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The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies – FORTH, organizes an international workshop entitled

Metaphysics in Early Neoplatonism:   Porphyry on Soul

Monday and Tuesday 18–19 September 2023

The workshop will be in English and French.

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

A Sea of Stories: Why Maritime Cultural Heritage Matters to You

By Dr. Daneille Newman

Honor Frost Foundation, UK

Wednesday, 15 March 2023; 3:00 - 5:00pm

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, Delegates Hall

The lecture will be in English.

Open to the public until the maximum number of hall capacity is reached

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies - FORTH, 
organizes a lecture entitled
Aristotelian and Neoplatonic Ethics between Alexandria and Baghdad
by Prof. Cristina d’Ancona, University of Pisa, Italy
Thursday, 1 December 2022
 The lecture will be in English.
The lecture will take place on Zoom at 7:00 pm in Athens and Alexandria, 6:00 pm Pisa, 5:00 pm in Cambridge, and 12:00 noon in New York.
Zoom Registration Link

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

organizes a lecture entitled

Growing the Profile of Platonic Studies in Olympiodorus' Alexandria

Prof. Harold Tarrant,

University of Newcastle, Australia

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

 The lecture will be in English.

Zoom Registration Link

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

For more information, please contact: viltanioti@uoc.gr

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

organizes a lecture entitled

Aristotle’s Criticism of the Theory of Forms between Athens and Alexandria: Syrianus and Asclepius on the Arguments for the Existence of Forms

Prof. Pieter d’Hoine, KU Leuven

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

 The lecture will be in English.

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

For more information, please contact: viltanioti@uoc.gr

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 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.