Rock-cut Sanctuaries in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains

Thursday, June 8, 2023
11 am | Virtual

Lynn Roller, Professor Emerita of Art History at the University of California, Davis, will present an online lecture sponsored by our local affiliate in Romania, ISTROS Society for Historical Sciences. Lynn's lecture "Rock-cut Sanctuaries in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains: The Gluhite Khamani Cult Complex" will begin at 8:00 a.m. (PT-USA) / 11:00 a.m. (EST-USA) / 6:00 p.m. (EEST - Eastern Europe). Contact ISTROS at ssi.istros(at)gmail.com for the link. 

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