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The Ancient Graffiti Project from a student's perspective

In August 2015, the Ancient Graffiti Project, a week-long workshop focused on the Greek graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was hosted at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC. Brittany Hardy from Millsaps College participated at the workshop and shares her experience: I was able to discuss with other scholars their specific research focuses and help them interpret their assigned graffiti. Attending this workshop was particularly influential to me… Read more

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The Ancient Graffiti Project from a student’s perspective

In August 2015, the Ancient Graffiti Project, a week-long workshop focused on the Greek graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was hosted at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC. Brittany Hardy from Millsaps College participated at the workshop and shares her experience: I was able to discuss with other scholars their specific research focuses and help them interpret their assigned graffiti. Attending this workshop was particularly influential to me… Read more

Upcoming Event | SPEL-CHS Joint Educational Workshop

“The concept of the hero in antiquity and its diachronic evolution. An important educational tool” The Center for Hellenic Studies and the Society for the Promotion of Education and Learning, as part of their continuing collaboration, are co-organizing an educational workshop in Thessaloniki entitled “The concept of the hero in antiquity and its diachronic evolution. An important educational tool”. The event will take place on Saturday, January 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00… Read more

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Upcoming Event | SPEL-CHS Joint Educational Workshop

“The concept of the hero in antiquity and its diachronic evolution. An important educational tool” The Center for Hellenic Studies and the Society for the Promotion of Education and Learning, as part of their continuing collaboration, are co-organizing an educational workshop in Thessaloniki entitled “The concept of the hero in antiquity and its diachronic evolution. An important educational tool”. The event will take place on Saturday, January 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00… Read more

Publications

Now Available Online | Copies and Models in Horace Odes 4.1 and 4.2, by Gregory Nagy

An online version of “Copies and Models in Horace Odes 4.1 and 4.2,” an essay published over 20 years ago in Classical World 87, is now available at the CHS website. In the 2015 edition, Gregory Nagy has added translations of the Latin and Greek and has provided additional observations. Nagy focuses his research on the key word mimesis, explaining how Horace highlights conceptions of mimesis through his… Read more