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An Apobatic Moment for Achilles as Athlete at the Festival of the Panathenaia

[[First published in ΙΜΕΡΟΣ 5.1 (2005) 311-317.]] To refer to this essay, please cite it in this way: G. Nagy, “An Apobatic Moment for Achilles as Athlete at the Festival of the Panathenaia,” https://chs.harvard.edu/publications, Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC, 2009 This presentation focuses on two Black Figure paintings, both dated around 510 BCE, that depict the athletic event of the apobatōn agōn, which means ‘contest of the… Read more

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Jørgen Mejer

Jørgen Mejer I would like to thank Henriette for sharing my words with you today: for allowing me to express, in my not always comprehensible idiomatic American English, deep sorrow at Jørgen’s untimely death, and profound thanks for his remarkable life. As soon as Henriette phoned me at mid-day on Monday, which was Labor Day in the US, to tell me that Jørgen had suddenly departed from our midst, I… Read more

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Jørgen Mejer – Remembrance by Judith P. Hallett

Jørgen Mejer I would like to thank Henriette for sharing my words with you today: for allowing me to express, in my not always comprehensible idiomatic American English, deep sorrow at Jørgen’s untimely death, and profound thanks for his remarkable life. As soon as Henriette phoned me at mid-day on Monday, which was Labor Day in the US, to tell me that Jørgen had suddenly departed from our midst, I… Read more

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Jørgen Meyer

Remarks on The Life of Jørgen Meyer I would like to thank Henriette for sharing my words with you today: for allowing me to express, in my not always comprehensible idiomatic American English, deep sorrow at Jørgen’s untimely death, and profound thanks for his remarkable life. As soon as Henriette phoned me at mid-day on Monday, which was Labor Day in the US, to tell me that Jørgen had suddenly… Read more

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Bio: Carl Rubino

Carl Rubino, CHS 1974-75 Name: Carl A. Rubino Email: crubino(at)hamilton.edu Current Title: Edward North Professor of Classics  Institution: Hamilton College Degrees: A.B. Fordham University, 1965 M.A. Fordham University, 1966 Ph.L. Loyola Seminar-Woodstock College, 1966 Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo 1973  Publications:  Three chapters, “Was Cicero a Greater Statesman than… Read more

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Recommendation FAQ

Recommendation FAQ If you are submitting a letter of reference for a fellowship applicant, we recommend that you read this page explaining the recommendation process before trying to submit your letter of reference. In the online fellowship application, an applicant has the opportunity to register up to three recommenders. The applicant who has asked you to submit a recommendation should register your name and e-mail address in his/her application. Read more