (Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2025); Povijest Sjedinjenih Američkih Država: Od prvih kolonija do svjetske velesile (Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2026).
He has also edited the following books: The Research of the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East in Croatia (Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2014); A History of Research into Ancient Egyptian Culture Conducted in Southeast Europe (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2015); Egypt 2015: Perspectives of Research – Proceedings of the Seventh European Conference of Egyptologists (2–7 June 2015, Zagreb – Croatia) (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2017); Slavne žene stare povijesti: životi žena u društvima starog svijeta (Zagreb: Meridijani – Hrvatski studiji, 2018); Egypt and Austria XII: Current Research (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020); Slavne žene stare povijesti 2: Recepcija mitskih i povijesnih ličnosti kroz povijest (Zagreb: Fakultet hrvatskih studija, 2026).
He was the editor-in-chief of the web portal Croato-Aegyptica Electronica [www.croato-aegyptica.hr; 2004–2014], and is currently the editor of the online historical journal Stara povijest [www.starapovijest.eu]. He also designed the websites of the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb (2001), and the Department of History, Centre for Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb (2013).
Scientific publications (CroRIS)
Computer Laboratory of the Department of History at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (2002-2011) – a Forgotten Innovation Project for the Computerization of Teaching and Historical Research
Conversations about mummies – a contribution to teaching and spreading general knowledge
Ancient History
Villa d'Este in Tivoli near Roma
Ancient Egypt: History and culture
Roman defensive wall 1900 years old - Hadrian Wall at the north of England
Digitalisation, processing and international availability of ancient Egyptian monuments in Croatia: Croato-Aegyptica base – past, present, future
Egypt in Croatia: Croatian fascination with the Ancient Egyptian culture
History 3
History 2
History 3 - World around us [Teaching complete for history classes in 3rd grade of gymnasium]
History 2 - World around us [Teaching complete for the history classes in 2nd grade of gymnasium]
Fran Srećko Gundrum Oriovčanin i njegov doprinos egiptološkim istraživanjima u Hrvatskoj
Egyptian treasure in Osijek: Croatian fascination with Ancient Egypt
History 1: World before us
History 5 - Teacher of life
History 5: Teacher of life
The life of women in the Ancient Near East
Teuta
Tuberculosis as public health issue in Northvwestern Croatia ; fight, prevention and results (1902-1960)
Department of History, Croatian Studies (1997- 2015)
University teaching of the Ancient Egyptian history in Croatia (1874-2015): history and possibilities of development.
Isis
Life of women in the ancient Egyptian society
Cleopatra VII
Zenobia
Hatshepsut
Famous Women of the Ancient History: Lives of Women in the societies of the Ancient World
Famous women of the ancient history: The life of women in the societies during antiquity
Izida
Cleopatra II and Cleopatra III
Bruxelles – multicultural capital of the European Union
Ancient Egyptian civilization, vol. II: Introduction into Egyptological studies
Croato-Aegyptica Electronica Project:
Staroegipatska civilizacija, sv. I: Povijest i kultura starog Egipta
Hathor
Sons of Horus
Khepri
Khnum
Khonsu
Ma'at
Mnevis bulls
Montu
Mut
Nephthys
Neith
Nefertem
Nekhbet
Nut
Nun
Ptah
Re
Sekhmet
Serapis
Seth
Thot or Djehuty
Sothis
Shu
Sobek
Sokar
Tefnut
Wadjet
Dolac: the history of the Zagreb main market
Bulgarian capital - Sofia
Isis
Horus
Bastet
Geb
Hapy
Harpocrates
Ammon, Ammon-Re
Apis
Aten
Atum
Bes
Dolac: a history of the Zagreb center
Anubis
Min
History 1 - Teacher textbook for the first grade of high school
History 1 : History Textbook for 1st Grade Gymnasium
Shabtis in Dalmatia and Pannonia
Web sites and databases for research and teaching of the cultures and civilizations of the Ancient world
Development of database and portal Croato-Aegyptica Electronica
Appendix for bibliography of research of Ancient Egyptian history and culture in Croatian Historical Sciences (from the middle of 19th century to the end of 2011)
Egipatske grobnice i pogrebni običaji grčko-rimskog razdoblja
Atenism - ancient Egyptian cult of the god Aten
Ancient Egyptian collections in Croatia
Research of history and culture of Ancient Near East and Egypt in the territory of Southeast Europe
History of research of Ancient Egypt in Croatia
Foreign Policy of King Matthias Corvinus from 1464 to 1490
New from Supreme Council of Antiquities: Who will take care about Ancient Egyptian treasure?
Europska politika Matijaša Korvina: Matijaševa vanjska politika prvih godina vladavine (1458-1464)
New research of two famous Ancient Egyptian Queens
Ancient Egyptian terminology - problems, specificity and application in the Croatian historical sciences and history teaching
United States of America 1784-1890: expansion to the West
Bibliografija hrvatske historiografije u povijesnim časopisima (2000-2004)
Historiographical problems of chronology of the ancient Egyptian history
History 5: Ancient History - Textbook
History 5: Ancient History - Work Sheets
History 5 : Textbook for 5 grade of primary school
History 5 : Workbook for 5 grade of primary school
History 5 : Textbook for elementary school class V.
History 1 : Textbook for high school class I.
History 5 : Workbook for grade V primary school
Model računalne obrade i prezentacije staroegipatskih predmeta u muzejskim zbirkama u Hrvatskoj
History 5 : Fifth Grade Primary School Textbook
Mathias Corvinus
International scientific conference Historical Research, Study of History And Computerization, Zagreb, December, 10th-12th 2002
International scientific conference .hist2003. Geschichte und neue Medien / History and new Media, Berlin April, 9th-11th 2003
Alexandria - cultural and scientific centre of the world
Egyptian segment on the territory of Croatia - the example of cosmopolitan spirit of the Croatian historical territory in Antiquity
Web portals with historical context
Ghingis Khan - the greatest conqueror from Far East
Reader for Ancient History
Igor Uranić, Stari Egipat: književnost i umjetnost drevnih Egipćana
Zagreb Egyptian mummy and Liber linteus Zagrabiensis
Egypt in Croatia - Egyptian antiquites in Croatian science and culture
History 5
Igor, Uranić, Stari Egipat: književnost, i umjetnost drevnih Egipćana
History 1
Egyptian collections in Croatia with special overview in Egyptian collection of Town museum Varaždin
Egyptian antiquites in Croatian historical sciences
Database of historical periodicals on the Internet
Egyptian antiquites in Croatia
Shaouabtis in Dalmatia and Pannonia
Priscus news about Maksimin diplomacy mission in 448 (449) at the court of Atilla
Charles Freeman, Egypt, Greece and Rome Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean, Oxford university press 1996
Amelie Kuhrt, The Ancient Near East c. 3000-330 B.C. vol. I-II, Routledge history of Ancient world London 1995.
Amelie Kuhrt, The Ancient Near East c. 3000-330 B.C. vol. I-II, Routledge history of Ancient world London 1995.
Craoatian History on Ancient East
Danica Božić-Bužanić, Južna Hrvatska u europskom fiziokratskom pokretu.Pokret za obnovu gospodarstva, gospodarske Akademije, ogledni vrtovi i poljodjelske škole druge polovice XVIII. i početka XIX. stoljeća
Roman funeral customs
Professional memberships
International Association of Egyptologists
The Association for the Study of Travel to the Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE)
International Council of Museums
Egypt and Austria society
Hrvatski nacionalni odbor za povijesne znanosti
List of select projects
Croato-Aegyptica Electronica (2003-2011)
Croato-Aegyptica Database (2012- )
Perception and Models of Representing History in Modern and Contemporary Culture (2025-)
Past employments
Department of History - Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb 2000-2011
Department of History - Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb/Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb 2011-
Hobbies and interests
Film, music, computer games, comic books, concerts, museums, travel
History, archaeology, egyptology, history of popular and rock music, popular culture