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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Apply Now for the CHS Semester Internship in Washington, DC!

Fall Semester, 2016 The Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), a research institution devoted to the study of all aspects of ancient Hellenic civilization, seeks an intern to serve as a general assistant from August 29, 2016-January 31, 2017, with an option for renewal for the spring semester. Hours Part-time, 8-10 hours per week, $12.00/hour. The CHS is open 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, and the… Read more

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Upcoming Sunoikisis Planning Seminar

The Center for Hellenic Studies is excited for the upcoming Sunoikisis Course Planning and Faculty Development Seminar. Seventeen professors from across the country and around the world will be attending the Greek and Latin Sunoikisis planning seminars, both in person and electronically, from June 10th to June 20th. This year’s Greek seminar is focusing on Hellenistic Literature with Ivana and Andrej Petrovic from Durham University serving… Read more

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Classical Inquiries | Trying to read the Will of Zeus

In his recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy focuses on the Homeric expression Dios boulē, which has has translated at times as ‘the Will of Zeus’ and at other times ‘the Plan of Zeus’. Nagy explains the variation in his translation: I see no contradiction here, since I have always understood the Will of Zeus to be the functional equivalent of the… Read more