This initiative offers an exciting opportunity for high school students from the DMV area who are interested in exploring the humanities through the study of Greco-Roman antiquity. Read more
On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the CHS was honored to host Dr. Lina Mendoni, the Minister of Culture of Greece for "An Evening on Greek Cultural Heritage: Preservation, Repatriation, and the Future." Read more
On Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., Nina Papathanasopoulou (CYA Athens) examines Graham’s engagement with Greek myth and with the ancient sources that served as her inspiration. Read more
On Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., please join us for an episode of Ancient Greece Today, a new podcast to be launched by CHS in Spring 2026! Hosted by Naomi Weiss (Professor of the Classics, Harvard University). Read more
A coy tease, enchantress, adulteress, irresponsible mother, hard-hearted wife—such are the possible images of Penelope that Homer playfully presents to listeners and readers of the Odyssey, and that his narration ultimately contradicts or fails to confirm. In this updated and expanded second edition of Regarding Penelope, Nancy Felson explores the relationship between Homer’s construction of Penelope and his more general approach to poetic production and reception. Felson begins by considering Penelope as… Read more
Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) and the École Normale Supérieure – Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (ENS–PSL) are pleased to invite researchers to contribute to the program “Humanities in the Text.” Initiated by ENS–PSL with the support of the École Universitaire de recherche Translitterae, and organized in collaboration with the French Ministry of Education and Youth, CNARELA, and APLAES, and now supported by CHS, this program seeks to create a digital anthology of Greek and… Read more
This event explores the current state of cultural affairs in Greece, with insights from the Minister of Culture. Read more
The CHS Ancient Science Reading Group—an initiative formed by our fall fellows—will host a roundtable session with Marden Nichols and James Zainaldin. Read more
This event celebrates the wealth of new voices rendering ancient Greek epic and drama in the English-speaking world today. Read more
Kombos Collective presents 100 Years of Hadjidakis, celebrating the centennial birthday of this beloved composer. Read more
