"Italian as we know it today was not always spoken throughout Italy. The Italian language did not become the staple language until well into the end of the 19th Century during the process of Italian unification, or the Risorgimento." Read more
Professor Nagy, on the occasion of his induction as a corresponding member to the Academy of Athens, presented a lecture entitled “Observations on Greek dialects in the late second millennium BCE,” now available in “Short Writings: Volume IV.” (2011.04.06) Read more
Professor Nagy, on the occasion of his induction as a corresponding member to the Academy of Athens, presented a lecture entitled “Observations on Greek dialects in the late second millennium BCE,” now available in “Short Writings: Volume IV.” (2011.04.06) Read more
We are pleased to announce the publication of The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, by Margaret Alexiou, on the CHS website. Read more
We are pleased to announce the publication of The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, by Margaret Alexiou, on the CHS website. Read more
We are excited to announce the release of the Online Repository of Particle Studies (ORPS): Scholarship on twelve particles and their combinations from the 16th century to present. The Online Repository of Particle Studies is a searchable, sortable database designed to showcase the wealth of previous particle studies. Read more
In addition to program descriptions and teaching-and-learning tools, the Center for Hellenic Studies offers students and scholars a large selection of full-text publications—all freely available online. From book-length studies to journal issues to blog posts, below are some of our most recent offerings: Books Bollack, Jean… Read more
"Horses, then, share with humans, especially heroic humans, an ontological position unique among living things: they may descend from the gods and maintain some divine capacity derived from them." Read more
"Horses, then, share with humans, especially heroic humans, an ontological position unique among living things: they may descend from the gods and maintain some divine capacity derived from them." Read more
Two of Professor Nagy's most recent articles have become available under the online publication Short Writings Volume IV, the fourth volume in a series of online anthologies, all available online for free at the CHS website. Read more
