11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Italian Academy, 5th floor seminar room
The Center for the Ancient Mediterranean (CAM) invites you to join us for an afternoon of presentations from the participants of CAM’s 2024 Graduate Tour of Cyprus. The event is scheduled for Friday, November 22, 2024 at 11 AM in the 5th Floor Seminar Room, Italian Academy for Advanced Study, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10027. All are welcome to attend.
2024 CAM Graduate Tour of Cyprus
Student Presentations
Nikolas Bakirtzis
The Cyprus Institute
Hagiographic and Archaeological Narratives in Early Christian Cyprus
Abstract
Cyprus holds a central role in the Christianization of the Eastern Mediterranean basin. Our knowledge of its cultural transition between paganism and Christianity relies heavily on the available textual sources, primarily of hagiographic nature, and increasingly on the archaeological record and the study of the art and architecture of the period. Of particular interest is the contrast between the hagiographic and the archaeological sources regarding the growth and expansion of the religion in the island and the formation of Christian communities until the 4th century. This talk will revisit aspects of the contradicting evidence in an attempt to better understand the complex networks of religious co-existence and conversion in Early Christian Cyprus.
Student Participants
Abby Breuker, Classical Studies, Columbia University
José Antonio Cancino Alfaro, Classics, Columbia University
Sarah Cohen, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Jeiran Jahani, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Whitney Kite, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Nicolette Levy, Art History and Archaeology, The Cyprus Institute
Walsh Millette, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Soodabeh Sajadi, Conservation Science, The Cyprus Institute
Mehmetcan Soyluoglu, Medieval Archaeology, Dendrochronology, The Cyprus Institute
Brooke Wrubel, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Faculty Participants
Holger Klein, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Nikolas Bakirtzis, Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC), The Cyprus Institute
