Marina Escolano, PhD in Egyptology from the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, in the United States, gave a very interesting conference yesterday at the Marq under the suggestive title of Zodiacs, Papyri and Planets. Astronomy in Greco-Roman Egypt.
A talk, in front of a full auditorium, in which Dr. Escolano spoke about how the Egyptian priests of Greco-Roman times conceived the sky, how they incorporated astronomical knowledge from Mesopotamia, what tools they used in their work, and what relationship existed in antiquity between astronomy and astrology.
As Escolano revealed, Egypt, contrary to modern scholarship, was central to the circulation of scientific knowledge in antiquity, as attested by the beautiful astronomical reliefs in temples such as Dendera (with its famous zodiac) and papyri with astronomical tables reflecting cutting-edge knowledge of mathematical astronomy.
The conference was presented by the Deputy for Culture and Vice-president of MARQ, César Augusto Asencio, and the Museum's technical director, Manuel Olcina.
Marina Escolano, PhD in Egyptology from the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, in the United States, gave a very interesting conference yesterday at the Marq under the suggestive title of Zodiacs, Papyri and Planets. Astronomy in Greco-Roman Egypt.
A talk, in front of a full auditorium, in which Dr. Escolano spoke about how the Egyptian priests of Greco-Roman times conceived the sky, how they incorporated astronomical knowledge from Mesopotamia, what tools they used in their work, and what relationship existed in antiquity between astronomy and astrology.
As Escolano revealed, Egypt, contrary to modern scholarship, was central to the circulation of scientific knowledge in antiquity, as attested by the beautiful astronomical reliefs in temples such as Dendera (with its famous zodiac) and papyri with astronomical tables reflecting cutting-edge knowledge of mathematical astronomy.
The conference was presented by the Deputy for Culture and Vice-president of MARQ, César Augusto Asencio, and the Museum's technical director, Manuel Olcina.
