Competition and Cooperation in the Ancient World

19^th-20^th September,

1088 Budapest Múzeum krt. 4/A 150. (basement)

DAY 1 (09:30-16:00 [22:00 in Beijing])

09:00-09:30: Morning Coffee

Welcome: Dean

09:30-10:00 Opening Remarks

Session 1: Competition and Cooperation in Domestic Politics. Chair: András Patay-Horváth

10:00-10:25: Informal Cooperation in Hellenistic City-State Politics. Péter Kató (Eötvös Loránd University).

10:25-10:50: The Evolution of the Babylonian Policy of the Assyrian Empire. Chen Fei (Peking University).

10:50-11:15: Competing Constituents and Success of Hellenistic Federal States. Jacek Rzepka (Warsaw University).

11:15-11:25: Break

Session 2: Competition and Cooperation in the International Arena. Chair: Péter Kató

11:25-11:50: Competition Among Greeks During and After the Persian Invasion of 480-479 BC. András Patay-Horváth (Eötvös Loránd University).

11:50-12:15: Between Competition and Cooperation: the Roman-Parthian Relations During Pompey’s Command in the East. Rik van Wijlick (Peking University).

12:15-12:40: Diversity and Dynamism in the “Amastriane”: Cooperation and Integration. Wu Chingyuan (Peking University).

12:40-13:05: The Function of Athenian Proxenia Based on the Honorific Decrees. Chen Ke (Jiaying University).

13:05-14:30: Lunch

Session 3 Competition and Cooperation in the Supernatural Realm. Chair: Magnus Widell

14:30-14:55: Talking Dead: Conflict and Cooperation between This World and the Next in Ancient Egypt. Silvia Zago (University of Liverpool).

14:55-15:20: Competitors or Cooperators? The Role of Snakes in the Early New Kingdom Books of the Netherworld. Hannah Osborn (University of Liverpool).

15:20-15:45: Dealing with the Devil: Competition and Cooperation with Satan as presented in the Apophthegmata Patrum Glenn Godenho (University of Liverpool).

15:45: Afternoon Coffee, Campus Tour, Dept. Drinks Reception, Dinner (self-funded)

DAY 2 (10:00:-12:00)

09:30-10:00: Morning Coffee

Session 4: Competition and Cooperation in Social Organisation. Chair: Glenn Godenho

10:00-10:25: Communication, Collaboration and Organisational Efficiency in the Early Old Babylonian Period: the E-urra of Addayya. Magnus Widell (University of Liverpool).

10:25-10:50: The Egyptian Elements within the Near East Art in the First Millenium BCE – The Griffin as an example. Khattab Rashad (Eötvös Loránd University).

10:50-11:15: Romulus, Remus and the Latins. Twinship and Identity in the Roman Tradition. György Hegyi W (Eötvös Loránd University).

11:15-11:40: Competition on the Roman Chariot Racing Tracks and in Magic. György Németh (Eötvös Loránd University).

Conference End: Conference Organisers

11:40-12:00 Closing Remarks

12:00-12:10: Break

Business

12:10-13:40: Reconvene for Partnership Discussions:

· Conference Publication Plans

· Institutional Collaborations/Partnerships