News & Events

The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina invite you to attend a lecture entitled:

"Ancient Library of Alexandria"

By Professor Ahmed Osman; Writer and specialist researcher in ancient history

On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

At the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Conference Center, Delegates Hall

The invitation is open to the public.

For more information, please contact the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies:
Phone: +203-4839999 (extension: 1940)
Email: hellenistic.studies@bibalex.org
Website: www.bibalex.org/hellenisticstudies

Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies/ The Alexandria & Mediterranean Research Center Cordially invites you to attend a lecture entitled:
“How Cavafy became Famous”
By: Dr. Gregory Jusdanis; Professor at The Ohio State University
Sunday, 28 May 2017; 12:00‒2:00 pm
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, Room C
Lecture: Open to the Public, The lecture will be in English

 

Egypt Exploration Society and British Academy in collaboration with Ministry of Antiquities and BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies and cordially invite you to attend “The Fifth Delta Survey Workshop”

Entitled:

Legacy Projects, Current Research and Future Directions

which will take place on Thursday and Friday, 6–7  April 2017 at Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, Lecture Hall

Program

Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies cordially announces a Course entitled:

Greek Mythology through Art and Archaeology

by: Dr. Despina Angelakou

Starts Thursday, 2 February 2017

Course will be taught in English

Signing a new Memorandum of Understanding between the Bibiliotheca Alexandria and the Vardinoyannis Foundation. Both parties being institutions interested in the promotion of science and culture decided that they wish to continue to fund and support the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for the next five years

Join Filed trip between Sources of the History of the Hellenistic Period and Hellenistic Architecture and the Topography of Alexandria to Dionysias, Karanis and Tebtunis.

The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies announces the beginning of registration for diploma and master’s degrees in Hellenistic studies, starting from Sunday, 9 November  2016.
Diploma and master’s courses start on Mid – February 2017.
 Master’s degree modules:
- Art, archaeology, and architecture
- History
- Literature
- Philosophy and science
Apply now:
http://www.bibalex.org/hellenis.../Scholarships/default.aspx

 

Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies Cordially invites you to attend a lecture entitled:

“The Decoration of the Temple of Repit in Athribis in Upper Egypt”

By: Professor Christian Leitz, Director of the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (IANES), 
University of Tübingen, Germany

Tuesday, 4 October 2016; 4:00‒6:00 pm

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Main Entrance, Auditorium.

Lecture: Open to the Public, The lecture will be in English

The aim of the Archaeo Delta project is to document archaeological excavations and sites in the Egyptian delta in a brand new context. It will be a combination and mixture of archaeology and landscape. Archaeology and the current landscape is by nature linked together. One of the major aims with the Archaeo Delta Art Project is to document archaeological sites in the Alexandria’s hinterland and the Egyptian western delta. The delta has many new sites which has never been proper documented. Other sites in Egypt will also be incorporated in the project!

This lecture is presenting the recent discoveries of the German Archaeological mission working in middle Egypt at the Ptolemaic temple of Athribi. The lecture will focus on the archaeological and topographical aspects of the work beside the new di...scovered inscriptions on the walls of the temple. Marcus Muller, the field director of the mission will be presenting the work on behave of the team of Tübingen University.