Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries Papers presented at the conference held on December 1315 2017 at Acropolis Museum, Athens

Name: Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries Papers presented at the conference held on December 1315 2017 at Acropolis Museum, Athens
Brand: Archaeopress
SKU: 9781789690668
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Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries presents the proceedings of a conference held at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, on December 1315, 2017, and includes high-level dialogues and philosophical discussions between international experts on Hellenistic Alexandria. The goal was to celebrate the 24 centuries which have elapsed since its foundation and the beginning of the Library and the Museum of Alexandria. The conference was divided into two parts, to include in the first part archaeology, history, philosophy, literature, art, culture and legal issues and in the second part science, medicine, technology and environment. A total of 28 original and peer-reviewed articles point to the importance of the brilliantly-original ideas that emerged during the Hellenistic age and the curious modernity of the whole atmosphere of the time. The range of presented topics covers a variety of new data on the foundation of Alexandria to comparison between Ptolemaic Alexandria and Ptolemaic Greece through philosophy, culture and drama to the forgotten revolution of science, medicine and the prevailing climatological and geophysical conditions throughout the Hellenistic Period. The conference and its proceedings were co-sponsored by the arianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation, the Acropolis Museum, the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies at Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation for the Environmental Sciences. The Publication also celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, a joint collaboration between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Vardinoyannis Foundation and the University of Alexandria. Scholars from around the world follow the Centers programme in various specialisations, ranging from historyliterature- art, to archaeology and architecture-philosophy, and science.

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Weight: 1526g
Dimensions: 205 x 290mm
Publication Date: 28 Feb 2019
Publisher: Archaeopress
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781789690668

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Christos Zerefos is Head of Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology Academy of Athens and president-elect of the General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation; Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Physics at the Universities of Athens and Thessaloniki; Visiting Professor Universities of Minnesota and Boston; Samarbeidspartnere (Scientific Collaborator) University of Oslo. He is known for his research into ozone UV ozone-climate interactions and climate-extreme events. He is member of the Academy of Athens Academia Europaea Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters European Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and other distinguished scientific societies. He is recipient of the UNEP Global Ozone Award 1997 and of a number of distinctions awards and medals from WMO/UNEP and various scientific societies (e.g. Blaise Pascal Medal European Academy of Sciences; AGU Kaufman Award; European and Balkan Physics Societies Award; European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage-Europa Nostra Award and others). He received the Award Certificate and Letter from UNEP and IPCC for substantial contribution to the reports of IPCC which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the former Vice President of USA Al Gore (December 2007). He is honorary professor Physics Department Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; has an honorary doctoral degree from the Physics Department University of Patras; honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters university division of the American College ANATOLIA Thessaloniki. He has supervised 50 MSc and 30 PhD degrees and has originated eight international research centres. His research work in peer-reviewed scientific journals is acknowledged widely by the scientific community. (For more see www.christoszerefos.com/) Marianna V. Vardinoyannis is a Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO for the protection of children founder and president of the Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation of the ELPIDA Friends Association of Children with cancer and of the Orama Elpidas Association. She has built up an extensive record of humanitarian work for the benefit of children and disadvantaged social groups in Greece and abroad as well as on issues of peace human rights education health cultural heritage and dialogue among civilizations. She serves as member of the Advisory Board of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and she founded and funds the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies. She also serves as trustee of the MENTOR Foundation against drugs and of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center as member of the Leadership Council of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights as founding member of the Light of Africa Foundation as president of the Honorary Committee of the Special Olympics Hellas and member of many other organizations. Dr Vardinoyannis holds BA in History of Art and in Economics MPhil in Archaeology as well as honorary doctorates in Law Philosophy and Human Studies. She has received numerous distinctions: Officer of the Legion dHonneur of the French Republic (2015) Chevalier of the Legion dHonneur (2006) Mother Teresa Medal of the Albanian Republic (2015) Golden Cross of the Order of Benefaction of the Hellenic Republic (2002) Office of the Great Lady of the Patriarchal Throne of St Mark (Patriarchate of Alexandria 2008) Ripple of Hope Award of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (2015) Grand Prix de la Charte de Paris contre le cancer-AVEC (2014) Athens Academy Award (2017 and 1997) and many others.