Scholars-in-Training 2026
Last week marked the start of the Scholars-in-Training summer program at the CHS! Seven students local to the DMV were selected from a large pool of competitive applications. Read more
News
Masterpieces of Ancient and Medieval Astrology
In connection with the acquisition of facsimiles of some noteworthy medieval illuminated manuscripts dealing with astrology, Tejas S. Aralere, residential fellow 2025-2026 and assistant professor of classics and the humanities at the University of New Hampshire, introduces us to Yavana Jātaka, a 2nd-cent. CE Sanskrit astrological treatise often translated as the “Greek Horoscopy” because it appears to be the earliest source translating the Greco-Babylonian zodiac into Sanskrit, preceded by an introductory section on ancient Greek astrology by Rebecka Lindau, followed by descriptions of the items acquired for the CHS library. Read more
Library Updates
Spring 2026 has been a busy time for the CHS library as is true also throughout the year. We are now getting ready for the summer residential fellows and for readers who will utilize the library when teaching responsibilities are coming to an end for this academic year. During the summer the library will also try to catch up on the many tasks that have to take a back seat to assisting our spring and fall fellows and ordering and processing books. While several projects are in progress, some major tasks have been completed this spring. Read more
The Beauty of Geometry: Two Seminal Works added to the Library Collection
The works of the ancient Greek mathematicians Euclid and Archimedes have been immensely influential since antiquity. Two medieval/renaissance manuscripts and printed works which the library recently acquired in the form of facsimiles were especially important as they were the first Latin translations into a language understood by most European intellectuals of the time as opposed to Greek and Arabic. In addition, the translators not only had to tackle Greek, Arabic, and Latin but also mathematical and astronomical calculations and geometric symbols. Read more
Meet the 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies
The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies. The fellowship programs encourage research of the highest quality on topics related to ancient Greece. Read more
News,
Poverty, Resilience, and the Meaning of the Marathon: The Legacy of Stylianos Kyriakides
On Tuesday, the Center for Hellenic Studies, in collaboration with the 26.2 Foundation and the Consulate General of Greece in Boston, hosted a public conversation with Dimitris Kyriakides, former athlete, longtime sports administrator, and son of Stylianos Kyriakides’, winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon. Read more
Announcing Next Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies
We are delighted to announce that Naomi Weiss (Professor of the Classics, Harvard University) will begin as Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies this July. Read more
The CHS Honors John Van Sickle and Gail Levin, Donors of Rare Books Illustrating the Transmission and Reception of Classical Texts
Bibliophiles of various ages and backgrounds gathered at the Center for Hellenic Studies for "a literary salon" in the Center's Common Room to the sight and sound, scent and taste of a cozy fire place, flickering candles, wine, and an abundant table of dolmades, spanakopites, tzatziki, sweets, and more to listen to Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Emeritus, at Princeton University, and Déborah Blocker, Professor of French and affiliated faculty in Italian Studies at UC Berkeley, discussing rare books from the 16th to the early 20th century from a collection of 32, generously donated by John Van Sickle, CHS Senior Fellow 1974–75, and Gail Levin. Read more
Announcing Season 1 of CHS Podcast, Ancient Greece Today
The CHS announces a new podcast, Ancient Greece Today. Read more