Please join us on Monday, January 31, for a free lecture via Zoom.
"Mistress of Ships:
The Harbour City of Naukratis in the Nile Delta"
With Dr Megan Daniels
UBC Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 639 0599 8130 | Password: 640528
A sound-only connection to the talk may be made by calling: 778-907-2071 (Vancouver)
One of the early excavators of the harbour city of Naukratis in Egypt, William Flinders Petrie, called it “the Greek Hong Kong and Birmingham in one. . . It is perhaps the most valuable site for Greek archaeology of the historic period that will ever be found.” At Naukratis, whose name means "Mistress of Ships", early excavators uncovered numerous temples to Greek and Egyptian gods, and discovered a vibrant locale of cultural and commercial exchange. In this talk I'll discuss the site, the history of research, and my own interests on the role of religion at this site in uniting peoples from all around the eastern Mediterranean in common worship.
A video recording will be available for viewing for 30 days following the lecture.
The link will be circulated shortly after the presentation.
This 42nd Season of Pharos is generously sponsored by Eleni Korkidakis-Fyssas in honour of her late husband, and good friend of Pharos, Apostolos Fyssas
