The Egyptian Society of South Africa presents:

Echoes of Empire: The Egyptian-Greek Tapestry

Saturday, August 23, 2025
9.45am–4pm

Join us at the Hellenic Community Hall, Mountain Road, Woodstock. Tickets cost R300 (Please provide proof of payment with your booking). We are offering three lectures with tea/coffee breaks with Greek biscuits, a three-course Greek-style buffet lunch (Attendees are welcome to bring their own wine/soft drinks).

Speakers include Professor Philip Bosman – Alexander in Egypt – Between history & myth-making; Professor Sakkie Cornelius – A Tale of Two Cities…on the Nile – Pharaonic Egypt and Ptolemaic culture and religion; and Mr Joseph Koetsier – The History of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina – Its foundation, development, destruction & resurrection.

Bookings now open until August 14. Contact Jos Koetsier on 084 774 3972 or email sherab.koetsier@gmail.com

Banking details:
The Egyptian Society of South Africa
Standard Bank
Branch code: 025309
Account No. 071795855