PristupačnostMladen Tomorad
About employee
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
Ancient History
Conversations about mummies – a contribution to teaching and spreading general knowledge
Ancient Egypt: History and culture
Villa d'Este in Tivoli near Roma
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
Fran Srećko Gundrum Oriovčanin i njegov doprinos egiptološkim istraživanjima u Hrvatskoj
History 3
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]
History 2
Egypt in Croatia: Croatian fascination with the Ancient Egyptian culture
History 1: World before us
Egyptian treasure in Osijek: Croatian fascination with Ancient Egypt
History 5 - Teacher of life
History 5: Teacher of life
Isis
The life of women in the Ancient Near East
Cleopatra II and Cleopatra III
Hatshepsut
Famous Women of the Ancient History: Lives of Women in the societies of the Ancient World
Tuberculosis as public health issue in Northvwestern Croatia ; fight, prevention and results (1902-1960)
Izida
Teuta
Famous women of the ancient history: The life of women in the societies during antiquity
University teaching of the Ancient Egyptian history in Croatia (1874-2015): history and possibilities of development.
Department of History, Croatian Studies (1997- 2015)
Life of women in the ancient Egyptian society
Zenobia
Cleopatra VII
Ancient Egyptian civilization, vol. II: Introduction into Egyptological studies
Bruxelles – multicultural capital of the European Union
Croato-Aegyptica Electronica Project:
Staroegipatska civilizacija, sv. I: Povijest i kultura starog Egipta
Wadjet
Isis
Khepri
Khnum
Ma'at
Khonsu
Mnevis bulls
Montu
Mut
Nephthys
Nefertem
Neith
Nekhbet
Nut
Nun
Re
Serapis
Seth
Shu
Tefnut
Sobek
Sokar
Thot or Djehuty
Sothis
Sons of Horus
Bulgarian capital - Sofia
Dolac: the history of the Zagreb main market
Atum
Bastet
Bes
Geb
Ammon, Ammon-Re
Apis
Aten
Hapy
Harpocrates
Hathor
Horus
Dolac: a history of the Zagreb center
Anubis
Min
Sekhmet
Ptah
Shabtis in Dalmatia and Pannonia
History 1 - Teacher textbook for the first grade of high school
History 1 : History Textbook for 1st Grade Gymnasium
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
Atenism - ancient Egyptian cult of the god Aten
Egipatske grobnice i pogrebni običaji grčko-rimskog razdoblja
Ancient Egyptian collections in Croatia
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)
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?
New research of two famous Ancient Egyptian Queens
Europska politika Matijaša Korvina: Matijaševa vanjska politika prvih godina vladavine (1458-1464)
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 : Workbook for 5 grade of primary school
History 5: Ancient History - Work Sheets
History 5 : Textbook for 5 grade of primary school
History 5 : Workbook for grade V primary school
History 5 : Textbook for elementary school class V.
History 1 : Textbook for high school class I.
Model računalne obrade i prezentacije staroegipatskih predmeta u muzejskim zbirkama u Hrvatskoj
International scientific conference Historical Research, Study of History And Computerization, Zagreb, December, 10th-12th 2002
History 5 : Fifth Grade Primary School Textbook
Mathias Corvinus
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
Egypt in Croatia - Egyptian antiquites in Croatian science and culture
History 1
Igor Uranić, Stari Egipat: književnost i umjetnost drevnih Egipćana
History 5
Zagreb Egyptian mummy and Liber linteus Zagrabiensis
Igor, Uranić, Stari Egipat: književnost, i umjetnost drevnih Egipćana
Egyptian collections in Croatia with special overview in Egyptian collection of Town museum Varaždin
Egyptian antiquites in Croatia
Database of historical periodicals on the Internet
Egyptian antiquites in Croatian historical sciences
Priscus news about Maksimin diplomacy mission in 448 (449) at the court of Atilla
Shaouabtis in Dalmatia and Pannonia
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
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.
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