Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries

Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries
Papers presented at the conference held on Dec 13–15 2017 at Acropolis Museum, Athens edited past times Christos S. Zerefos in addition to Marianna V. Vardinoyannis. Hardback; 205x290mm; xx+296 pages; illustrated throughout inwards color in addition to dark & white (56 plates inwards colour). 493 2018. Available both inwards impress in addition to Open Access. Printed ISBN 9781789690668. Epublication ISBN 9781789690675. 
Papers presented at the conference held on Dec Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries
Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries presents the proceedings of a conference held at the Acropolis Museum inwards Athens, on Dec 13–15, 2017, in addition to includes high-level dialogues in addition to philosophical discussions betwixt international experts on Hellenistic Alexandria. The destination was to celebrate the 24 centuries which accept elapsed since its foundation in addition to the showtime of the Library in addition to the Museum of Alexandria. The conference was divided into 2 parts, to include inwards the foremost business office archaeology, history, philosophy, literature, art, civilization in addition to legal issues in addition to inwards the instant business office science, medicine, technology scientific discipline in addition to environment. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 full of 28 master in addition to peer-reviewed articles betoken to the importance of the brilliantly-original ideas that emerged during the Hellenistic historic menses in addition to the curious modernity of the whole atmosphere of the time. The hit of presented topics covers a multifariousness of novel information on the foundation of Alexandria to comparing betwixt Ptolemaic Alexandria in addition to Ptolemaic Hellenic Republic through philosophy, civilization in addition to drama to the forgotten revolution of science, medicine in addition to the prevailing climatological in addition to geophysical weather condition throughout the Hellenistic Period. The conference in addition to its proceedings were co-sponsored past times the Μarianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation, the Acropolis Museum, the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in addition to the Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation for the Environmental Sciences. 

The Publication every bit good celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, a articulation collaboration betwixt the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Vardinoyannis Foundation in addition to the University of Alexandria. Scholars from simply about the footing follow the Center’s programme inwards diverse specialisations, ranging from historyliterature- art, to archæology in addition to architecture-philosophy, in addition to science. 

About the Editors
Christos Zerefos is Head of Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics in addition to Climatology, Academy of Athens in addition to president-elect of the General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research in addition to Innovation; Professor of Atmospheric in addition to Environmental Physics at the Universities of Athens in addition to Thessaloniki; Visiting Professor, Universities of Minnesota in addition to Boston; Samarbeidspartnere (Scientific Collaborator), University of Oslo. He is known for his query into ozone, UV, ozone-climate interactions in addition to climate-extreme events. He is fellow member of the Academy of Athens, Academia Europaea, Norwegian Academy of Sciences in addition to Letters, European Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences in addition to other distinguished scientific societies. He is recipient of the UNEP Global Ozone Award, 1997 in addition to of a number of distinctions, awards in addition to medals from WMO/UNEP, in addition to diverse scientific societies (e.g. Blaise Pascal Medal, European Academy of Sciences; AGU Kaufman Award; European in addition to Balkan Physics Societies’ Award; EU Prize for Cultural Heritage-Europa Nostra Award, in addition to others). He received the Award Certificate in addition to Letter from UNEP in addition to IPCC for substantial contribution to the reports of IPCC, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the onetime Vice President of USA, Al Gore (December 2007). He is honorary professor, Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; has an honorary doctoral flat from the Physics Department, University of Patras; honorary flat of Doctor of Humane Letters, academy partition of the American College ANATOLIA, Thessaloniki. He has supervised l MSc in addition to xxx PhD degrees in addition to has originated viii international query centres. His query function inwards peer-reviewed scientific journals is acknowledged widely past times the scientific community. (For to a greater extent than run across www.christoszerefos.com/) 
Marianna V. Vardinoyannis is a Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO for the protection of children, founder in addition to president of the ‘Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation’, of the ‘ELPIDA Friends’ Association of Children with cancer’ in addition to of the ‘Orama Elpidas Association’. She has built upward an extensive tape of humanitarian function for the produce goodness of children in addition to disadvantaged social groups inwards Hellenic Republic in addition to abroad, every bit good every bit on issues of peace, human rights, education, health, cultural heritage in addition to dialogue with civilizations. She serves every bit fellow member of the Advisory Board of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in addition to she founded in addition to funds the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies. She every bit good serves every bit trustee of the MENTOR Foundation against drugs in addition to of the ‘Nizami Ganjavi International Center’, every bit fellow member of the Leadership Council of the ‘Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’, every bit founding fellow member of the ‘Light of Africa Foundation’, every bit president of the Honorary Committee of the Special Olympics Hellas, in addition to fellow member of many other organizations. Dr Vardinoyannis holds BA inwards History of Art in addition to inwards Economics, MPhil inwards Archaeology every bit good every bit honorary doctorates inwards Law, Philosophy in addition to Human Studies. She has received numerous distinctions: Officer of the Legion d’Honneur of the France (2015), Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur (2006), ‘Mother Teresa Medal’ of the Albanian Republic (2015), ‘Golden Cross of the Order of Benefaction’ of the Hellenic Republic (2002), Office of the Great Lady of the Patriarchal Throne of St Mark (Patriarchate of Alexandria, 2008), ‘Ripple of Hope’ Award of the ‘Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ (2015), Grand Prix de la Charte de Paris contre le cancer-AVEC (2014), Athens Academy Award (2017 in addition to 1997) in addition to many others. 

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