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Ο Αρχαίος Έλληνας Ήρωας με διδάσκοντα τον Gregory Nagy του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard προσφέρεται τώρα ως ανοικτό διαδικτυακό μάθημα στο edX

Παλαιότεροι καθηγητές και φοιτητές του δημοφιλούς μαθήματος του Harvard θα βοηθούν τους διαδικτυακούς σπουδαστές να εμπλακούν ενεργά με αρχαία ποίηση, τραγούδια και λογοτεχνία. Εικόνα 1. "Boston Hydria". Αττική μελανόμορφη υδρία: ο Αχιλλέας σέρνει το σώμα του Έκτορα. Αποδίδεται στο Antiope Group. Μουσείο Καλών Τεχνών, Βοστώνη, 63,473. Σχέδιο Valerie Woelfel. Read more

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Paideia and Cult: Christian Initiation in Theodore of Mopsuestia–New in the Hellenic Studies Series

The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Paideia and Cult: Christian Initiation in Theodore of Mopsuestia by Daniel L. Schwartz. Paideia and Cult explores the role of Christian education and worship in the complex process of conversion and Christianization. It analyzes the Catechetical… Read more

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CHS Greece Event: “Financial-Economic Crises, Myth and Reality: What do we learn from history?” with Ioanna-Sappho Pepelassi

Please join us on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 7 p.m., in Argos for the following lecture: “Financial-Economic Crises, Myth and Reality: What do we learn from history?” Lecturer: Ioanna-Sappho Pepelassi, Associate Professor of Economic History, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business Respondent: Dr. Stathis Koutrouvidis, Economic Historian… Read more

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CHS Greece Event: “The Identity of Greek Dance in the 21st Century – Myth and Reality,” Katia Savrami

Please join us on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 7 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “The Identity of Greek Dance in the 21st Century – Myth and Reality,” Lecturer: Katia Savrami, Choreologist, Assistant Professor of the History and Theory of Dance, Department of Theater Studies, University of Patras Respondent: Haris Mandafounis, Choreographer,… Read more

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CHS Greece Event: "The Identity of Greek Dance in the 21st Century – Myth and Reality," Katia Savrami

Please join us on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 7 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “The Identity of Greek Dance in the 21st Century – Myth and Reality,” Lecturer: Katia Savrami, Choreologist, Assistant Professor of the History and Theory of Dance, Department of Theater Studies, University of Patras… Read more

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Homer’s Hidden Muse and Related Questions: a conversation with classicist Douglas Frame

Mindful of hidden and absent signifiers, classicist Douglas Frame brings new light to Nestor, nostos, and the Homeric question. We are especially pleased to share the following conversation with CHS author and classicist Douglas Frame about his innovative approach to Homer, the non-traditional path of his career, and his influential… Read more

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Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context

The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context by Yannis Papadogiannakis. You can preview this work by downloading the introduction here. This book—the first full-length study of the “last and most beautiful” apology… Read more

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The Ancient Greek Hero at edX — Harvard’s Gregory Nagy Offers Massive Open Online Content and Community

Hour 7 of The Ancient Greek Hero examines this "double exposure" moment that depicts Achilles as an apobatic athlete dragging the body of Hector. Image: "Boston Hydria." Attic black-figure hydria: Attributed to the Antiope Group. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 63.473. Drawing by Valerie Woelfel. Join the Fall 2013… Read more

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From Linear B Tablets to 19th-century Antiquities Trafficking in Greece, CHS Fellow Galanakis Brings New Perspective to Aegean Archaeology

Yannis Galanakis (University of Cambridge) seeks to brings an exciting, fresh perspective to the study of Aegean archaeology. “I was really struck by the fact that we still know very little about the people who were involved in the trafficking of all these ancient objects that today adorn museums… Read more

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CHS Greece Event: “On Duties: Moral Edification in the Early Enlightenment,”

Please join us on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 7 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “On Duties: Moral Edification in the Early Enlightenment” Lecturer: Nikos Panou, Assistant Professor of Mediterranean Studies, Department of Comparative Literature, Brown University Respondent: Chariton Karanasios, Research Director, Research Center for the Medieval and Modern Hellenism, Academy of Athens… Read more