Last week, the Center was delighted to host a panel discussion between scholar Suzanne Lye (Associate Professor in Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Gareth Hinds (author and illustrator of the graphic novel The Odyssey, The Iliad, and, forthcoming, The Aeneid). Read more
In connection with the acquisition of facsimiles of some noteworthy medieval illuminated manuscripts dealing with astrology, Tejas S. Aralere, residential fellow 2025-2026 and assistant professor of classics and the humanities at the University of New Hampshire, introduces us to Yavana Jātaka, a 2nd-cent. CE Sanskrit astrological treatise often translated as the “Greek Horoscopy” because it appears to be the earliest source translating the Greco-Babylonian zodiac into Sanskrit, preceded by an introductory section on ancient Greek astrology by Rebecka Lindau, followed by descriptions of the items acquired for the CHS library. Read more
On Tuesday, the Center for Hellenic Studies, in collaboration with the 26.2 Foundation and the Consulate General of Greece in Boston, hosted a public conversation with Dimitris Kyriakides, former athlete, longtime sports administrator, and son of Stylianos Kyriakides’, winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon. Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies is deeply saddened by the loss of Gloria Ferrari Pinney, former Senior Fellow (2000-2006, and 2016-2021), Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Emerita at Harvard University. Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies would like to express our sincerest condolences to the family of the late Kurt A. Raaflaub, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Brown University, CHS Fellow in 1976-1977, and co-director of the Center for Hellenic Studies from 1992-2000 alongside his wife, Deborah Boedeker. Read more
Application deadlines: Sunday, October 15, 2023Reference letter deadlines: Sunday, October 22, 2023 The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) offers four postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for the 2024-25 academic year. These programs encourage and support research of the highest quality on topics related to ancient Greek civilization. The programs offered include the Fellowship in Hellenic Studies, the Early Career Fellowship in Hellenic Studies in Greece and Cyprus, CHS-Institute of Historical Research Joint Fellowship in… Read more
The CHS is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Fellows in Hellenic Studies. Read more
The Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington and Greece would like to express our sincerest condolences to the family of the late Philippou Tsiboglou, Director General of the National Library of Greece, as well as to the entire NLG team. Read more
