Kush and the Roman World: Warrior Queens along the Nile
University of North Florida, Building 51 (Social Sciences) 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL, United StatesMartha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
Lecture by Dr. Derek Kennet, Professor of Arabian Peninsula and Gulf State Archaeology at the University of Chicago.
Humanity has long sought escape from reality. Today, the options to do so are numerous and varied, from 3D movies to augmented or virtual reality, which immerse users through headsets, speakers, and other devices. However, experiential immersion existed long before the advent of modern technology. In ancient Rome, an early form of “virtual reality” could […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
Join us for a free virtual talk on Wednesday, May 1, at 6 PM Central. Registration required. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qGNBDPkWRKWJUSOevFDg_A#/registration Join art historian Elise Friedland for a free virtual talk on her investigation of the meaning and reception of Classical art and architecture in our nation’s capital. Washington, D.C., is a city like no other […]
Excavating a Shipwrecked Marble Column Destined for the Temple of Apollo at Claros Dr. Deborah N. Carlson Professor, Sara W. and George O. Yamini Endowed Family Chair in Nautical Archaeology President of Institute of Nautical Archaeology Nautical Program Coordinator Texas A&M Between 2005 and 2011, researchers from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Rita Lucarelli, UC Berkeley: "Teaching Ma'at in Prison" Sunday May 4, 2025, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time Room 56 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley This is an […]
Join the Parthenon and AIA-Nashville Society for a free Book Club meeting on Monday, May 5, at 6 PM. This event is free and open to the public, with RSVP required. All are welcome. RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parthenon-book-club-the-last-painting-of-sara-de-vos-tickets-1118053420879?aff=oddtdtcreator Mention “Book Club” at the Ticket Counter, receive free admission, and proceed to the Treasury on Level 2 […]
This lecture will focus on the many sole-ruling kandakas ('queens') of the ancient kingdom of Meroë (Kush/Nubia), including those who ruled contemporaneously with Cleopatra and with Roman aggressions and occupation along the Nile valley. We will learn about the Nubian warrior queens who led troops in battle (and to victory) against Rome, and deconstruct the […]
Saturday, May 10 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom L2 In-person; no registration required Speaker: Dr. Antonio Morales, Associate Professor of Egyptology, University of Alcala Title: The cemeteries of Deir el-Bahari and Asasif in the early Middle Kingdom: Recent work by the University of Alcalá expedition to Luxor Abstract: The reunification achieved during the reign […]
in honour of Hector Williams We are glad to inform you that an international e-conference on bone objects in the Hellenistic, Roman and Early Byzantine periods in the eastern Mediterranean, Near East, Black Sea area and Balkans will take place on May 14, 2025 on Zoom.us. Ancient bone objects were found in relatively large quantities […]
Please join the Student Affairs Interest Group for their annual Dissertation Lecture featuring Sophie Cushman, PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, for her talk, "Burial Practices, Chamber Tombs, and Non-Palatial Communities in the Mycenaean Argolid" on Wednesday, May 14th at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT. The lecture will be held on Zoom - […]