Prometheus Digital Epigraphy Project

✨𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐔𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 – 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐚 ✨

On 11 December, the PROMETHEUS team from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” held an engaging workshop with 10th-grade students (History and Geography profile) at the National Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics “Acad. Lyubomir Chakalov”.

The workshop was led by Dr. Dimitar Iliev, PROMETHEUS Project Coordinator from Sofia University, and brought together students and their teachers of Bulgarian Language and Literature, Svilen Stoychev and Boris Iliev.

👏 We thank the students and teachers for their enthusiasm and active participation and look forward to continuing our collaboration with schools and educators!

🎓 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧é𝐞: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬

On 26 December 2025, the PROMETHEUS Project hosted 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧é𝐞, a special event bringing together students of Classical Studies for a discussion about the project. The matinée took place at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, at the Department of Classical Studies, in the Milan Budimir Hall.

✨ During the event, students were introduced to the concept, objectives, methodology, and results of the PROMETHEUS Project by our team members Vojin Nedeljković and Dragana Nikolić. Particular attention was devoted to the project’s methodology and key outputs—most notably the 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫-𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞.

📚 Additional components of the project were also presented, including training activities, educational materials, and opportunities for students to actively engage in project-related activities and future initiatives.

✨𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐔𝐒 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 | 𝟐𝟐 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 (𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞)

On 22 December, the PROMETHEUS Project hosted an online dissemination event in Belgrade, primarily aimed at teachers of classical languages. The event was structured in two complementary parts and focused on presenting the project’s outcomes and their practical application in teaching.

🔹 In the first part, 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚊 𝙽𝚒𝚔𝚘𝚕𝚒ć introduced the PROMETHEUS project, its digital collection of ancient inscriptions from Serbia, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia, as well as the project’s web platform.

🔹 The second part, presented by 𝙹𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚊 𝚅𝚞𝚔𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚟𝚒ć, was dedicated to the integration of ancient inscriptions and epigraphic sources into the teaching of classical languages. She shared concrete ideas and teaching approaches, demonstrating how the inscriptions in general, PROMETHEUS website and digital tools can support and enrich classroom practice.

🙏 We warmly thank all participants for their interest, engagement, and valuable exchange of ideas. We look forward to strengthening and expanding our collaboration with educators in the future!

🌟We are happy to share that the presentation of our PROMETHEUS Digital Epigraphy Project at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" was a great success!

🏛️Last Friday (05 December 2025), our Bulgarian team, led by Dr. Dimitar Iliev and Dr. Nicolay Sharankov, gathered in Hall 1 of the Rectorate of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” to showcase, in front of a local audience and online, our two-year work on the project, including the PROMETHEUS digital collection of ancient inscriptions from the lands of Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia, our webpage and storytelling platform, and the research behind the project. The authors and translators on our storytelling platform joined us to share the experience of their encounters with the ancient texts written on stone.

❤️We are truly grateful for the strong interest shown by everyone who joined us, as well as for the lively discussion and thoughtful questions following the presentation. Thank you to all guests, partners, and contributors who made the event so special!

🎞️For those who could not attend in person or online, we are sharing the full recording of the event here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSGAtFsSQ0M

🔥Stay tuned — the best is yet to come!

🏫 On November 25, a special dissemination workshop for the PROMETHEUS project was held at Dr. Jovan Kalauzi Municipal Secondary Medical School in Bitola. The event brought together secondary school students for an engaging, hands-on introduction to the project's digital platform. Participants learned how to access the website, use interactive tools, and explore the stories conveyed by ancient inscriptions.

💬 During the session, the students actively took part in group discussions, comparing and contrasting themes of success and education from epigraphic inscriptions published by PROMETHEUS with their own modern perspectives. This dynamic exchange encouraged critical thinking and personal reflections on universal values.

👩‍🏫 The workshop was conducted by Slavica Babamova, Project Coordinator, Elena Djukeska, Project Coordinator from the Faculty of Philosophy and Filip Markovski, Project team member. It was clear throughout the workshop that the project offers substantial benefits for school students, helping them develop new interests and approaches to learning about cultural heritage.

🏛️ On November 24, we presented our PROMETHEUS project at the Archaeological Museum of Skopje, welcoming a diverse audience eager to engage with ancient history and digital innovation.

🗿 Together, we participated in the official launch of our distinctive digital collection, which brings together 30 significant epigraphic inscriptions alongside ancient Balkan stories that promote universal values.

🎤 During the event, speeches were delivered by Magdalena Manaskova, Director of the Archaeological Museum; Oliver Bakreski, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy; Slavica Babamova, our Project Coordinator; and Elena Djukeska, Project Coordinator from the Faculty of Philosophy. All speakers emphasized how we are connecting cultural heritage and universal values through new technology.

💻 We enjoyed a live demonstration of the PROMETHEUS digital platform, highlighting interactive tools for exploring ancient texts, visualizations, maps, and educational materials. As a practical application, we linked project data to selected museum artifacts using QR codes displayed beside the exhibits, directing visitors to our website for deeper exploration. Our platform supports research, classroom activities, and broad public engagement with heritage from North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Serbia. We remind everyone that more information can be found at www.prometheus-epigraphy.eu/ .

✨ We hope this initiative will fuel curiosity and inspire the wider dissemination of Balkan epigraphic heritage across Europe and beyond.

🏛️We invite you to the Archaeological Museum of Skopje for the official presentation of our PROMETHEUS project—a result of two years of dedicated research and collaboration!

✨Join us as we unveil a groundbreaking digital collection of 30 ancient inscriptions and stories from the Roman era, carefully selected from North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Serbia.

📜These inscriptions, written in Greek and Latin, reveal powerful personal stories—love, hope, family, faith, loss—and offer unique insights into everyday life and the culture of the ancient Balkans.

🔎The PROMETHEUS digital platform not only brings these fascinating texts to life, but also provides interactive tools, search indexes, and teaching resources for exploring these treasures in new ways.

🤝Supported by Creative Europe and ministries of culture from our region, this collaborative project links Southeast European heritage for the first time, highlighting our shared history.

📣This event is our way of sharing the results of our work and inviting everyone interested in history, culture, and digital humanities to experience PROMETHEUS firsthand. Don’t miss it!

📍 Archaeological Museum of Skopje
📅 November 24, 2025
🕛 12:00

✨ Our Prometheus project was presented at the 5th Dariah HR International Conference “Digital Humanities & Heritage 2025,” organized by the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. The event brought together experts in cultural heritage, arts, and digital humanities from across Europe.

🗝️ During the program, our colleagues from Bulgaria—Dimitar Iliev (coordinator) and Dobromir Dobrev—presented the session titled “Heritage, Storytelling, Universal Values: The PROMETHEUS Project.” They explained how Prometheus puts a spotlight on the unique stories preserved in ancient inscriptions, using digital tools and innovative research to reveal their meaning for modern audiences. Through a combination of interdisciplinary teamwork and creative methods, the project transforms historical epigraphic sources into accessible narratives that connect people with universal values and shared heritage. The presentation illustrated how these storytelling approaches open new paths for education and cultural understanding today.

💡The audience gave some great feedback and showed a lot of interest in what Prometheus has to offer. The conversation sparked new ideas and opened up exciting possibilities for future collaborations!

✨Stay tuned for new updates on our activities!

📍 We successfully presented the Prometheus project today in Skopje as a positive example of Creative Europe initiatives at the transnational event on cultural heritage and European cooperation, marking the successful near-completion of our journey.

✔️ Our presentation sparked inspiring conversations and received positive feedback from attendees.

🔗 We’re grateful for the encouragement – stay tuned for future updates and new milestones!

📢 Tomorrow, October 14th, a transnational event on advancing cultural heritage through European cooperation will be held in Skopje, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia in partnership with the EU Delegation and European House Skopje. At the event, our Prometheus project will be presented as a positive example of Creative Europe projects, with all key benefits and achievements shared with the audience. The presenters are our project members: Slavica Babamova, coordinator from the NI Archaeological Museum of North Macedonia, and Elena Džukeska from the Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje. The presentation will take place at Porta Macedonia from 14:30 to 14:50.

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