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The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies – FORTH, organizes an online lecture entitled: “𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨'𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐮𝐬”

Prof. Luc Brisson; Emeritus Director of Research, CNRS

Thursday, 12 December 2024
The lecture is in French.               

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

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpfuioqz0rHdBmuOmKpC6j8lURfkZHswq5#/registration

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies – FORTH, organizes an online lecture entitled: 

"How Souls Communicate in Hades, (Proclus, In Rep. II.163.18-168.26)"
 Prof. John Finamore; University of Iowa

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

 The lecture is 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 London, and 12:00 noon in New York.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://lnkd.in/emuqBPYX

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: https://lnkd.in/ehet2Ftp

The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex-Med) and the BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS), in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Centre in Cairo and the Honorary Consulate of Italy in Alexandria, organize a workshop entitled: 

“A Journey Through Egyptian Museums, From Ptolemy Philadelphus to Giuseppe Botti)

Sunday, 27 October 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, Delegates Hall

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 entitled:

“Funerary Art in the Eastern Mediterranean (4th c. – 1st c. BCE): Old Connections and New Beginnings, The Necropolis as Memoryscape”

16–18 September 2024, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, Delegates Hall.

The workshop will be in English.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/MpYahUeWGUgELUvS8

Registration: Till the maximum capacity of the Hall.

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 to 31 August 2024.

The Specialized Diploma, Master’s and PhD programs are the result of a collaboration between ACHS, the Vardinoyannis Foundation, and Alexandria University.

The courses are taught in English.

The ACHS, in cooperation with the Vardinoyannis Foundation, provides a grant of 75% of the tuition fees to applicants (terms apply).

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

Taking Plato Seriously: Proclus as Exegete
Prof. Lloyd Gerson; University of Toronto

Thursday, 30 May 2024
The lecture is 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 London, and 12:00 noon in New York.

𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdeispj4uEte8KIj5nPOHW-c0bs74sI5J#/registration        

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐀 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 – 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇,  𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖱𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝖯𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗈'𝗌 𝖢𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖵𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗎𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖯𝗅𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝗌
𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖿. 𝖣𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗂𝖼 𝖮’𝖬𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖺, 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍é 𝖽𝖾 𝖥𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗀

𝖶𝖾𝖽𝗇𝖾𝗌𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝟣𝟧 𝖬𝖺𝗒 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟦
𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdeispj4uEte8KIj5nPOHW-c0bs74sI5J#/registration 
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 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 𝖫𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗈𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝟣𝟤:𝟢𝟢 𝗇𝗈𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝖭𝖾𝗐 𝖸𝗈𝗋𝗄. 

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖡𝖠 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖺 𝖢𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖧𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝖲𝗍𝗎𝖽𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝗂𝗇 𝖼𝗈𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖨𝗇𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖬𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖾𝖺𝗇 𝖲𝗍𝗎𝖽𝗂𝖾𝗌 – 𝖥𝖮𝖱𝖳𝖧, 𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗓𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝖽
"𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲." 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨’𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟔 𝐚
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡.                      
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝖹𝗈𝗈𝗆 𝖺𝗍 𝟨:𝟢𝟢 𝗉𝗆 𝗂𝗇 𝖠𝗅𝖾𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖺 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗌, 𝟩:𝟢𝟢 𝗉𝗆 𝗂𝗇 𝖠𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇𝗌, 𝟧:𝟢𝟢 𝗉𝗆 𝗂𝗇 𝖫𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗈𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝟣𝟤:𝟢𝟢 𝗇𝗈𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝖭𝖾𝗐 𝖸𝗈𝗋𝗄.
𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdeispj4uEte8KIj5nPOHW-c0bs74sI5J#/registration

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

Hermeticism in Islam: from the Sabians of Harran to al-Suhrawardi

Dr. Marinos Sariyannis
Institute for Mediterranean Studies/FORTH

Wednesday, 3 April 2024

 The lecture is in English.                  

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

Zoom Registration link:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdeispj4uEte8KIj5nPOHW-c0bs74sI5J#/registration 

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

Damascius on the Objects of the Sixth and Eighth Hypotheses of Plato's Parmenides

Prof. Pantelis Golitsis

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thursday, 28 March 2023

 The lecture is 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 London, and 12:00 noon in New York.