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Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, Academic Research Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, organizes a workshop entitle

Philosophy in Late Antique Alexandria

Irini Fotini Viltanioti

Associate Professor of Ancient Philosophy University of Crete and IMS-FORTH

From Monday to Thursday, 24–27 October 2022; 2:00 – 3:30 pm

Workshop will be taught in English

Workshop Fees: Free

the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies in the Sector Academic Research at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the Department of Archeology and Greek and Roman Studies (Jupiter Family) at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, organize a conference entitled:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐀 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 - 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇, 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝
𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐌
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟗 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐀
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
 

The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS) announces the beginning of registration for the Specialized Diploma, Master’s and PhD programs in Hellenistic Studies from Alexandria University, from

1–30 August 2022.

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS) in collaboration with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and the Archaeological Society of Alexandria (ASA), organizes

An International Workshop for Postgraduate Students from Greece and Egypt

entitled "Funerary Archaeology, Art and Architecture in Hellenistic and Roman Times"

3–7 July 2022

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, Delegates Hall

Registration Deadline: 30 June 2022

Registeration Link

The workshop will be in English.

The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies – BA Academic Research Sector organizes a lecture entitled:

The Life of the Red Sea Dhow:

A Cultural History of Seaborne Exploration in the Islamic World

By Prof. Dionisius Agius

Fellow of the British Academy,

Emeritus Professor of Arabic Studies and Islamic Material Culture The University of Exeter, UK

Wednesday, 1^st June 2022; 2:00 - 4:00pm

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Conference Center, the Small Theater

The lecture will be in English and translated into Arabic

• Open to the public until the maximum number of hall capacity is reached, and all attendees must wear a medical mask, maintain a safe distance, and provide proof of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies - FORTH, organizes a lecture entitled

The Concept of Hamartia in Plotinus

By Prof. Suzanne Stern-Gillet

Professor of Ancient Philosophy, The University of Bolton, UK

Tuesday, 3^rd May 2022

Lecture Registration Link

Lecture will be in English

The lecture will take place on Zoom at 7:00 pm in Athens and Alexandria, 6:00 pm in Paris, 5:00 pm in Oxford, and 12:00 noon in New York.

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies - FORTH, organizes a lecture entitled

Plotinus and the Gnostics

By Prof. Mark J. Edwards

Associate Professor in Patristics in the Faculty of Theology and Religion in the University of Oxford, UK

Lecture will be in English

Lecture Registration Link

The lecture will take place on Zoom at 9:00 pm in Athens, 8:00 pm in Alexandria and Paris, 7:00 pm Oxford, and 2:00 pm in New York.

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies organizes a lecture entitled “World Cultural Heritage Sites in North African Countries”, delivered by Dr. Hend Ahmed Abu Shaheen, PhD in Greco-Roman Archaeology (Alexandria University/the University of Münster, Germany). It is held on Thursday, 31 March 2022, at 2:00 pm, in the BACC Delegates Hall.

The lecture is open for public until the maximum capacity of the hall is reached. All attendees must wear facemasks, keep a safe distance, and present a COVID-19 vaccination proof.

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies - FORTH, organizes a lecture entitled

Intellect Sober, Intellect Drunk: Some Reflections on the Plotinian Ascent Narrative

By Prof. John Dillon

Chair and Professor of History Trinity College, Dublin

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Lecture Registration Link

Lecture will be in English

The lecture will take place on Zoom at 7:00 pm in Athens and Alexandria, 6:00 pm in Paris, 5:00 pm Oxford, and 12:00 noon in New York.