While thus in distant region moves the war, down to bold Turnus Saturn’s daughter sends celestial Iris. In a sacred vale, the seat of worship at his grandsire’s tomb, Pilumnus, Faunus’ son, the hero mused. And thus the wonder-child of Thaumas called with lips of rose: (Aeneid 9.1–7 translated by Theodore C.Williams) Read more
While thus in distant region moves the war, down to bold Turnus Saturn’s daughter sends celestial Iris. In a sacred vale, the seat of worship at his grandsire’s tomb, Pilumnus, Faunus’ son, the hero mused. And thus the wonder-child of Thaumas called with lips of rose: (Aeneid 9.1–7 translated by Theodore C.Williams) Read more
Ryan Platte of Northwestern University will join the CHS community for an Online Open House discussion on Equine Poetics. The event will be streamed live on Thursday, March 30, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, and will be recorded. You can find out more about his forthcoming book, part of the Hellenic Studies Series, in this article. Watch the event live on the… Read more
Ryan Platte of Northwestern University will join the CHS community for an Online Open House discussion on Equine Poetics. The event will be streamed live on Thursday, March 30, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, and will be recorded. You can find out more about his forthcoming book, part of the Hellenic Studies Series, in this article. Watch the event live on the Kosmos website,… Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., in Ligourio for the following lecture: “Pausanias the traveler visits Epidaurus” Lecturer: Yorgis Yatromanolakis, Emeritus Professor of Classics, National and Capodistrian University of Athens and author Respondent: Rena Zamarou, Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, Department of Philology, National and Capodistrian University of Athens The lecture will be held in the Cultural Center of St. Basil Church, Ligourio, Municipality of Epidaurus, and will be… Read more
Norman Sandridge of Howard University will join the CHS community on Thursday, March 2, at 1:00 p.m., EST for a CHS Online Open House discussion! Professor Sandridge will be inviting us to think about and discuss the deaths of ancient leaders. What was considered a good way, or a shameful way, for an ancient leader to die, and what meaning is attached to the mode of death? Read more
Norman Sandridge of Howard University will join the CHS community on Thursday, March 2, at 1:00 p.m., EST for a CHS Online Open House discussion! Professor Sandridge will be inviting us to think about and discuss the deaths of ancient leaders. What was considered a good way, or a shameful way, for an ancient leader to die, and what meaning is attached to the mode of death? Read more
Join us on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in Nafplio as we welcome A. E. Stallings, poet, critic, and verse translator, who will discuss and read from her new verse translation of Hesiod's Works and Days, focusing on the experience of translating Hesiod (a poet deeply concerned with justice, work, debt, and hard times) in Greece during the Greek financial meltdown. Read more
We are excited to share the themes for the upcoming Book Club selections for the beginning of 2017, when we explore some selections from ancient Roman works. Look out for further announcements with details of the texts, and the related forum threads, nearer the time! Tuesday January 31: Ovid Metamorphoses Tuesday February 28: Virgil Aeneid Tuesday March 28: Seneca, tragedy There will also be CHS Open House discussions to… Read more
We are excited to share the themes for the upcoming Book Club selections for the beginning of 2017, when we explore some selections from ancient Roman works. Look out for further announcements with details of the texts, and the related forum threads, nearer the time! Tuesday January 31: Ovid Metamorphoses Tuesday February 28: Virgil Aeneid Tuesday March 28: Seneca, tragedy There will also be CHS Open House discussions to tie… Read more
