2nd EMCC-Intensive Course Athens
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4th June 2013 – introduction / epigraphical museum / lectures by the studentsIn the morning EMCC-students and professors met in the rooms of the central university building, warmly welcomed by Prof. Kostas Buraselis (Athens) and Prof. Ralf von den Hoff (Freiburg). In the afternoon the EMCC-students presented their master-thesis: |
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5th June 2013 – visiting and study program: Agora of Athens / Acropolis / Acropolis MuseumIn the morning Prof. Panos Valavanis, director of the department for classical archaeology at the University of Athens, explained the area of the ancient agora. He focused on the architecture of the buildings, modifications during the Greek and Roman periods and their cultural, political and economic background, but also on the problems of reconstructing the archaeological remains. After lunch, Ralf von den Hoff gave a lecture on the Athenian Acropolis with its monumental temples and buildings, considering their cultural context. Moreover he talked about problems of the archaeological research and reconstruction. Visiting the unique and outstanding exhibits in the Acropolis Museum completed the day.
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6th June 2013 – lectures by the studentsBack to the auditorium of the University of Athens, the focus was upon discussing another set of Masterthesis presentations by EMCC-students:
„L'adynaton Virgilien, une forme entre unité et dualité dans les
„Ancient Gymnasium, modern Gymnasium and the reasons for
„The presence of the Ptolemies in mainland Greece and the
„Le culte royal des Ptolémées sur l'île de Chypre (294 - 31
„The coinage in the Cyrenaica – Coins as a reflection of the
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Auf Wiedersehen und Goodbye…
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[Report by Antje Sophie Menschner]