The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Poetry as Initiation: The Center for Hellenic Studies Symposium on the Derveni Papyrus by Ioanna Papadopoulou and Leonard Muellner, eds. through Harvard University Press. The Derveni Papyrus is the oldest known European “book.” It was meant to accompany the cremated body in Derveni… Read more
The Homer Multitext project, the first of its kind in Homeric studies, presents the textual transmission of the Iliad and Odyssey in a historical framework. It offers free access to a library of texts and images, a machine-interface to that library and its indices, and tools to allow readers to discover and engage… Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Dialoguing in Late Antiquity by Averil Cameron in April 2014 through Harvard University Press. Christians talked, debated, and wrote dialogues in late antiquity and on throughout Byzantium. Some were philosophical, others more literary, theological, or Platonic; Aristotle also came… Read more
We have had unprecedented demand for the seminars this year. If you are planning to offer one of the courses in fall 2014, but have not yet submitted an application, please contact us. The CHS will host two seminars in June to plan the inter-institutional, collaborative courses for the… Read more
On Thursday March 13th, at 2:00 p.m. EST, Classicist Douglas Frame will join members of Hour 25 for a live discussion and broadcast via Google Hangout. You can watch the broadcast at the appointed day and time via the frame embedded in this post below. To join the live… Read more
Με χαρά σας προσκαλούμε την Τετάρτη 12 Μαρτίου, 2014 στις 7:00 μ.μ., στο Κρανίδι στην διάλεξη με θέμα: «“Η επιστροφή” της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τραγωδίας: Ο Αριστοτέλης, ο Ευριπίδης και η γέννηση της όπερας (τέλη 16ου, αρχές 17ου αιώνα)» Κεντρικός ομιλητής: Γεώργιος Π. Τσομής, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Φιλολογίας, Τμήμα Ελληνικής Φιλολογίας,… Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., in Kranidi for the following lecture: “The ‘return’ of ancient Greek tragedy: Aristotle, Euripides and the birth of opera (late 16th, early 17th century)” Lecturer: Georgios Tsomis, Assistant Professor of the Ancient Greek Literature, Department of Greek Philology, Democritus University of Thrace Fellow… Read more
NEW FELLOWS We are pleased to announce the fellows for the 2014-15 academic year. 2014-15 CHS and DAI Joint Fellows in Hellenic Studies Eric Kansa (USA) University of California, Berkeley Data Sharing as Publication in Classical Archaeology Stéphanie Paul (Belgium) University of Liège Greek Pantheons in Motion: Re-evaluating the… Read more
General Information Overview Dates: May 27-August 3, 2014. (Interns will be off for the Independence Day holiday, July 3-7.) The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) Summer Internship Program offers students the opportunity to work at the CHS in Washington, D.C. on projects related to Publications and Fellowships and… Read more
Information Fluency in Classics: A Workshop for Undergraduates July 8-17, 2014 The Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC offers a workshop to introduce undergraduates to important sources of information for the study of classics and develop their ability to access, evaluate, and manage resources in a variety of formats. Read more
