Bloomsbury Summer School
Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
2022 Course timetable
Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 May
THE OBELISKS OF THE CAESARS: A READING CLASS OF ROMAN HIEROGLYPHS
Course Director: Dr Luigi Prada (Uppsala University)
Saturday 28 May
09:45* – 10:00
Participants login to Zoom*; BSS Director's Welcome Address
10:00 – 11:15
1. Reading Roman Hieroglyphs: A brief introduction / refresher
11:45 – 13:00
2. Emperor Domitian and Isis: The Pamphili obelisk (1)
14:15 – 15:30
3. Emperor Domitian and Isis: The Pamphili obelisk (2)
16:00 – 17:15
4. Private Obelisks: The Benevento, Albani, and Borgia obelisks (1)
Sunday 29 May
10:00 – 11:15
5. Private Obelisks: The Benevento, Albani, and Borgia obelisks (2)
11:45 – 13:00
6. Hadrian and Antinoos: The last inscribed obelisk of antiquity (1)
14:15 – 15:30
7. Hadrian and Antinoos: The last inscribed obelisk of antiquity (2)
16:00 – 17:15
8. Hadrian and Antinoos: The last inscribed obelisk of antiquity (3)
17:15 – 18:30
End-of-Course reception on Zoom (you are welcome to invite guests)
NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.
