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Best Sellers of HUP available online for free!

The CHS team is happy to announce that the following best sellers from Harvard University Press are available online for free at the CHS website!  Averil Cameron Dialoguing in Late Antiquity Christians talked, debated, and wrote dialogues in late antiquity and on throughout Byzantium. Some were philosophical, others more literary, theological, or Platonic. Dialoguing in Late Antiquity takes up a challenge laid down by recent scholars who argue… Read more

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Live Webcast: April 2015 Research Symposium

Join us on Friday, April 24 for a live webcast of the biannual Center for Hellenic Studies Research Symposium! The stream will be available at https://media.video.harvard.edu/core/live/harvard-chs-live.html. No special software is required. Persons interested in watching the stream should click on the link above and the stream will play in their web browser. Have questions for the presenters? Contact us via the online form or the … Read more

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CHS Greece Event: Alexandros K. Samaras, “Fantasy and realism for creation”

CHS Greece Event Please join us on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., in Nafplion for the following lecture: “Fantasy and realism for creation” Lecturer: Alexandros K. Samaras, Architect, Founding member, Honorary President of the Harvard Club of Greece, Founding and lifelong member, General Secretary of the Hellenic Harvard Foundation Respondent: Alkistis Rodi, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Engineering, University of Patras The lecture will be delivered (in… Read more

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Semester Internship at the CHS

Semester Internship at the CHS This position is open until filled, so apply now! The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), a research institution devoted to the study of all aspects of ancient Hellenic civilization, seeks an intern to assist the Fellowships and Curricular Development (FCD) team from August 31, 2015-January 31, 2016. Hours Part-time, 10-15 hours per week, $12.00/hour. The CHS is open 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through… Read more

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Introducing the 2015-16 Fellows

The CHS is pleased to announce the fellows for the 2015-16 academic year. Fall Term Fellows Peter Agócs (USA) University College London – Talking Song in Early Greek Poetry Rodney Ast (USA) University of Heidelberg – Notaries, Clerks, and Hacks: The Many Writers of Greco-Roman Egypt Francisco Barrenechea (Mexico) University of Maryland, College Park – New Gods, New Devotions: Religious Experience in Aristophanes’ Wealth Joshua Billings (USA) Yale University – Enlightenment on Stage Ermelinda Valentina… Read more

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Forthcoming CHS Publication – Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran: From Gaumāta to Wahnām

Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran: From Gaumāta to Wahnām, by M. Rahim Shayegan The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the forthcoming online publication of Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran: From Gaumāta to Wahnām, by M. Rahim Shayegan on the CHS website. The work is available for purchase in print via Harvard University Press. Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran focuses… Read more

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Connections: Drugs, Roosters, and Asklepios

Jacques-Louis David, “The Death of Socrates”(1787), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Many community members have been reading Gregory Nagy’s “The Last Words of Socrates in the Place Where He Died” on H24H Dialogues. In that post he explores the meaning of sacrificing a rooster to Asklepios.  We are happy to share a curated selection of resources designed to help readers explore this topic in greater depth and make new connections. Primary… Read more

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Information Fluency in Classics | A Workshop for Undergraduates

July 7-16, 2015 Application Deadline: May 1, 2015 The Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC offers a workshop to introduce undergraduates to important sources of information for the study of classics and develop their ability to access, evaluate, and manage resources in a variety of formats. Workshop participants will also explore the broader landscape of scholarly communication and how it is currently evolving. Through work as individuals and as… Read more