Levantine

The Levantine Heritage Foundation will organize its second interdisciplinary conference, "The Levant and Europe: Shipping and Trade - Networks of People and Knowledge," between Nov. 2 and 4 in London's Europe House and the Hellenic Center.

Istanbul is hosting a very interesting conference, which started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow: The first international Levantine conference named “The Levantines: Commerce and Diplomacy.”

More than 30 scientists are participating in the conference with keynote speaker Philip Mansel, the author of the book, “Constantinople: City of the World’s Desire.”

The first international conference focused on the Levantine communities of the Eastern Mediterranean is kicking off in Istanbul today and will remain in the city until Nov. 5.

Titled “The Levantines: Commerce and Diplomacy,” the conference features keynote speeches by prominent scholars