Now that the application period for 2016-17 CHS Fellowships has opened, we would like to draw the attention of interested scholars to an innovative project from the last Fellowship season, a first in the Center’s history: a paper conceived, researched, and written together by two Fellows, Alberto Quiroga-Puertas and Ryan Fowler. The paper, “Silence and Rumor as Rhetorical Strategies in Basil’s Letters” in CHS Research Bulletin 3, no. 1 (2014),… Read more
The Center For Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of spring fellow Seemee Ali’s paper, “Seeing Hera in the Iliad,” which was presented at the 2015 Fellows Research Symposium. See the abstract below. To read the full article, visit the Center for Hellenic Studies Research Bulletin. Abstract Hera is the most under-appreciated deity in the pantheon of Homer’s Iliad. Inseminating mortals with thoughts and… Read more
We are pleased to welcome Casey Dué for the first in our series of CHS Open House sessions for fall 2015. The discussion, on the Iliad and the Greek Bronze Age, will take place on Thursday, September 10, at 2 p.m. EDT. She introduces the topic as follows: How old is the Iliad? The Trojan War has traditionally been dated since antiquity to about 1250 BCE, and the Iliad is usually dated five hundred… Read more
The CHS supports scholars and their research with a variety of configurations. All fellows receive an appointment for at least one academic year. Fellows receive varying levels of support and may reside at the Center for a term up to 18 weeks, depending on the scope and needs of their proposed projects. For more information about their research, see the CHS Research Bulletin. Peter Agócs grew up… Read more
The Center For Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of spring fellow Kate Birney’s paper, “To the Dregs: Drawing Meaning from the Rhodian Handles of Hellenistic Ashkelon,” which was presented at the 2015 Fellows Research Symposium. See the abstract below. To read the full article, visit the Center for Hellenic Studies Research Bulletin. Abstract Rhodian amphorae, distinctive for their shape and their rose-stamped handles, are emblematic of… Read more
The Center For Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of spring fellow Kate Birney’s paper, “To the Dregs: Drawing Meaning from the Rhodian Handles of Hellenistic Ashkelon,” which was presented at the 2015 Fellows Research Symposium. See the abstract below. To read the full article, visit the Center for Hellenic Studies Research Bulletin. Abstract Rhodian amphorae, distinctive for their shape and their rose-stamped handles, are emblematic of… Read more
The International Olympic Academy (IOA), in cooperation with Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS DC and GR), organized the Fourth Annual International Symposium on “Sports, Society and Culture” in Ancient Olympia, on July 6-9, 2015. Like all previous years, the Symposium hosted scholars from around… Read more
The International Olympic Academy (IOA), in cooperation with Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS DC and GR), organized the Fourth Annual International Symposium on “Sports, Society and Culture” in Ancient Olympia, on July 6-9, 2015. Like all previous years, the Symposium hosted scholars from around the… Read more
The Politics of Ethnicity and the Crisis of the Peloponnesian League, edited by Peter Funke & Nino Luraghi The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of The Politics of Ethnicity and the Crisis of the Peloponnesian League, edited by Peter Funke & Nino Luraghi, on the CHS website. The work is also available for purchase in print through Harvard University Press. The crisis of Spartan power in… Read more
