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“Landmarks of Alexandria in Late Antiquity” in a Lecture at the BA

The BA Alexandria Project organizes a lecture entitled “Landmarks of Alexandria in Late Antiquity”, delivered by Dr. Doaa Mohamed Bahey Eldin, Senior Researcher at the BA Center for Coptic Studies. The lecture is held on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, at 1:00 pm, in the BACC Delegates Hall. The lecture ...

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The Alexandria International Conference on Maritime and Underwater Archaeology

The Alexandria International Conference on Maritime and Underwater Archaeology is organized by the Alexandria Project, Research Section, Department of Innovation, Research, and Technology, Library Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, jointly with the Central Department for Underwater Antiquities ...

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A BA Research Project for Alexandrian History and Civilization Specialists

The Alexandria Project is one of the most significant research projects carried out by the BA since its establishment. The project is designed primarily to serve researchers who are interested in the study of the Ancient Library of Alexandria, Ancient Alexandrian scholarship, Alexandrian culture ...

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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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“Medicine between Science and Art in Ancient Alexandria” in a Lecture at the BA

The BA Alexandria Project organizes an open lecture entitled “Medicine between Science and Art in Ancient Alexandria”, delivered by Professor Abeer Kassem, Head of the Greco-Roman Archaeology Department, Faculty of Arts, Damanhour University. The lecture is held on Wednesday, 2 March ...

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