The Berenike Buddha. Early Buddhism and Indian Trade Diaspora in the Red Sea (Egypt)

Excavations on the Red Seashore of Egypt at Berenike have yielded ample evidence for trade between Rome and India, but also have shown that Indian merchants spent considerable time in Egypt and may have had the initiative in this long-distance trade.

Speakers and subjects:

• Steven Sidebotham (University of Delaware) Indians at Berenike: A Ptolemaic Roman Emporium on Egypt's Red Sea Shore
• Rodney Ast (University of Heidelberg): Reflections on the Broader Context and Significance of the Berenike Indian Finds
• Roderick Geerts (Leiden University): Stupa or A Lighthouse? Interpretation of a Berenike Graffito in the Context of Indian-Roman Interactions
• Willeke Wendrich (Politecnico di Torino and UCLA): World Citizens. Inconspicuous Evidence of Embodied Cultural Memory

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