October 30, 2025
New Episode - Agora Scholar Speak Series
Watch our latest episode featuring Trevor van Damme, Assistant Professor in the Archaeology and History of the Ancient Mediterranean at the University of Warwick.
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October 29, 2025
Lerna X Wins 2026 McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports
Michael Lindblom's The Shaft Graves and Other Late Helladic I and II Remains has been named the 2026 recipient of the Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports from the Archaeological Institute of America.
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October 21, 2025
In the press: "Music, Dance, and Soundscape in the World of Alexander the Great"
The international conference “Music, Dance, and Soundscape in the World of Alexander the Great” (Thessaloniki, October 15–19, 2025) explored an often-overlooked dimension of antiquity: the world of sound. As Bonna D. Wescoat, Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, observed, we know much about the visual and material culture of Alexander’s era, yet its “soundscape” has remained silent.
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October 17, 2025
Interview with Nancy Bookidis
Join us for an exciting talk with esteemed archaeologist and Corinth Excavations Assistant Director Emerita Dr. Nancy Bookidis. Learn about how she got involved in the field of archaeology and some of the mentors she found along the way.
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October 16, 2025
Μια Υλική Ιστορία του Οθωμανικού Αρχείου της Μονής Σιμωνόπετρας στο Άγιον Όρος
Ένα επιτυχημένο σεμινάριο στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη παρουσίασε τα προκαταρκτικά ευρήματα ενός διεπιστημονικού έργου που διερευνά την «υλική ιστορία» μιας μέχρι πρότινος ατεκμηρίωτης πρακτικής που εντοπίστηκε στο οθωμανικό αρχείο της Μονής Σιμωνόπετρας στο Άγιον Όρος: την επικόλληση υψηλής ποιότητας υφασμάτινων ή χάρτινων επενδύσεων στο πίσω μέρος εγγράφων, τα οποία είναι κυρίως νομικής σημασίας για τη μονή.
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October 16, 2025
A Material History of the Ottoman Archive of the monastery of Simonopetra on Mt. Athos
A successful seminar at the Gennadius Library presented the preliminary findings of an interdisciplinary pilot project investigating the “material history” of a previously undocumented practice discovered at the Ottoman archive of Simonopetra monastery on Mount Athos: pasting of high-quality textile or paper linings onto the back of documents which are primarily of legal importance to the monastery.
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September 30, 2025
New Episode: Agora Scholars Speak with Kathleen Lynch
Watch our latest interview with Kathleen Lynch, Vice Chair of the Managing Committee of the American School
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September 27, 2025
Corinthian Conversations with Charles K. Williams II
Learn about the history, archaeology, and future of Corinth Excavations through candid interviews with archaeologists and scholars who make the excavations, research, and outreach possible.
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September 27, 2025
Katherine E. Fleming to Present on Judaism, Hellenism, and Modern Greece at the 2026 Thalia Potamianos Lecture Series
The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will launch its 2026 Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series, featuring eminent scholar and thought leader, Katherine E. Fleming.
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September 26, 2025
Uncovering the Mysteries of the Molyvoti Peninsula
The coeditors of The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project 1 (Hesperia Suppl. 54) discuss their new book.
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September 25, 2025
Hesperia 94.3 Now Online!
We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 94.3! Topics in this issue include bothroi in Late Helladic settlements in mainland Greece, memory and hero cult at Sparta, the management of wealth at the Argive Heraion during the early 5th century, and an overview of the survey work conducted at the site of Methone in northern Greece.
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September 22, 2025
Η διάλεξη Ποταμιάνου στην Αθήνα αναβάλλεται για τις 8 Οκτωβρίου 2026
Η Κάθριν Φλέμινγκ αναπτύσσει το θέμα «Ιουδαϊσμός, Ελληνισμός και σύγχρονη Ελλάδα» στο πλαίσιο της σειράς διαλέξεων στη μνήμη της Θάλειας Ποταμιάνου για το 2025–2026.
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September 22, 2025
Marveling at Marbles with Brian Martens
Brian Martens discusses his new book, Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period (Agora XXXIX).
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September 13, 2025
Reflections on the Richness and Resilience of Greek Language, Culture, and Thought
The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies is honored to share a personal reflection by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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September 12, 2025
New Publication: The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project 1
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project 1, edited by Nathan T. Arrington, Domna Terzopoulou, Marina Tasaklaki, and Thomas F. Tartaron.
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August 27, 2025
Ο Abraham Cohen της Ζακύνθου και ο Βενετικός Διαφωτισμός: Νέο απόκτημα στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη
Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη απέκτησε πρόσφατα ένα σπάνιο και εξαιρετικά καλοδιατηρημένο αντίτυπο του Kehunat Avraham (Venice: Stamperia Bragadina, 1719 [κολοφώνας 1725]), ένα σημαντικό εβραϊκό βιβλίο που αντανακλά τις πολιτισμικές τομές ανάμεσα στον βενετικό Διαφωτισμό και τις εβραϊκές κοινότητες των Ιονίων νήσων.
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August 27, 2025
Abraham Cohen of Zante and the Venetian Enlightenment: A New Treasure of the Gennadius Library
The Gennadius Library has recently acquired a rare and unusually complete copy of Kehunat Avraham (Venice: Stamperia Bragadina, 1719 [colophon 1725]), a remarkable Hebrew book that embodies the cultural intersections of the Venetian Enlightenment and the Jewish communities of the Ionian Islands.
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August 4, 2025
Βράβευση του Σχεδίου (Master Plan) για την Βελτίωση της Επισκεψιμότητας και Αναγνωσιμότητας του Αρχαιολογικού Χώρου Αρχαίας Κορίνθου σε διακεκριμένο ευρωπαϊκό διαγωνισμό αρχιτεκτονικής.
Η Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Κορινθίας, η Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών και το γραφείο μελετών Θύμιος Παπαγιάννης και Συνεργάτες ανακοινώνουν με χαρά ότι στις 5 Ιουνίου 2025 το Σχέδιο (Master Plan) για την Βελτίωση της Επισκεψιμότητας και Αναγνωσιμότητας του Αρχαιολογικού Χώρου Αρχαίας Κορίνθου» βραβεύτηκε στην κατηγορία Urban Planning του ευρωπαϊκού διαγωνισμού European Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) Awards.
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August 4, 2025
Master Plan for Ancient Corinth Wins Prestigious European Urban Planning Award
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is proud to announce that the Master Plan for the Regeneration of Ancient Corinth, developed in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Corinthia and designed by Thymio Papayannis and Associates (TPA), has been awarded top honors in the Urban Planning category of the European Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) Awards.
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August 1, 2025
Jack L. Davis to Receive Athens Prize at 2026 American School Gala in New York City
The Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens are pleased to announce that renowned archeologist Jack L. Davis has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Athens Prize.
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July 31, 2025
New Episode: Agora Scholars Speak with Takis Karkanas
Watch the latest episode of our Agora Scholars Speak Series with Wiener Lab Director, Takis Karkanas.
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July 16, 2025
New Publication: Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period, by Brian Martens.
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July 14, 2025
“Guardians of Hellenism” Wins Top Prize at VastFilm Festival
Premiering at the School’s gala this past May, the film was produced in honor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, recipient of this year’s prestigious Gennadius Prize.
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July 11, 2025
Από το Λονδίνο στην Κωνσταντινούπολη: Νικόδημος Μεταξάς, Κύριλλος Λούκαρις — Ένα Ορθόδοξο Τυπογραφικό Εγχείρημα Σπάνιο βιβλίο στην έκθεση Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο και Ελληνισμός μέσα στον Χρόνο
Ανάμεσα στα τεκμήρια της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης που ξεχωρίζουν για το ιδεολογικό τους βάρος και τη βιβλιογραφική τους σπανιότητα. συγκαταλέγεται ένα μικρό βιβλίο σε σχήμα quarto, το οποίο περιλαμβάνει τρεις θεολογικές πραγματείες — τυπωμένες ανώνυμα, χωρίς ένδειξη τόπου ή χρονολογίας έκδοσης. Το βιβλίο εκδόθηκε από τον Νικόδημο Μεταξά (1585 – περ. 1646), μοναχό από την Κεφαλονιά και έναν από τους πρώτους Ορθοδόξους τυπογράφους, και τυπώθηκε στο Λονδίνο γύρω στο 1625–1626 από τον William Jones.
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July 11, 2025
From London to Constantinople: Nikodemos Metaxas, Cyril Lucaris—An Orthodox Printing Project. A rare book Showcased in the Exhibition Ecumenical Patriarchate and Hellenism Over Time
Among the most ideologically charged and bibliographically rare volumes in the Gennadius Library is a small quarto comprising three theological tracts—printed anonymously, without date or place of publication. The edition is by Nikodemos Metaxas (1585–ca. 1646), a Cephalonian monk and early Orthodox printer, and was produced in London ca. 1625–1626 by William Jones.
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