Online Seminar
The Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA) is inviting you to attend its online seminar series "Alexandria and the Sea".
From 11th October to 2nd December lectures will be held each Monday and Thursday at 5 pm (GMT). The purpose of this seminar is to examine the relationship of the city of Alexandria to the sea during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. On Mondays, the Classical Archaeology Seminar will present 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 on Thursdays, a detailed range of studies on the underwater excavations and material culture from the Portus Magnus will be presented.
The series will culminate in a public lecture by Franck Goddio on Thursday, 2nd December, at 5 pm (GMT) in which he will present, 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)
The Monday meetings will be held on Zoom, to join:
https://zoom.us/j/92289085742?pwd=dmVIUXNSNDA1VjMzY2pSSGF3TkwxZz09
Meeting ID: 922 8908 5742
Passcode: 841506
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)
The Thursday meetings will be held on Zoom, to join:
https://zoom.us/j/91591095059?pwd=R2gyRkk1dkJ6aWUrUWcxTVdlNDM3Zz09
Meeting ID: 915 9109 5059
Passcode: 865850
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)
To attend the public lecture virtually: https://livestream.com/oxuni
2nd December 2021: Franck Goddio
An overview of the Portus Magnus of Alexandria
Please note that this presentation is being organised as a livestreamed lecture aimed at the public.