classical and Christian literature

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ: ΕΙΣ ΤΑΣ ΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΚΑΣ ΕΠΑΡΧΙΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΟΥ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΔΥΟ ΠΡΩΤΟΥΣ ΑΙΩΝΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΡΑΒΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ (Ζ’ & Η’)

This thesis covers Greek literature (“Letters”) in the eastern provinces of Byzantium during the first two centuries of Arab rule (the 7th and 8th centuries). In it, the author aims to project the true value of this literary production, which he sees as underestimated, through its comparison to that of the ancient Greeks. The author attempts to provide evidence that Greek literature and opportunities for its study were still prevalent,… Read more

Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret's Apologetics against the Greeks in Context

The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context by Yannis Papadogiannakis. You can preview this work by downloading the introduction here. This book—the first full-length study of the “last and most beautiful” apology against paganism, Theodoret’s Therapeutic for Hellenic Maladies—combines close readings of the text with detailed analysis of Theodoret’s arguments against… Read more

Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context

The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-Century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context by Yannis Papadogiannakis. You can preview this work by downloading the introduction here. This book—the first full-length study of the “last and most beautiful” apology against paganism, Theodoret’s Therapeutic for Hellenic Maladies—combines close readings of the text with detailed analysis of Theodoret’s arguments against Greek… Read more