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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

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.

The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies and the Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center, affiliated to the BA Academic Research Sector, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Alexandria University, cordially organize the exhibition

“Echoes of the Deep: Historical Shipwrecks of the Red Sea”

Thursday, 29 February 2024. 10:00 am. At Bibliotheca Alexandrina Main Entrance, Hall of Fame.

The exhibition starts with an opening lecture by Prof. Emad Khalil, UNESCO Chair of Underwater Cultural Heritage, and Mr. Holger Buss, 3D Modeling Specialist. The lecture will take place at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Main Entrance, Auditorium Hall.

The lecture will be open for the public and Arabic interpretation will be provided.

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

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐈𝐈𝐈 𝟒 𝐎𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐅𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 & 𝐈𝐌𝐒-𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟏 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 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/.../tZItdeispj4uEte8KIj5nPOHW...

The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS) announces the beginning of registration for the Master’s and PhD programs in Hellenistic Studies from Alexandria University, from 1–30 January 2024.

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

Porphyry and Macrobius on the Automotricity of the Soul
Prof. Adrien Lecerf (CNRS, Centre Léon Robin)

Thursday, 7 December 2023
The Lecture will be 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.

𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEkcO2oqDoiHNSla5hB...

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

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐬

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚, 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟓 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

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

𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEkcO2oqDoiHNSla5hB...

The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies, in cooperation with the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, and The Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med) affiliated to the Academic Research Sector organizes a conference entitled
Mediterranean Islands in Ancient and Medieval History
(Influence and Effect)
Wednesday and Thursday, 18 and 19 October 2023.
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, Delegates Hall
The Conference is 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 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝

𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟐 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

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

𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤:https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEkcO2oqDoiHNSla5hB...

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

𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒍-𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒉𝒔

𝒃𝒚
𝑫𝒓. 𝑮𝒊𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊
𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒚

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟓 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑; 𝟏:𝟎𝟎–𝟑:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡.
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝.