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DESCRIPTION:The Dakhla oasis lies in a depression in the middle of one of t
 he driest locations on Earth\, some 400 miles due west of Luxor in Egypt’s 
 Western Desert. Nevertheless it prospered: it was home to extensive cultiva
 tion and thriving settlements during the Roman period\, including Amheida o
 r ancient Trimithis. Tonight’s lecture incorporates recent work from the ju
 st-concluded 2026 excavation season at Trimithis into what we have learned 
 over the last two decades about how Egyptians at the very edge of the Roman
  empire turned the western oases into a city\, complete with traditional Eg
 yptian temples (and later churches)\, painted villas\, Roman baths\, school
 s\, and a sophisticated culture of feasting.\n\nDavid Ratzan joined ISAW in
  2014 as the Head of the ISAW Library. Before coming to ISAW he was a visit
 ing assistant professor in the Department of Greek and Roman Classics at Te
 mple University and a lecturer in Contemporary Civilization in the Core Cur
 riculum at Columbia University\, where he also served as Curator of Papyri 
 pro tempore in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. His publications inclu
 de several edited volumes\, including Missing Mothers: Maternal Absence in 
 Antiquity (with Sabine Huebner\; Peeters\, 2021)\, and Law and Transaction 
 Costs in the Ancient Economy (with Dennis Kehoe and Uri Yiftach-Firanko\; U
 niversity of Michigan Press\, 2015). Starting with the 2023 field season\, 
 he is the Director of NYU's Amheida Excavations in Egypt\, along with his c
 olleague Nicola Aravecchia (Washington University)\, who is Archaeological 
 Director. \n\nSponsored by the department of Greek\, Latin\, and Ancient Me
 diterranean Studies and the Archaeological Institute of America. Free and o
 pen to the public.
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LOCATION:Vollum College Center\, Vollum lecture hall
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SUMMARY:Making the Desert a City: Recent Discoveries from Ancient Trimithis
  in the Dakhla Oasis of Egypt
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 es-from-ancient-trimithis-in-the-dakhla-oasis-of-egypt
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