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HeroesX Content available on Soundcloud!

We are excited to share news of available content on Soundcloud from the HarvardX HeroesX MOOC from years 2013 through 2016, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours. We invite you to listen to professor Nagy, Teaching Assistants of the Project and Community members as they read passages from masterpieces of the ancient Greek world and discuss on the concept of hero and epic traditions. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/260916892″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%”… Read more

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From the Depths of the Salt Sea

Paintings and Drawings by Anne Davey Dates: November 10, 2016 – April 14, 2017 Reception: November 10, 6:30-9:30 pm Click here to register for the reception. Admission: Free Visiting hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm For groups larger than 4 persons, please call 202-745-4400 to make an appointment. Directions and Visitor Information Overview Beginning November 10, the Center for Hellenic Studies will showcase… Read more

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Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Symposium | Apply Now!

Program dates: March 10-12, 2017 Application deadline: November 18, 2016 The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) in Washington, D.C. invites college students to share their research on Hellenistic Literature or Latin Imperial Literature in a workshop setting. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their work in progress, develop ideas, collect bibliographical suggestions, and gain perspectives from their peers and faculty representing… Read more

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Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Symposium | Apply Now!

Program dates: March 10-12, 2017 Application deadline: November 18, 2016 The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) in Washington, D.C. invites college students to share their research on Hellenistic Literature or Latin Imperial Literature in a workshop setting. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their work in progress, develop ideas, collect bibliographical suggestions, and gain perspectives from their peers and faculty representing a… Read more

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Watch Live Tonight | The Enduring Legacy of El Greco

Monumental Works in Toledo and Escorial Tonight, Thursday, October 13, 2016 6:30pm EDT To view the slides, download the PDF. If you are unable to view the embedded video above, click here to watch live! Prof. Marina Lambraki-Plaka will present select masterpieces of the great Renaissance painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (“El Greco”), including The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, View… Read more

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Watch Live Tonight | The Enduring Legacy of El Greco

Monumental Works in Toledo and Escorial Tonight, Thursday, October 13, 2016 6:30pm EDT To view the slides, download the PDF. If you are unable to view the embedded video above, click here to watch live! Prof. Marina Lambraki-Plaka will present select masterpieces of the great Renaissance painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (“El Greco”), including The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, View of Toledo, and The… Read more

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Glimpses of the 2016 Harvard Summer Program in Greece

Alumni describe their participation in the program as life-changing, unforgettable, culturally and intellectually enriching. The 2016 Harvard Summer Program in Greece (Comparative Cultures Seminar) came to an end on July 31. The five-week-long Comparative Cultures Seminar is the oldest continuously running and one of the most successful Harvard study-abroad programs. Divided between the seaside town of Nafplio… Read more

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CHS Open House: Odysseus and the Poetics of katabásis, with Stamatia Dova

Stamatia Dova of the Hellenic College Holy Cross will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on Odysseus and the Poetics of katabásis, on October 13 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Watch the live event and/or join in the conversation on the Hour 25 website or the CHS YouTube channel! Homer Odyssey 11.472–473 The psūkhē of the fleet descendant of Aiakos knew me and spoke piteously, saying, ‘Resourceful Odysseus, noble son of Laertes and… Read more

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“Law, Economics, and Society: Purchase and Sale in Ancient Law” Workshop update

A workshop sponsored by the CHS This past April, Charles Bartlett and James Townshend, members of the Department of the Classics at Harvard University, convened a workshop entitled “Law, Economics, and Society: Purchase and Sale in Ancient Law.” The event included scholars from numerous universities across the United States and Europe, and addressed topics such as the origins of the Roman law of sale, the question of symbolic sale, the… Read more

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Save the date | Washington Sculptors Group Event at CHS DC on October 8!

Gallery Talk with Micro-Monuments Juror Anne Reeve Saturday, October 8, 2016, 4 pm Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies The Washington Sculptors Group is pleased to present a Gallery Talk about Micro-Monuments with juror Anne Reeve at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. The Talk is free and open to the public; reservations required RSVP to programs@washingtonsculptors.org… Read more