Translation and Transmission Methods of Arabo-Byzantine Texts
Earlier this month, the CHS proudly supported the international colloquium Translation and Transmission Methods of Arabo-Byzantine Texts at the École française de Rome. Read more
Archive
Greek Independence Day, March 25, 2025
To mark Greek Independence Day on March 25, 2025, Nevila Pahumi, Modern Greek specialist at the Library of Congress, offers a historical background in this blogpost and presents items in the LC collection pertaining to the era of the Greek Revolution from 1821 and the birth of the modern Greek nation, whereas Rebecka Lindau, chief librarian at Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies, goes back some 2,500 years to the birth… Read more
Echoes of 1821: Greek Heroes and Heroines
Christina Lappa's "Echoes of 1821: Greek Heroes and Heroines" exhibition pays tribute to the heroes of the Greek War of Independence, with a special focus on the often-overlooked contributions of women. Read more
Teaching the Athenian Acropolis
4 May 2025, 2:00 pm ET
The seminar aims to help teachers to enhance and enrich their teaching on ancient Greek culture, especially that of the monuments of classical antiquity, with a focus on the Athenian Acropolis and its monuments. Read more
Call for Applications: International Modern Greek Seminar for Classicists
Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) is seeking up to three students and/or faculty to attend the International Modern Greek Seminar for Classicists, a one-week introduction to Modern Greek designed for undergraduate and graduate students with at least a basic knowledge of Ancient Greek. Read more
February 9, International Greek Language Day
To honor the International Greek Language Day on February 9, Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies and Dumbarton Oaks, and the Library of Congress have joined together to offer a brief history of the language from antiquity to the present, and a presentation of Greek language highlights from the collections of the three institutions. Read more
Now Accepting Program Proposals for AY 2025-26!
The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) is now accepting program proposals for Fall 2025 and Summer 2026! Read more
Suzanne Marchand, Distinguished Lecturer
5 February 2025, 6:30 pm ET
Please join us the evening of February 5 for a lecture by Suzanne Marchand, LSU Systems Boyd Professor of European Intellectual History. This paper will discuss the ways in which the significance of the date 480/79 was elevated in the course of historiographical developments of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Read more
An Archaeology of Disability in 2024
In February of 2022, the Center for Hellenic Studies hosted a roundtable discussion of the research station “An Archaeology of Disability,” curated by David Gissen, Jennifer Stager, and Mantha Zarmakoupi for the Venice Biennale Architettura 2021 and opening on January 21, 2022 at La Gipsoteca di Arte Antica, Pisa. Read more
Welcoming Rebecka Lindau, Chief Librarian
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecka Lindau as Chief Librarian at Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies. Read more