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Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies to Pursue Further Success

The Board of Directors of the BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies held a meeting in Athens, Greece, chaired by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria. A new Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Serageldin and Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, President of the ...

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“Ship Building in Hellenistic Alexandria” Lecture at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies is organizing a Lecture entitled “Ship Building in Hellenistic Alexandria” by Harry Tzalas on Friday, 17 April 2009. Harry Tzalas, author of Farewell to Alexandria , is scheduled to give a lecture on Alexandria Ship Construction during ...

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Lecture on The Reception of Hellenistic Knowledge in Classical Islam

Within the Alexandria Project, the BA holds a lecture on Wednesday, 20 March 2013, entitled “From Alexandria to Baghdad: The Reception of Hellenistic Knowledge in Classical Islam” by Professor Emeritus Hinrich Biesterfeldt. With the beginning of the Arab Dynasty of the Abbasids and the foundation ...

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The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS) Discussion Forum

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS) organizes a Discussion Forum, a series of lectures presenting several papers related to the archaeology and history of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt as well as other provinces by eminent scholars from Egypt and abroad.  ACHS Discussion Forum ...

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The Second Hellenistic Studies Workshop

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies announces its second Hellenistic Studies Workshop, held from 4 to 10 July 2010. The program includes lectures and round-table discussions on topics related to the history and culture of the Hellenistic period, and visits to archaeological sites and ...

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