Cross-Cultural Contact Between Egypt and the Roman Empire

Egypt was part of the Roman world for seven centuries, from the Roman conquest of Egypt in 31 BC to the annexation of Egypt by the Rashidun caliphate in AD 646. This period saw the exchange of languages, cultural and religious ideas and concepts across borders, including the spread the Egyptian Isis cult into the Roman West and the emergence of Christian monastic culture in Egypt’s deserts. This interdisciplinary conference will gather scholars across diverse disciplines such as Egyptology, Classical archaeology, art history and religious studies, to examine the ways in which cross-cultural encounters between Egypt and the Roman Empire resulted in the exchange of religions and ideas, and impacted visual and material culture.

The conference will be hosted by the following venues:

13 April 2023: British School at Rome, Via Antonio Gramsci, 61, 00197 Roma RM, Italy

14 April 2023: Norwegian Institute in Rome, Viale Trenta Aprile, 33, 00153 Roma RM, Italy

The cost of the ticket includes lunch on both days as well as catering with tea and coffee; an optional conference dinner to be held on 14 April 2023 is not included.

Host or Publisher Maiken Mosleth King