International Conference in Athens, Greece 12 ‒ 14 December 2016 The origins of western science and philosophy are customarily traced to 6th century B.C.E. Ionia, to Thales of Miletos and the school he founded, whose famous pupils included not only the Milesians Anaximander and Anaximenes, but also Pythagoras of Samos, Bias… Read more
The Derveni Papyrus | Greece’s oldest known literary text The Derveni Papyrus, dated between 340 and 320 B.C., is considered the most important discovery for Greek philology in the twentieth century. Uncovered in 1962 in a tomb in an uninhabited area about 10 km north of Thessaloniki, the papyrus had been intended for the funeral… Read more
Information Fluency Workshop | July 12-21, 2016 Application deadline: May 1, 2016 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. Through work as individuals and as a team, the participants develop research guides for use by other undergraduates in a… Read more
In August 2015, the Ancient Graffiti Project, a week-long workshop focused on the Greek graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was hosted at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC. Brittany Hardy from Millsaps College participated at the workshop and shares her experience: I was able to discuss with other scholars their specific research focuses and help them interpret their assigned graffiti. Attending this workshop was particularly influential to me… Read more
In August 2015, the Ancient Graffiti Project, a week-long workshop focused on the Greek graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was hosted at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC. Brittany Hardy from Millsaps College participated at the workshop and shares her experience: I was able to discuss with other scholars their specific research focuses and help them interpret their assigned graffiti. Attending this workshop was particularly influential to me… Read more
CHS Open House series of 2016 would like to invite you all to the first gathering of the year on January 14 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Jacqueline Vayntrub, who is NECL Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard, 2015–2016, will be the visiting scholar. The discussion topic is The Epic of Gilgamesh, with the focus on ‘The Search for Everlasting Life’ (section 4 in the edition linked). Bitterly Gilgamesh… Read more
The CHS will be at the AIA/SCS Joint Annual Meeting in San Francisco! You’re invited to the CHS Reception at the annual meeting which will take place on Friday, January 8, 2016,from 9 to 11pm. The address of the venue is: Union Square 14, Hilton San Francisco. Would you like to find out more about the AIA/SCS Annual Meeting? Visit the official webpage! We hope to see you there!… Read more
This past year has been filled with events and activities at both CHS campuses in Washington, DC and Nafplio, Greece, online discussions and dialogues in a friendly environment, and lots of additions on the CHS free online publications. Take a minute to explore with us the highlights of 2015 at CHS! Resources Free online publications Masterpieces of Metonymy: From Ancient Greek Times to Now, by Gregory… Read more
Congratulations to Joshua Billings, a current fellow at the Center of Hellenic Studies, who has been awarded the 2015 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit for his book Genealogy of the Tragic: Greek Tragedy and German Philosophy (Princeton University Press, 2014). Joshua Billings (DPhil Oxford) is Assistant Professor of Classics at Princeton University. His research focuses on Greek literature and philosophy and modern intellectual history, with… Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies and Sunoikisis announce the 2016 Archaeological Program at Kenchreai, the port of Corinth in southern Greece. Scholarship support will be awarded to applicants on the basis of merit. This four-week summer program introduces students to the archaeology, history and culture of Greece through participation in a field school and accompanying seminars and excursions. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, directed by Professor Joseph L. Read more
