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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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The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS) Discussion Forum

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS) organizes a Discussion Forum, a series of lectures presenting several papers related to the archaeology and history of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt as well as other provinces by eminent scholars from Egypt and abroad.  ACHS Discussion Forum ...

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The Second Hellenistic Studies Workshop

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies announces its second Hellenistic Studies Workshop, held from 4 to 10 July 2010. The program includes lectures and round-table discussions on topics related to the history and culture of the Hellenistic period, and visits to archaeological sites and ...

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Summer School at the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies

Alexandria— The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies announces its summer school program which will take place from 12 to 18 July 2009. The program includes lectures and round-table discussions on topics related to the history and culture of the Hellenistic period, visits to ...

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The Official Inauguration of the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies

Alexandria— The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, a joint collaboration between the BA, the Onassis Foundation, the Vardinoyannis Foundation and the University of Alexandria, is set to be inaugurated under the auspices of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt’s First Lady,on Tuesday, 27 November ...

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