Nea paphos colloquium iii: another acropolis at paphos: fabrika hill and beyond
A free conference on latest research into the history and archaeology of Nea Paphos
8-11 November 2022
Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece
Following on from successful scientific meetings on the history and archaeology of Paphos held in Avignon in 2012 and in Paphos in 2017, a third colloquium will be hosted in Athens in November 2022.
2020 marked the 25th anniversary of the University of Sydney’s excavations at the theatre on the southern slope of Fabrika hill in the north-eastern quarter of the UNESCO World Heritage listed city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus, but Covid prevented any opportunity to mark the event. Subsequently the French archaeological expedition at Paphos (Avignon Université), created in 2008, started to reveal new evidence of the occupation of the hill from the Hellenistic to the Medieval period and a number of important projects have continued to explore various aspects of the areas surrounding Fabrika hill led by the Department of Antiquities or foreign missions.
This third colloquium on the archaeology of Nea Paphos aims to place this newer research on Fabrika hill but also to place this area of Paphos within the broader historical context of the rest of Hellenistic-Medieval Paphos and across the broader region of western Cyprus. Fabrika hill can now truly be seen as a second acropolis for the Hellenistic and Roman city, so what activities can now be identified to integrate this hill into what we know about other parts of the city and harbour of Nea Paphos.
The languages of the colloquium will be Greek, French and English.
The conference will take place in a hybrid format between the 8-11 November at venues provided by the École français d’Athènes (8 November for introductory discussions and a keynote lecture), École française d'Athènes (9-10 November) and the House of Cyprus at the Embassy of Cyprus (11 November) all in Athens. A keynote lecture will be provided by Dr Marina Solomidou-Ieronimydou, Director of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.
The preliminary conference program can be viewed here. A PDF version is available at the bottom of this page.
The final version of the program will appear on the page in the lead-up to the conference.
Registration details for online attendance can be found here. To stream the papers at the House of Cyprus on 11 November the link can be found here.
Online registrants will be send zoom links in due course. Please note time provided are all Athens time, please allow for time zone differences.
In-person registrants are reminded that the conference will be free and will provide coffee and lunches but no provisions can be made for travel to and from Athens, accommodation and meals outside of the conference.
Conference Themes
Scholars were invited to present their new findings and thoughts on the following themes and materials:
It is intended that a proceedings of the colloquium will be pushed in due course.
Organisers
The Organising Committee
Dr Claire Balandier, Dr Craig Barker and Dr Eustathios Raptou
The Scientific Committee
Dr Claire Balandier, Dr Craig Barker, Emeritus Professor Demetrios Michaelides, Dr Jolanta Mlynarczyk, Dr Eustathios Raptou and Dr Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou
Inquiries regarding the conference can be sent via email to [email protected]
Supporters
The colloquium is made possible because of the support of the following organisations
* The Department of Antiquities of Cyprus,
* École française d'Athènes
* The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
* Spiti Ths Kyprou, Athens
* Laboratoire HiSoMA: Histoire et Sources des Mondes Antiques
* Avignon Université
* The University of Sydney
* Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney
Access the PDF program.
2020 marked the 25th anniversary of the University of Sydney’s excavations at the theatre on the southern slope of Fabrika hill in the north-eastern quarter of the UNESCO World Heritage listed city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus, but Covid prevented any opportunity to mark the event. Subsequently the French archaeological expedition at Paphos (Avignon Université), created in 2008, started to reveal new evidence of the occupation of the hill from the Hellenistic to the Medieval period and a number of important projects have continued to explore various aspects of the areas surrounding Fabrika hill led by the Department of Antiquities or foreign missions.
This third colloquium on the archaeology of Nea Paphos aims to place this newer research on Fabrika hill but also to place this area of Paphos within the broader historical context of the rest of Hellenistic-Medieval Paphos and across the broader region of western Cyprus. Fabrika hill can now truly be seen as a second acropolis for the Hellenistic and Roman city, so what activities can now be identified to integrate this hill into what we know about other parts of the city and harbour of Nea Paphos.
The languages of the colloquium will be Greek, French and English.
The conference will take place in a hybrid format between the 8-11 November at venues provided by the École français d’Athènes (8 November for introductory discussions and a keynote lecture), École française d'Athènes (9-10 November) and the House of Cyprus at the Embassy of Cyprus (11 November) all in Athens. A keynote lecture will be provided by Dr Marina Solomidou-Ieronimydou, Director of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.
The preliminary conference program can be viewed here. A PDF version is available at the bottom of this page.
The final version of the program will appear on the page in the lead-up to the conference.
Registration details for online attendance can be found here. To stream the papers at the House of Cyprus on 11 November the link can be found here.
Online registrants will be send zoom links in due course. Please note time provided are all Athens time, please allow for time zone differences.
In-person registrants are reminded that the conference will be free and will provide coffee and lunches but no provisions can be made for travel to and from Athens, accommodation and meals outside of the conference.
Conference Themes
Scholars were invited to present their new findings and thoughts on the following themes and materials:
- Chronological explorations of Fabrika hill and elsewhere in Paphos according to five main time frames:
- Pre-foundation material
- Hellenistic
- Roman
- Late Roman/Early Byzantine
- Medieval
- The development of a chronological understanding of the " longue durée" of Fabrika hill
- Aspects of Nea Paphos’ history such as quarrying activities, urbanism and town layout, religious aspects of Fabrika, necropolies, water supply networks etc.
- Fabrika hill as a link between the urban centre of Nea Paphos and the hinterland and with Palaipaphos
It is intended that a proceedings of the colloquium will be pushed in due course.
Organisers
The Organising Committee
Dr Claire Balandier, Dr Craig Barker and Dr Eustathios Raptou
The Scientific Committee
Dr Claire Balandier, Dr Craig Barker, Emeritus Professor Demetrios Michaelides, Dr Jolanta Mlynarczyk, Dr Eustathios Raptou and Dr Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou
Inquiries regarding the conference can be sent via email to [email protected]
Supporters
The colloquium is made possible because of the support of the following organisations
* The Department of Antiquities of Cyprus,
* École française d'Athènes
* The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
* Spiti Ths Kyprou, Athens
* Laboratoire HiSoMA: Histoire et Sources des Mondes Antiques
* Avignon Université
* The University of Sydney
* Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney
Access the PDF program.
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