Dear all,
I would like to announce the following:
On Thursday *June 15th*, Sjoukje Kamphorst will publicly defend her PhD
thesis '*Carving Communities in Stone: Inscriptions as Media of Hellenistic
Cosmopolitan Connectivity' *at the University of Groningen, at *16:00* in
the Aula of the Academy Building *(Broerstraat 5).*
The defense can also be followed via livestream:
https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/latest-news/events/promoties/digital-phd-ceremony
In connection with this joyous event we are organizing a small symposium
entitled
*Media of Connectivity and Community Formation in the Hellenistic
Mediterranean.*
Programme:
· Kostas Buraselis (Athens), *Doctors as connections in the ancient
world: from Demokedes and Ktesias in Susa to the Koans in Alexandria*
· Kerstin Höghammar (Uppsala), *The Koan navy and war harbour:
underestimated and misinterpreted entities*
· Rolf Strootman (Utrecht), *The polyglot king: language and empire
at the court of Mithradates of Pontus*
· Sjoukje Kamphorst (Groningen), *Carving Communities in Stone:
i**nscriptions
as media of Hellenistic cosmopolitan connectivity*
Place and time: *Room A12,* Academy Building, University of Groningen from
*13:00-16:00.*
Organizers and contact: Sjoukje M. Kamphorst (s.m.kamphorst@xxxxxx) and
Tamara M. Dijkstra (t.m.dijkstra@xxxxxx).
All are welcome to both the symposium and the defense! No registration
required.
--
Sylvia Buiter
ReMa-student Classical, Medieval and Early Modern studies.
on behalf of the CRASIS team
University of Groningen
CRASIS is the Groningen institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture,
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