Manuel F.S. Patrocínio is Professor at the University of Évora (Portugal) - History Department and Senior Researcher in the Study Group on 'Representations, Discourses, Materiality and Uses of the Past', at the Centre for the Humanities - CHAM NOVA UAçores. Studied as a graduate student at NOVA FCSH, holding now a PhD (received in 2003), as well as Aggregation title in Art History (2012) both given by the University of Évora. His scientific interests and research have been focused on subjects from the Ancient Arts and Cultures, to the Oriental Studies and the Cultural reception of Classicism in Early Modern accomplishments. Has particularly studied the collections of ancient figurative representations of the indigenous Lusitania and moreover taking other researches in the study domains of architectonical forms and urban identity. Most recent approaches were instead focused on Oriental Humanities, its traditional wisdom, aesthetics and sacredness, from initial cults to the organized religions. Having participated in several Meetings and International Conferences (Portugal and abroad), has as most relevant contributions those published in journals such: Revista de História da Arte (Lisbon), Humanitas (Coimbra), Promontoria (Faro) or the Cultural bulletin A Cidade de Évora (Évora), all peer-reviewed.