Evaristo Breccia’s Biography at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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The BA Antiquities Museum organizes a lecture entitled "Evaristo Breccia’s Biography", on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, at 1:00 pm, in the BACC Meeting Room (C). The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Shereen Kamal Mohamed Ezzeldin, PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University.
Evaristo Breccia is considered one of the most prominent Italian archaeologists, with a significant impact on the field of Graeco-Roman archaeology both in Italy and Egypt. He was one of the key pioneers of Italian archaeology during the early decades of the 20th century.
The speaker will highlight the full biography of Evaristo Breccia, beginning with his birth in Offagna, Italy, and his graduation from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Rome. She will trace his journey to Egypt, where he became a member of the Italian archaeological mission under the supervision of Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1903, which excavated in Hermopolis Magna.
She will also showcase a collection of rare documents, manuscripts, and photographs, including pencil drawings of the gates of the Crocodile Temple upon its discovery, numerous valuable documents, and previously unpublished photographs of archaeological missions led by Evaristo Breccia in Cyrene from 1935 to 1936, as well as his donation of a papyrus collection to the Florence Museum, and his 1928 journey to Siwa Oasis with King Fuad, during which they visited the Temple of Amun in Siwa.