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Video Archive: Cult of Zeus Sosipolis and its temple in Magnesia

November 10, 2023

Video Archive: Cult of Zeus Sosipolis and its temple in Magnesia

Watch a replay of the lecture by Professor Görkem Kökdemir from the University of Ankara.

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Conservation Laboratory of Athenian Agora Excavations

November 8, 2023

Conservation Laboratory of Athenian Agora Excavations

Each summer, the conservation laboratory of the Agora Excavations runs an 8-week internship program and hosts 2 – 3 international conservation students.

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Gennadius at The Grolier Club in New York

October 31, 2023

Gennadius at The Grolier Club in New York

Director of the Gennadius Library Maria Georgopoulou enthralled book collectors and classics fans with her recent talk at the illustrious Grolier Club on some of the Library's collection's important rare editions, fine bookbindings, and “only known” copies that belonged to Greek diplomat and bibliophile Joannes Gennadius (1844-1932).

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Petros Themelis 1936 - 2023

October 30, 2023

Petros Themelis 1936 - 2023

Petros Themelis, one of the most prominent Greek archaeologists, professor and colleague, passed away on Friday, October 27th, at the age of 87.

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Fall Newsletter 2023

October 26, 2023

Fall Newsletter 2023

Read the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.

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Video Archive: In the Name of Humanity: American Relief Aid in Greece, 1918-1929

October 20, 2023

Video Archive: In the Name of Humanity: American Relief Aid in Greece, 1918-1929

Watch the video archive of the opening of the exhibition.

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Hesperia 92.3 Now Online!

October 5, 2023

Hesperia 92.3 Now Online!

Hesperia 92.3 is now available online! Topics in this issue include Keian pottery and Late Bronze Age chronology, a look at the demography of Hellenistic Boiotia, an examination of a Panathenaic victor list, and a study on the chemical composition of domestic wares at Corinth.

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Η Emily Wilson συνεπήρε το κοινό στην πρώτη της διάλεξη

October 4, 2023

Η Emily Wilson συνεπήρε το κοινό στην πρώτη της διάλεξη

Η φημισμένη καθηγήτρια κλασικών σπουδών και ακαδημαϊκός, Emily Wilson, παρουσίασε την ομιλία της The Vulnerability of Heroism σε ένα κατάμεστο Cotsen Hall, καθώς και σε χιλιάδες κόσμο, ανα την υφήλιο, που την παρακολούθησε μέσω της ζωντανής αναμετάδοσης.

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Emily Wilson Captivates Crowd with Lecture on The Vulnerability of Heroism

October 4, 2023

Emily Wilson Captivates Crowd with Lecture on The Vulnerability of Heroism

Renowned classicist Emily Wilson lectured on The Vulnerability of Heroism to a capacity audience at Cotsen Hall, at the Gennadius Library, while thousands more watched online.

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Haris Kalliga Obituary

September 27, 2023

Haris Kalliga Obituary

Haris Kalligas, Director of the Gennadius Library from 1995 to 2004, died on September 24, 2023 at the age of 82. Her nine years as Director of the Library not only saw the renovation of the Gennadius and its surroundings, but also went far to shape the Library’s leading role in the intellectual and cultural life of Athens today.

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Mary Lefkowitz to receive Athens Prize at American School Gala May 9, 2024

September 1, 2023

Mary Lefkowitz to receive Athens Prize at American School Gala May 9, 2024

Mary R. Lefkowitz has been selected by the American School’s Board of Trustees as the next recipient of the prestigious Athens Prize. She will be honored on May 9, 2024, at the School’s annual Gala in New York City.

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Τάκης Σινόπουλος. Ο ποιητής και οι θεσμοί.

August 24, 2023

Τάκης Σινόπουλος. Ο ποιητής και οι θεσμοί.

Μετά το επιτυχημένο αφιέρωμα στον πεζογράφο Άγγελο Τερζάκη, η δημοσιογράφος Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη συνεχίζει την έρευνά της με θέμα τη θέση του λογοτέχνη στην Ελλάδα. Στο "Βήμα της Κυριακής" (20 Αυγούστου) γράφει για τον ποιητή (και κατά βιοπορισμόν γιατρό) Τάκη Σινόπουλο, το αρχείο του οποίου φυλάσσεται στην Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών.

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Άγγελος Τερζάκης. Οδοιπόρος ενός αιώνα.

August 7, 2023

Άγγελος Τερζάκης. Οδοιπόρος ενός αιώνα.

Η δημοσιογράφος Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη, μετά από έρευνα στο προσωπικό αρχείο του συγγραφέα στην Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών, γράφει στο "Βήμα της Κυριακής" (6 Αυγούστου) για τις ποικίλες διαδρομές της ζωής και του έργου του Άγγελου Τερζάκη εντός και εκτός των ελληνικών συνόρων.

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Alison Frantz Honored in Loring Hall

July 20, 2023

Alison Frantz Honored in Loring Hall

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that a room on the first floor of Loring Hall, has been dedicated to Alison Frantz.

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Hesperia 92.2 Now Online!

July 14, 2023

Hesperia 92.2 Now Online!

Hesperia 92.2 is now available online! Topics in this issue include an overview of the commemorative portraiture program in the Athenian Agora from the time of Kleisthenes through Augustus, Classical and Hellenistic curse tablets from the Athenian Agora, and the latest report from the Corinth Excavations.

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Francis R. Walton Honored with Dedicated Suite in McCredie House

July 13, 2023

Francis R. Walton Honored with Dedicated Suite in McCredie House

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that a suite on the second floor of the McCredie House has been named in honor of Francis R. Walton.

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Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη και οι ανεκτίμητοι θησαυροί της

July 7, 2023

Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη και οι ανεκτίμητοι θησαυροί της

Η βιβλιοθήκη με τα σχεδόν 100 χρόνια ιστορίας, τα χειρόγραφα και τα σπάνια βιβλία, τους κήπους, τα έργα τέχνης και τα παλαιά αντικείμενα.

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Μονή Παντοκράτορος Κωνσταντινούπολης. Ο Ξενών και η Pala d’ Oro του Αγίου Μάρκου Βενετίας

June 15, 2023

Μονή Παντοκράτορος Κωνσταντινούπολης. Ο Ξενών και η Pala d’ Oro του Αγίου Μάρκου Βενετίας

Watch the video archive of the lecture presented by the Gennadius Library

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A lifetime dedication to Greece and the Agora

June 7, 2023

A lifetime dedication to Greece and the Agora

Eugene (Gene) Vanderpool was a distinguished archaeologist whose lifelong dedication to Greece and the Agora is widely recognized.

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Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

June 2, 2023

Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

The find would drag the dawn of Greek archaeology back by as much as a quarter of a million years, although older hominin sites have been discovered elsewhere in Europe. The oldest, in Spain, dates to more than a million years ago.

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100 χρόνια από την Σύμβαση της Λωζάννης: George Devine Treloar, ο αφανής ήρωας που συνέτρεξε χιλιάδες Μικρασιάτες πρόσφυγες

May 25, 2023

100 χρόνια από την Σύμβαση της Λωζάννης: George Devine Treloar, ο αφανής ήρωας που συνέτρεξε χιλιάδες Μικρασιάτες πρόσφυγες

Watch the video archive of Ambassador Athanasios Spyrou

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40th Annual Walton Lecture: “Byzantine Adrianople becomes Ottoman Edirne: The Birth of a Capital”

May 24, 2023

40th Annual Walton Lecture: “Byzantine Adrianople becomes Ottoman Edirne: The Birth of a Capital”

Watch the video archive of Professor Amy Singer.

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Watch the new film

May 15, 2023

Watch the new film "A Short History of Greece with Mark Mazower"

On the occasion of the bestowal of the Gennadius Prize to Mark Mazower for his contribution to the study of the history of Modern Greece at the gala of the American School of Classical Studies in New York City on May 11, 2023, the American School is proud to present this new film.

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School Awards Mark Mazower with the Gennadius Prize at Seventh Annual Gala

May 12, 2023

School Awards Mark Mazower with the Gennadius Prize at Seventh Annual Gala

Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Gennadius Library honored at Gotham Hall in New York City.

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Gala 2023 - Video Archive

May 12, 2023

Gala 2023 - Video Archive

Watch a reply of our 2023 Annual Gala

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