נפתחה הרשמה לקורס מרוכז בלטינית (רמת מתחילים מתקדמים), שייפתח בקיץ הקרוב במחלקה ללימודים קלאסיים, אוניברסיטת תל אביב.

הקורס פתוח לסטודנטים ולקהל רחב, ואין צורך בידע מוקדם.

הקורס משמש כאסמכתא לפטור משפה זרה (עם ציון עובר בבחינה המסכמת ובכפוף להכרה מטעם חוג האם של התלמיד המשתתף).

נפתחה הרשמה לקורס מרוכז בלטינית (רמת מתחילים מתקדמים), שייפתח בקיץ הקרוב במחלקה ללימודים קלאסיים, אוניברסיטת תל אביב.

הקורס פתוח לסטודנטים ולקהל רחב, ואין צורך בידע מוקדם.

הקורס משמש כאסמכתא לפטור משפה זרה (עם ציון עובר בבחינה המסכמת ובכפוף להכרה מטעם חוג האם של התלמיד המשתתף).

54^th Annual Conference of the Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies

June 3^rd-4^th, 2026

The University of Haifa, Mount Carmel

Eshkol Tower, 30^th floor

First Day, June 3^rd, 2026

09:00-09:30     Registration

09:30-10:00     Greetings

10:00-11:30     1^st Session: Greek Politics and Literature

Chair: Iris Sulimani (The Open University of Israel)

Asya C. Sigelman (Bryn Mawr College)

Absent Spectacle in the Second Stasimon of Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus

Michele Solitario (Göttingen University)

The Politics of Motherhood in Callimachus’ Hymn to Zeus

Harvey Yunis (Rice University)

The Politics of Proof in Aristotle’s Rhetoric

11:30-11:45     Coffee Break

11:45-13:15     2^nd Session: Student Session

Chair: Stéphanie Binder (Bar-Ilan University)

Rebecca Posner-Hess (University of Chicago)

On-Stage Disrobing and Costume Change in the Oresteia

Dmitry Ezrokhi (Princeton University)

The Perils of “Wellness:” Plato’s Political Critique of Hippocratic diaita

Gilad Hesse (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

“As Far as Possible”: The Model of the Philosopher and Assimilation to God in the Theaetetus

Ella Perry (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

Female Bacchic Leadership and the Making of Religious Role Models

Leoran Vizner (Tel Aviv University)

Reading Ovid on the Wall: Myth, Sexual Violence, and Meaning in Pompeian Domestic Painting

Marie-Laure Rebora (Aix-Marseille University)

My daughter, you have acted like Rebeccah (Midrash Eikhah Rabbah 1,19): Portraits of Girls in Rabbinic Sources and Inscriptions from the Jewish Communities of Rome and Venosa (2^nd-6^th centuries CE)

13:15-14:30     Lunch

14:30-16:00     3^rd Session: Epigraphica Israelica: Marking the Publication of Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae VI (CIIP)

Chair: Ofer Pogorelsky (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Ofer Pogorelsky (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Presentation of the CIIP Project

Sofia Andreeva (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Charles Clermont-Ganneau: The Scholar and the Detective of Antiquities

Michal Bar Asher-Siegal (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) & Jacob Ashkenazi (Kinneret Academic College)

Public Scripture, Public Law: Biblical Verses on Walls and the Making of Norms in Late Antiquity

Avner Ecker (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Visions in the Desert: A Newly Discovered Paraphrase of Psalms in a Monastic Inscription from Hyrcania

16:00-16:15     Coffee Break

16:15-18:15     4^th Session: Archaeology and Art in the Eastern Mediterranean

Chair: Gil Gambash (University of Haifa)

Alan Shapiro (Johns Hopkins University)

Political Personifications on Athenian Vases

Sonia Klinger (University of Haifa)

Bronze Dedications from the Ancient Greek Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Corinth

Rivka Gersht (Tel Aviv University) & Peter Gendelman (Israel Antiquities Authority)

Eros in Caesarea Maritima

Emmanuel Nantet (University of Haifa)

The Late Byzantine Fortifications of Tiberias: The Lake-Side Extension of the City Wall

19:00-20:30     Dinner

Second Day, June 4^th, 2026

09:00-11:00     5^th Session: Classical Archaeology around the Mediterranean

Chair: Michael Eisenberg (University of Haifa)

Ioannis Nakas (University of Haifa)

The Harbours of the Greco-Roman World as Heterotopias. Plato vs Foucault

Jessica Schellig (Tel Aviv University)

The Organization of Coin Production of Akko-Ptolemais During the Roman Period

Adi Erlich (University of Haifa)

Two Heads are better than one: Dioskouroi and Other Twins in Hellenistic Maresha          

Mechael Osband (University of Haifa & Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee)

Public Buildings and Their Archaeological Visibility in Rural Golan During the Roman Period

Ayala Zilberstein (Israel Antiquities Authority)

Hellenistic Jerusalem, ‘First Wall’, the Akra, and Seleucid Instability

Arleta Kowalewska (University of Haifa) & Michael Eisenberg (University of Haifa)

The Elders House at Hippos of the Decapolis

11:00-11:15     Coffee Break

11:15-12:15     6^th Session: Law and Literature

Chair:  Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz (Tel Aviv University)

Juan Lewis (The Open University, Scotland, UK)

Undeclared Nations, or Why Declaring the Ethnic Origin of Slaves was not a Legal Obligation

Orit Malka (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Rethinking the “Testimonies of Dionysus” (Διονύσου μαρτυρίῃσιν; Hom. Od. XI.325): Between Testimony, Oath, and Curse

12:15-13:00     General Assembly

13:00-14:00     Lunch

14:00-15:00     7^th Session: Keynote Lecture

Chair: Yulia Ustinova (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

Heinz-Günther Nesselrath (University of Göttingen)

From Pleasure Girls to Political Leaders: The ‘Evolution’ of Women in Aristophanes         

15:00-15:15     Coffee Break

15:15-16:45     8^th Session: Jewish Culture and Classical Reception

Chair: Ayelet Peer (Bar-Ilan University)

Daniela Dueck (Bar-Ilan University)

From Athens to Jerusalem: The Hebrew Reception of Thucydides

Donna Shalev (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Γυμναστική and μουσική at Alkinoos’ “tish”: Scenes from Odyssey 8 through a Yiddish Lens

Giacomo Loi (University of Haifa)

Competing Antiquities: Jewish Temporality and the Destabilization of the Genealogy of Classical Reception

16:45-17:00     Concluding Remarks

Yulia Ustinova (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), ISPCS President

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE HAIFA CENTER FOR MEDITERRANEAN HISTORY, 2026-27

The Haifa Center for Mediterranean History (HCMH) seeks applications for postdoctoral fellowships for the academic year 2026-27, with an option for an extension for a further year into 2027-2028. Founded in 2016, HCMH aims to promote the historical study of the Mediterranean in the University of Haifa within broad geographical, chronological and theoretical frameworks.

We are looking for candidates who can bring an innovative approach to the study of long-term history of the Mediterranean. For example, but not limited to, the study of cultural changes, the history of climate, migration, epidemics, social/religious tensions, cross-cultural relations, food security, and more. We encourage applications from candidates working in all related historical fields. Candidates should demonstrate academic excellence in their respective fields of expertise, as well as experience in organization of academic events.

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the beginning of the fellowship tenure period, and be no more than five years after its completion. 

We expect the successful candidate:

1. to devote their time to research and publication in the relevant scientific venues;
2. to organize a seminar series and a conference (to be funded by HCMH), focusing on one or several themes in Mediterranean history according to her/his research interests and in consultation with the HCMH’s directors;
3. to be present on the Haifa campus and take an active role in the academic life of HCMH: attend all seminars and lectures, present their research in various forums, meet informally with advanced students, etc.

The fellowship offers an annual stipend of 102,000 NIS (currently ~33,000 USD), for twelve months. It is advisable but not obligatory to obtain the sponsorship of a faculty member in the University of Haifa, with whom the candidate wishes to collaborate.

If interested and the opportunity arises, fellows may be allowed to teach at the University of Haifa (up to 2 weekly hours), as long as their research work is not impeded. Teaching is compensated separately by the relevant departments and is taxable.

Please submit a dossier including:

• Statement of research plan, including plans for publication (2 pages, excluding bibliography)
• Proposed program for an international conference (1 page, list of potential invited speakers is optional but not mandatory)
• Proposed program for a seminar series (1 page, list of potential invited speakers is optional but not mandatory)
• Dissertation abstract (1 page)
• Statement of support from Haifa faculty member (if applicable)
• Writing sample (up to 8,000 words)
• Curriculum vitae, including list of publications
• Two references (emailed directly by referees)

Application materials in PDF should be emailed to the HCMH administrator at hcmh@univ.haifa.ac.il by June 15th 2026. Results may be expected during the following month.