Athens to Host Second World Conference of Classics

(MENAFN) The Greek capital will host the second World Conference of Classics on June 9 and 10, organizers confirmed during a press briefing in Beijing Monday, bringing together top minds in ancient studies for two days of high-level academic exchange.

The gathering is set to unite preeminent scholars in classical studies alongside specialists in civilization, culture, and archaeology drawn from China and across the globe. Their agenda: tackle pressing questions surrounding ancient civilizations, advance scholarly dialogue, and forge consensus within the international classics community.

Five institutions are co-hosting the event — the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China's Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Culture and Tourism, alongside Greece's Ministry of Culture and the Academy of Athens — signaling strong bilateral commitment to preserving and advancing classical heritage.

Beyond its opening and closing ceremonies and a central plenary session, the conference will run four concurrent forums exploring virtue and education, the evolution of ethical communities in shifting societies, civilization-rooted frameworks for global order, and the intersection of humanistic values with the digital era.

The series launched in Beijing in 2024, when the inaugural edition drew a crowd exceeding 600 attendees — a broad coalition spanning Chinese and Greek institutions, international academics, cultural figures, youth delegates, and journalists from around the world.

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