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The National Geographic Museum’s THE GREEKS

~A guest post by CHS interns Doug Hill and Drew Latimer~ The National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C. is hosting an exhibit featuring artifacts from over 3,000 years of Greek culture. Though the exhibit is titled THE GREEKS: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great, the earliest artifacts on display come from the prehistoric period, long before the bronze age in which the Homeric heroes fought and died, and the… Read more

Nafplio, Argos and Mycenea: Travel-study, Leg 1

Grave A, Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grave-Circle-A-Mycenae.jpg Janet M. Ozsolak, a member of the Hour 25 and Kleos@CHS editorial team, had the opportunity to travel to Greece along with Harvard Alumni Association’s travel-study program led by Gregory Nagy. In a recent posting on Hour 25, Janet Ozsolak shares her impressions from her visit to Nafplio, Argos and Mycenea and photos from her travels. Read more

Ephebe’s Journey IV | The Philosopher as Leader

Dates: July 22-23, 2016 Application Deadline: July 13 This two-day workshop will introduce students with an interest in civic participation and leadership to aspects of democracy, one of the ancient world’s most lasting legacies. Working with Professors Norman Sandridge (Howard University) and Kenny Morrell (Rhodes College), the participants will focus on the type of democracy that the Athenians developed and practiced during the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. No prior… Read more

Ephebe’s Journey IV | The Philosopher as Leader

Dates: July 22-23, 2016 Application Deadline: July 13 This two-day workshop will introduce students with an interest in civic participation and leadership to aspects of democracy, one of the ancient world’s most lasting legacies. Working with Professors Norman Sandridge (Howard University) and Kenny Morrell (Rhodes College), the participants will focus on the type of democracy that the Athenians developed and practiced during the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. No prior knowledge… Read more

Video Discussion—Hammering A Nail With A Nail: Reading Collections of Ancient Greek Proverbs, with Joel Christensen

We were pleased to welcome Joel Christensen (University of Texas at San Antonio/Brandeis University) for a discussion about ancient Greek proverbs, which was recorded. Joel Christensen prepared several blog posts for the community members to focus. Paroimiai: Proverbs from Ancient Greece to Star Trek A Selection of Proverbs “Two Ears, One Mouth”: Hunting a Proverb from Zeno… Read more

2016 CHS Summer Internship Program in Nafplio

The Summer Internship Program in Nafplio, organized and hosted by the Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) concluded on Wednesday, July 6. The students, all receiving a scholarship from CHS, worked for the following institutions: Charoula – Maria Fotiadou (University of Ioannina) and Luke Kelly (Harvard) in the Archaeological Museum of Nafplio, Theodora Prassa (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and Evanthea Hammer (Georgetown) in the National Gallery, Nafplio Annex, Alexandros Theodoridis… Read more

Classical Inquiries | Things noted during eight days of travel-study in Greece, 2016.06.10–18

In his recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy shares information on a day-to-day basis about his travel along with a Harvard travel-study program in Greece. During this trip, Gregory Nagy invited participants to focus on things to see or note at each ancient site the group visited. In cases where we visited a museum adjoining the site, I would offer a separate list of… Read more

Discussion—Hammering A Nail With A Nail: Reading Collections of Ancient Greek Proverbs, with Joel Christensen

We are pleased to welcome Joel Christensen (University of Texas at San Antonio/Brandeis University) for a discussion about ancient Greek proverbs, which will take place on Thursday, June 23 at 11 a.m. EDT. The event will be streamed live, and will be recorded. Joel Christensen prepared several blog posts for interested readers to focus. Paroimiai: Proverbs from Ancient Greece to Star Trek… Read more

Sunoikisis Faculty Development Seminar | June 16–19, 2016

We are pleased to share the schedule for the Sunoikisis Imperial Faculty Development Seminar. The discussions will be streamed live. The sessions are summarized below, and you can find further details in this document: Schedule Latin for Hour 25 Latin: June 16–19, 2016 Live stream link: https://media.video.harvard.edu/core/live/harvard-chs-live.html Thursday June 16 9:00–10:30 a.m. Intro Session 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Session 1: Pliny and… Read more

Sunoikisis Faculty Development Seminar | June 16–19, 2016

We are pleased to share the schedule for the Sunoikisis Imperial Faculty Development Seminar. The discussions will be streamed live. The sessions are summarized below, and you can find further details in this document: Schedule Latin for Hour 25 Latin: June 16–19, 2016 Live stream link: https://media.video.harvard.edu/core/live/harvard-chs-live.html Thursday June 16 9:00–10:30 a.m. Intro Session 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Session 1: Pliny and Tacitus 2:00–3:00… Read more