International Conference "Romance on the Nile: The Ancient Novel in Egypt – Egypt in the Ancient
Novel", Freie Universität Berlin, 10-12 September 2025
The aim of our conference is to bring together scholars from different disciplines (e.g., Egyptology, Biblical studies, Classics) who, in one way or another, deal with some facet of the phenomenon "the ancient novel in Egypt" or "Egypt
in the ancient novel," i.e., novelistic works produced by different cultures (Egyptians, Greeks, Jews) in Egypt and/or
that transmit a literary concept of Egypt.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2024.