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The Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies was founded in 1971. Its members include researchers, educators, and research students, alongside the general public interested in Classical Studies. Read More

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The Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies was founded in 1971. Its members include researchers, educators, and research students, alongside the general public interested in Classical Studies. Read More

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08apr2:15 pm3:45 pmGideon Avni, 'Negev Connectivity between West and East: Some Reflections from Late Antiquity 'Aechaeology, Departmental Seminar, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev2:15 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT+01:00) Name of VenueBen-Gurion University of the Negev

09apr5:00 pm6:30 pmGender Stereotypes in Greco-Roman Antiquity - Second LectureBenjamin Wilck (Hebrew Universityof Jerusalem), 'Do Women Have an Essence? Aristotle's Answer'5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT+03:00) Name of VenueHebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus

22apr4:15 pm5:45 pmד"ר דוד לאו (David Lew), 'מי הזיז את הלחם שלי? מדוע נעדר מקומו של הלחם מתפריטם של העניים ביצירות הספרותיות בתקופת אוגוסטוס?'Classics, Departmantal Seminar4:15 pm - 5:45 pm(GMT+01:00) Name of VenueTel Aviv University

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04mayAll Day06Competing Elites: Constructing Religious Authority in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle AgesRemapping Local Elites in Late Antiquity(All Day)(GMT+01:00) Name of VenueHebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus

07may4:30 pm6:00 pmGender Stereotypes in Greco-Roman Antiquity - Third LectureBonnie MacLachlan (Universityof Western Ontario), 'Crossing the Gender (and Species) Divide: The Case of Ancient Cyprus'4:30 pm - 6:00 pm(GMT+03:00) Name of VenueHebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus

20may2:15 pm3:45 pmShlomit Weksler-Bdolah, 'Aelia Capitolina in Light of Recent Archaeological Research: What Have We Learned?'Aechaeology, Departmental Seminar, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev2:15 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT+01:00) Name of VenueBen-Gurion University of the Negev

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Scripta Classica Israelica (SCI)

Scripta Classica Israelica (SCI) is the annual peer-reviewed journal of the Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies. From its inception in 1974, Scripta Classica Israelica has been devoted to the study of Classics and Ancient History, including the Jewish world in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. It welcomes articles in English, French, German or Italian on all aspects of the classical world. Submissions are refereed by anonymous readers. The journal is open access, please see the Index.
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Image: Fresco of Eros and Psyche, Memphis. Photo: Isaac Gilead

Conferences

ISPCS holds annual conferences, where scholars from Israel and from abroad present their research. The conferences are held each year in a different Israeli university.

The upcoming annual conference of the ISPCS will be held on June 11-12, 2025, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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