The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Guest lecturers Annual summaries Team and contact Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous Guest lecturer 2 Jun 2026 15:00 to 16:00 Petra Sijpesteijn From petitions to letters: an integrated appeal system Guest lecturer 10 Jun 2026 15:00 to 16:00 Petra Sijpesteijn Getting your message across: practical aspects of letter writing Guest lecturer 16 Jun 2026 15:00 to 16:00 Petra Sijpesteijn Shared values Guest lecturer 23 Jun 2026 15:00 to 16:00 Petra Sijpesteijn Expectations and deviations; rules and variations Next 11 series Filters Event type Event type (-) Lecture (11) Seminar (11) Symposium (17) Opening lecture (1) Academic year Academic year 2025 - 2026 (1) 2024 - 2025 (1) 2023 - 2024 (1) 2022 - 2023 (1) 2021 - 2022 (1) 2020 - 2021 (1) 2019 - 2020 (1) 2018 - 2019 (1) 2017 - 2018 (1) 2016 - 2017 (1) 2015 - 2016 (1) Active filters Lecture 2025 - 2026 Lecture The calamus and the cross: the Christianization of writing and the fate of classical culture in Late Antiquity (7). Schools (4): Vocational training in the written word Jean-Luc Fournet 18 Feb 2026 → 15 Apr 2026 18 Feb 2026 → 15 Apr 2026 2024 - 2025 Lecture The calamus and the cross : the Christianization of writing and the fate of classical culture in Late Antiquity (6). Schools (3) Jean-Luc Fournet 12 Feb 2025 → 09 Apr 2025 12 Feb 2025 → 09 Apr 2025 2023 - 2024 Lecture The calamus and the cross : the Christianization of writing and the fate of classical culture in Late Antiquity (5). Schools (2) Jean-Luc Fournet 07 Feb 2024 → 03 Apr 2024 having noted the strong influence of the classical model in the teaching methods used in Egyptian Greek schools, we must now ask whether the same applies to schools with a more specific profile, which spread from the 4th c. onwards 07 Feb 2024 → 03 Apr 2024 2022 - 2023 Lecture The calamus and the cross : the Christianization of writing and the fate of classical culture in Late Antiquity (4). Schools (1) Jean-Luc Fournet 15 Feb 2023 → 12 Apr 2023 15 Feb 2023 → 12 Apr 2023 2021 - 2022 Lecture No lectures this year Jean-Luc Fournet 01 Sep 2021 01 Sep 2021 2020 - 2021 Lecture The calamus and the cross : the Christianization of writing and the fate of classical culture in Late Antiquity (3). Libraries (2) Jean-Luc Fournet 17 Feb 2021 → 14 Apr 2021 17 Feb 2021 → 14 Apr 2021 2019 - 2020 Lecture The calamus and the cross : the Christianization of writing and the fate of classical culture in Late Antiquity (2). Libraries (1) Jean-Luc Fournet 05 Feb 2020 → 11 Mar 2020 05 Feb 2020 → 11 Mar 2020 2018 - 2019 Lecture The calamus and the cross : the Christianization of the written word and the fate of classical culture in Late Antiquity (1) Jean-Luc Fournet 06 Feb 2019 → 17 Apr 2019 06 Feb 2019 → 17 Apr 2019 2017 - 2018 Lecture Babel on the Nile : multilingualism and multiculturalism in Late Antique Egypt (3) Jean-Luc Fournet 14 Feb 2018 → 11 Apr 2018 14 Feb 2018 → 11 Apr 2018 2016 - 2017 Lecture Babel on the Nile : multilingualism and multiculturalism in Late Antique Egypt (2) Jean-Luc Fournet 20 Apr 2017 → 22 Jun 2017 20 Apr 2017 → 22 Jun 2017 2015 - 2016 Lecture Babel on the Nile : multilingualism and multiculturalism in Late Antique Egypt (1) Jean-Luc Fournet 20 Jan 2016 → 13 Apr 2016 20 Jan 2016 → 13 Apr 2016