INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
HOMER AND THE NEAR EAST: FROM MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES TO HISTORICAL MEMORY
ALEXANDROUPOLIS, MAY 2027
Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Thraki Hotel (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
ORGANIZED BY:
THE DEPARTMENT OF BLACK SEA STUDIES,
DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE, KOMOTINI, GREECE
&
THE MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
SUPPORTED
BY:
THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALEXANDROUPOLIS
&
The Interstate, Inter-institutional, Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme
"Psycho-pedagogical, didactic & intercultural approaches to Humanities"
The Conference will take place in May 2027 at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Thraki Hotel (Alexandroupolis, Greece) and
will be in hybrid format, in person and via zoom. The conference will be organized around four major thematic axes::
- Asia Minor Traditions and Anatolian Interfaces
- Mesopotamian Traditions and Eastern Echoes
- History and Philology
- Archaeology, Material Culture, and the Landscapes of Memory
SCIENTIFIC & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
ELIAS K. PETROPOULOS (CHAIR)
ALEXANDRE BARALIS
AMALIA AVRAMIDOU
DAVID BRAUND
VINCENT BLANCHARD
MARY BACHVAROVA
ALICE MOUTON
ANNE PAYNE
DEMETRA KOUKOUZIKA
IMPORTANT DATES
• Conference May 20247
• Abstract submission by January 31, 2027
• Submission of paper for publication by December 31, 2027
