Online Seminar
The Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA) held an online seminar series "Alexandria and the Sea".
The purpose of this seminar was to examine the relationship of the city of Alexandria to the sea during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The Classical Archaeology Seminar presented the research of scholars and their teams working in and around Alexandria examining the city, its maritime façade, and connections across the sea beyond Egypt. In the Maritime Archaeology Seminar, a detailed range of studies on the underwater excavations and material culture from the Portus Magnus were presented.
The series culminated in a public lecture by Franck Goddio in which he presented, for the first time, the results of his 25 years of research in the ancient Portus Magnus of Alexandria.
Alexandria and the Sea has been made possible by the generous support of the Hilti Foundation.
Classical Archaeology Seminar (Mondays, 5 pm UK time)
11th October 2021: Jean-Philippe Goiran
Geoarchaeology of the ancient harbours of Alexandria (Egypt): state of the art
18th October 2021: Franck Goddio
The Iseum on the Royal Island of Antirhodos in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria
25th October 2021: Kyriakos Savvopolous
Underwater finds from Akra Lochias and Shatby
1st November 2021: Ehab Fahmy
Alexandria and its suburbs: the maritime cultural landscape
8th November 2021: Jean-Yves Carrez-Maratray
From Alexandria to Canopus: some topographical and religious observations concerning the eastern Alexandrian shore
15th November 2021: Damian Robinson
With Alexander Belov, Nesreen Elgaly, David Honore, Catherine Grataloup, Patrice Sandrin and Tina Roushannafas
J3: a Roman working vessel from the Portus Magnus
22nd November 2021: Pascal Arnaud
Ships, people, port-networks and seasons: keys for understanding the maritime sea-routes from and to Alexandria
29th November 2021: Robert Steven Bianchi
Maritime Alexandria through the lens of Thonis-Heracleion
Maritime Archaeology Seminar (Thursdays, 5 pm UK time)
14th October 2021: Antoine Guillain
Portus Magnus: Approche méthodologique d’une fouille sous-marine
21st October 2021: Catherine Grataloup
Ceramics from the Portus Magnus
28th October 2021: Andrew Meadows and Thomas Faucher
Coins from the Portus Magnus & terrestrial Alexandria
4th November 2021:
No paper
11th November 2021: Susan Walker
The emperor Caracalla’s visit to Alexandria as seen from the harbour
18th November 2021: Alex Belov
Alexandria as the centre of maritime innovations
25th November 2021: Christoph Gerigk
Photography and the Portus Magnus
Public lecture (5 pm UK time)
2nd December 2021: Franck Goddio
An overview of the Portus Magnus of Alexandria
Please note that this presentation is aimed at the public.