SSEA Scholars' Colloquium/Symposium 2025
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Turbulent Times, Hostile Neighbours: Egypt in the Late Period
The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities (SSEA) Annual Symposium / Scholars' Colloquium Weekend is a hybrid event, being held Friday November 7 to Sunday November 9. Two days of Scholars' Colloquium - 30 minute presentations on their most recent work by international scholars and researchers - bracket the themed Symposium. One ticket gives admission to all three days.
The 49th Annual Symposium will be on Saturday Nov. 8, both in-person and on-line. This year's title is Turbulent Times, Hostile Neighbours: Egypt in the Late Period. From about 700 BC to 332 BC, Egypt had to contend with new and often hostile empires as well as internal strife and shifting alliances. This year’s Symposium explores various aspects of Egyptian civilization during this turbulent Late Period.
The preceding Third Intermediate Period saw fragmentation of the government and the rise of Amun theocracy in Thebes. Then the kings of Nubia swept in from the south and reunified Egypt under their control. Eventually Assyrians from Mesopotamia forced Nubians out of Egypt. While Assyrians were busy dealing with other issues, their Egyptian governor declared independence and ruled Egypt from the Nile Delta city of Sais. Persians were the next superpower to invade, but Egyptians regained independence for one last time, until a second Persian invasion and occupation. The period ended when Alexander the Great defeated Darius III and seized Egypt.
At the Symposium, an international panel of scholars will present how ancient people not only survived through this tumultuous time but also thrived to create beautiful art and flourishing civilizations. Richly illustrated lectures will highlight the speakers’ recent discoveries and latest research.
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* See the event poster: 
SSEA Symposium 2025.pdf