We are pleased to welcome back Casey Dué, University of Houston, for a discussion on Homeric papyri. This event will be streamed live on Thursday, March 28, at 11 a.m. EDT, and will be recorded. Read more
The International Olympic Academy (IOA), in cooperation with Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC, and with the support of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, is organizing the Eighth International Scholars’ Symposium in the “Sports, Society, and Culture” series in Ancient Olympia, July 10–14, 2019. Read more
The International Olympic Academy (IOA), in cooperation with Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC, and with the support of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, is organizing the Eighth International Scholars’ Symposium in the “Sports, Society, and Culture” series in Ancient Olympia, July 10–14, 2019. Read more
After the recent post about winter, CHS Kosmos community members, inspired by a delightful fable from Aesop, are sharing some passages about spring! Read more
Join us on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., in Thessaloniki for the lecture “200 years of a National Identity in modern Greek poetry: from Solomos’ Mother Magnanimous to Markos Meskos’ Stepmother Homeland” with Euripides Garantoudis. Read more
"[Socrates] said that he often heard it stated that of all possessions the most precious is a good and sincere friend. “And yet,” he said, “there is no transaction most men are so careless about as the acquisition of friends. For I find that they are careful about getting houses and lands and slaves and cattle and furniture, and anxious to keep what they have; but though they tell one that a friend is the greatest blessing, I find that most men take no thought how to get new friends or how to keep their old ones." Read more
"[Socrates] said that he often heard it stated that of all possessions the most precious is a good and sincere friend. “And yet,” he said, “there is no transaction most men are so careless about as the acquisition of friends. For I find that they are careful about getting houses and lands and slaves and cattle and furniture, and anxious to keep what they have; but though they tell one that a friend is the greatest blessing, I find that most men take no thought how to get new friends or how to keep their old ones." Read more
We are excited to welcome back Gregory Nagy of Harvard University, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature and the Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. Read more
We are excited to welcome back Gregory Nagy of Harvard University, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature and the Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. Read more
Many areas in the northern hemisphere are currently experiencing heavy snow and freezing temperatures. So, CHS Kosmos community members are sharing some passages on the subject from the ancient Greek texts in a recent post on the CHS Kosmos website. Read more
