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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September 27, 2023
Η Γεννάδειος κλειστή στις 4 Οκτωβρίου 9.00-12.30
Την Τετάρτη 4 Οκτωβρίου 2023, η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη θα παραμείνει κλειστή 9.00-12.30.
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September 27, 2023
Gennadius Library closed on Oct. 4, 9.00-12.30
On Wednesday the 4th of October, the Gennadius Library will remain closed 9.00-12.30
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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May 8, 2023
Obituary for Beata Maria Kitsikis-Panagopoulos (1925-2023)
Beata Maria Kitsikis-Panagopoulos was Kress Professor and Director of the Gennadius Library from 1982 to 1986. She died peacefully last week, 97 years old, in her beloved Paris.
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April 12, 2023
Kleiners Name Athenian Agora Courtyard Garden at Loring Hall
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a new major gift from Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner name the Athenian Agora Courtyard Garden at Loring Hall.
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April 11, 2023
Video Archive - Open Meeting 2023
Watch the video archive of our annual Open meeting and learn about the important work that was carried out at the American School, for the past year, as well as the amazing new finds at the Palace of Nestor at Pylos.
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March 24, 2023
Philanthropy in Motion: Wiener Lab to acquire Industrial micro-CT Scanner
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is thrilled to announce its purchase of an industrial mirco-CT scanner to be incorporated at the School’s Malcolm Wiener Laboratory for Archeological Science.
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March 22, 2023
Manhattan D.A. Bragg Returns 29 Antiquities to Greece
NEW YORK, NY -Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced yesterday the return of 29 looted antiquities to the People of Greece.
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March 22, 2023
Hesperia 92.1 Now Online!
Hesperia 92.1 is now available online! Topics in this issue include a reexamination of Middle Helladic Greek settlements and Middle Bronze Age synchronisms using Gray Minyan pottery, a reconstruction of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos, and a reconsideration of the Mycenaean Fountain on the Athenian Acropolis, originally excavated in 1937 and 1938.
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March 8, 2023
New donations from the collections of Curtis Runnels
New donations from the collections of Curtis Runnels reach the Gennadius Library: Newspapers from 1825-1834.
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March 3, 2023
John Camp named AIA’s 2024 Gold Medal Recipient
John Camp was selected as the 2024 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement.
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February 23, 2023
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna in travel texts and Smyrnaic editions from the Collection of the Gennadius Library
On February 23, Smyrna offers special honors to Saint Polycarp, a disciple of Saint John the Theologian, who is considered the first bishop of the city (in the 2nd century A.D.).
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February 22, 2023
American School Releases 141st Annual Report Highlighting Major Accomplishments and Work
The American School is pleased to announce the release of its annual report covering the 2021-2022 academic year.
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February 2, 2023
Books of Asia Minor. Cultural Traces of Asia Minor Hellenism [1764-1922]: Virtual Exhibition
Τake a virtual tour of the exhibition "Books of Asia Minor. Cultural Traces of Asia Minor Hellenism [1764-1922]"
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January 19, 2023
Making a Splash: Mary C. Sturgeon Discusses The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture
An interview with Mary C. Sturgeon, author of the newly published volume, The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Corinth XXIII.1).
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January 13, 2023
Remembering Marian McAllister (1927–2022)
On the news of the passing of Editor Emerita Marian McAllister, her former colleague Sarah George Figueira reflects on their time together in the Publications Office. Dr. McAllister served as Editor of Publications from 1972 to 1997.
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January 6, 2023
Andrew F. Stewart honored with AIA Gold Medal
Andrew Stewart, Emeritus Professor of History of Art and Classics, passed away at his home in Berkeley on Friday, January 13th, just days after receiving the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement from the AIA.
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January 6, 2023
New Publication: The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Corinth XXIII.1)
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Corinth XXIII.1), by Mary C. Sturgeon.
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December 31, 2022
Our Year In Review
Watch the year in review and see how your financial support touches the lives of so many people!
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December 23, 2022
Hesperia 91.4 Now Online!
Hesperia 91.4 is now available online! Topics in this issue include an overview of Bronze Age panel cups from the Greek mainland, the presentation of a new ritual inscription from the Athenian Agora, and a reexamination of the Kephalari blockhouse assemblage.
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December 19, 2022
Video Archive: “Americans and Antiquity in Anatolia at the End of Empire”
Watch the video archive our Annual Archives lecture and learn more about the role of archaeologists from Princeton University in the Ottoman Empire during the first two decades of the 20th century, ca. 1900–1922
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December 12, 2022
Window[pane] to the Past: Glass from East of the Theater at Corinth
Anastassios C. Antonaras discusses his new book, East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth XIX.1).
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December 6, 2022
A Point within a Network: Joseph L. Rife Discusses On the Edge of a Roman Port
An interview with one of the editors of On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007–2014 (Hesperia Suppl. 52)
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December 5, 2022
George Leonard Huxley (1932-2022)
Author of many books and articles and member of distinguished committees, George Leonard Huxley taught classics for twenty years at Queen’s University in Belfast (1962-1983). Before that he was the Assistant Director of the British School at Athens. From 1986 until 1989, Huxley served as the Director of the Gennadius Library at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA). In 2008, he donated his personal papers to the ASCSA Archives.
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November 25, 2022
New Publication: On the Edge of a Roman Port
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007–2014 (Hesperia Suppl. 52), edited by Elena Korka and Joseph L. Rife.
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November 22, 2022
Fall 2022 Newsletter
Read the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.
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November 21, 2022
New Publication: East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth XIX.1), by Anastassios C. Antonaras.
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November 14, 2022
Video Archive: Nostalgia for the East: The Bitter-Sweet Poetics of Loss
Watch the video archive of our lecture with Gail Holst-Warhaft.
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November 9, 2022
Video Archive: Old Statues on New Bases in Roman Athens
Watch the video archive of our lecture with Prof. Catherine Keesling.
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November 3, 2022
TravelTrails: Χειρόγραφα βιβλία στην Κωνσταντινούπολη του 17ου αιώνα
Ο διπλωμάτης Antoine Galland δίνει ενδιαφέρουσες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τη διακίνηση και το εμπόριο βιβλίων στην Κωνσταντινούπολη το 1672 καθώς και τις αναγνωστικές συνήθειες των Οθωμανών.
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November 3, 2022
TravelTrails: Manuscript Books in 17th Century Constantinople
The diplomat Antoine Galland informs us about books and book buying in Constantinople as well as the reading habits of the Ottomans in the 1672.
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November 1, 2022
Mark Mazower Named Gennadius Prize Recipient
Mark Mazower has been selected as the next recipient of the prestigious Gennadius Prize. He will be honored in New York City at the May 2023 Gala of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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October 31, 2022
Video Archive: The Epic of Anatolia in the Greek Imagination
Watch the video archive of our lecture with Prof. David Ricks
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October 25, 2022
Video Archive: Invisible Capital: How the Refugees of 1923 Transformed the Social, Cultural and Religious Life of Athens
Watch the archive of our lecture with Bruce Clark for "The Economist"
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October 17, 2022
Video Archive: Burned in Memory? The Changing Meanings of Smyrna
Watch our lecture with Prof. Jeffrey Olick
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October 13, 2022
John Camp and Beth Fisher honored by the The National Hellenic Society with its 2022 Excellence Award
Drake Behrakis, Chairman of National Hellenic Society, congratulated the two honorees and Actor Michael Chiklis during the Society’s annual Heritage Weekend and Classic Celebration last week in Dana Point, California.
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October 12, 2022
Read in TravelTrails: The First Inoculation against Smallpox
Among the wealth of historical information recorded by Western European travelers and analyzed in the digital platform TravelTrails, there is also information of medical interest including vaccination.
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October 3, 2022
Hesperia 91.3 Now Online!
Topics in this issue include the presentation of a Late Minoan II–III sealstone from Sissi on Crete, a detailed synthesis of the finds from the South Stoa wells at Corinth, and an analysis of lead-glazed tablewares from Late Medieval Corinth.
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September 29, 2022
ΑΝΑΒΑΛΛΕΤΑΙ: Κύκλος διαλέξεων «Θάλεια Ποταμιάνου» - "Οι Μύθοι, η Μαγεία και το Μυστήριο των Αρχαίων Ελλήνων"
Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη σας πληροφορεί ότι λόγω ανωτέρας βίας η σειρά διαλέξεων στη μνήμη της Θάλειας Ποταμιάνου με την Δρ. Emily Wilson αναβάλλεται για το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2023-2024.
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September 29, 2022
Emily Wilson to Present on The Myth, Magic, and Mystery of the Ancient Greeks: Exploring the Connections to Contemporary Culture
The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will launch its 2023-24 Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series, featuring esteemed classicist and translator of Homer's "Odyssey," Emily Wilson.
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September 20, 2022
Ένα νέο χειρόγραφο στις συλλογές της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης: ένα τεκμήριο ιστορίας της ελληνικής εκπαίδευσης του 19ου αιώνα
Ένα πολύ σημαντικό τεκμήριο για την ιστορία της ελληνικής εκπαίδευσης αποκτήθηκε πρόσφατα από τη Γεννάδειο βιβλιοθήκη. Πρόκειται για ένα χειρόγραφο σημειωματάριο (MSS 827.5) που ανήκε στον Γερμανό (κατά κόσμο Νικήτα) Μιχαήλο, δάσκαλο που γεννήθηκε στη Σύμη το 1791.
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September 20, 2022
A new manuscript in the collections of the Gennadius Library: a source of history of 19th-century Greek education
A very important document for the history of Greek education was recently acquired by the Gennadius library: a handwritten notebook (MSS 827.5) that belonged to Germanos (né Niketas) Michaelos, a teacher born on the island of Syme in 1791.
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September 9, 2022
Video Archive: Αγία Έδρα/Κράτος Βατικανού: Ιστορική διαμόρφωση, σχέσεις με Ελλάδα
Παρακολουθήστε το βίντεο της διάλεξης του κ. Πάνου Καλογερόπουλου, Πρέσβη ε.τ. όπου αναλύουμε την ιστορική εξέλιξη που οδήγησε στη σημερινή πραγματικότητα του Κράτους της Πόλης του Βατικανού και στις σχέσεις του με την Ελλάδα.
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August 11, 2022
John Papadopoulos Appointed Next Director of the Agora Excavations
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the appointment of John K. Papadopoulos as the next Director of Excavations at the Athenian Agora.
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August 11, 2022
Video Archive: An Earthly Paradise: Μπαξές, Περιβόλι and Ύπαιθρος in the Aegean
Watch the video of a lecture by Professor Harriet Blitzer and learn about the magical world of one of the most beautiful places on earth, the Perivoli or Baxes.
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August 9, 2022
Η Γενιά του 1930 ταξιδεύει - The 1930s Generation Travels
Η περίφημη γενιά του 1930 σε αεροπλάνα και βαπόρια. Πέντε αφιερώματα από τη Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη, στο Βήμα της Κυριακής, αρχής γενομένης από την προηγούμενη Κυριακή (7 Αυγούστου). Πρώτο αφιέρωμα στα ταξίδια του ποιητή Γιώργου Σεφέρη.
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August 1, 2022
Bonna Wescoat Appointed Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the appointment of Bonna Daix Wescoat as the new Director of the School. She began her tenure on July 1.
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July 15, 2022
Regional Connections in a Panhellenic Setting: The Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery from Isthmia
Kathleen Slane discusses her new book, co-authored with John Hayes, Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery (Isthmia XI)
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July 12, 2022
Friends of the University of Missouri Name Room in its Honor in Loring Hall
Friends of the University of Missouri (MU) have named a bedroom in Loring Hall in its honor. This gift ties MU to the School’s rich past from its earliest days and celebrates the long and fruitful relationship between the two institutions.
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July 10, 2022
Ένα νέος χειρόγραφος νομοκάνονας στις συλλογές της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης και μια μαρτυρία για την Κεφαλονιά του 1801.
Ο καθηγητής Curtis Runnels δώρισε πρόσφατα στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη ένα χειρόγραφο (MSS 891), που περιέχει μια νομική συλλογή και τοποθετείται χρονολογικά μεταξύ του δεύτερου μισού του 17ου αιώνα και των αρχών του 18ου αιώνα.
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July 9, 2022
A new manuscript of the nomokanon from the collections of the Gennadius Library offers important historical testimony about Kefalonia in 1801.
Professor Curtis Runnels recently donated to the Gennadius Library a manuscript (MSS 891), containing a collection of legal texts dating to the second half of the 17th century or the beginning of the 18th century
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July 8, 2022
New Publication! Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery (Isthmia XI) by John W. Hayes and Kathleen Warner Slane.
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July 5, 2022
Family and Friends of Michael H. and Virginia B. Jameson Name Colonnade in their Honor
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a gift from family and friends of Michael H. and Virginia B. Jameson to name the Colonnade at Loring Hall in their honor and to celebrate their more than six decades of contributions to Classical Greek Studies.
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July 5, 2022
Masks strongly recommended
Due to the increase of Covid-19 cases and for the safety of us all, masks are strongly recommended in the premises of the Gennadius Library.
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June 30, 2022
Hesperia 91.2 Now Online!
Hesperia 91.2 is now available online! Topics in this issue include the grave of the Griffin Warrior, Anavlachos on Crete, lithics at Halieis, and the Tyrannicides statues in Athens.
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June 28, 2022
Christopher N. Plum Honors Maureen B. Cavanaugh with a Gift to Loring Hall
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a gift from Christopher N. Plum to name a bedroom in the Loring Hall Annex in memory of his wife, Maureen Bridget Cavanaugh.
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June 27, 2022
Video Archive: Κ. Π. Καβάφης: Ένας Εικαστικός
Σε συνδυασμό με την έκθεση που διοργανώνει η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη, παρακολουθήστε μια ομιλία του Δημήτρη Δασκαλόπουλου, όπου μας εξηγεί το λεξιλόγιο που χρησιμοποιούσε ο ποιητής, το οποίο μαρτυρά βαθιά εξοικείωση με τις μορφές τέχνης που περιγράφει σε κάθε ποίημα.
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June 21, 2022
Peter Mackridge - March 12, 1946 – June 16, 2022
The world of Modern Greek studies is poorer since the passing of Peter Mackridge (March 12, 1946 – June 16, 2022), Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek at the University of Oxford, Fellow of St Cross College, and a dear friend of the Gennadius Library.
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June 17, 2022
Encheiridion Methodikon, 1622: a new edition after four hundred years.
The Encheiridion Methodikon is the very rare first edition of a Confession book written by Nikiphoros Paschaleus; it was printed in Venice by Antonio Pinelli in 1622.
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June 14, 2022
Video Archive: “Σμύρνη: η όμορφη εποχή"
Παρακολουθήστε μια μοναδική συζήτηση με την ηθοποιό και θεατρική συγγραφέα, Μιμή Ντενίση και την ιστορικό, Ιωάννα Πετροπούλου, σχετικά με την καταστροφή της Σμύρνης αλλά και την ταινία "Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη".
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June 10, 2022
Video Archive: Rethinking the Greek School of Byzantine Architecture
Watch our lecture with Professor Robert Ousterhout, and learn about the characteristic aspects of Helladic architecture and ask if we might view these within a broader geographical perspective, as participants in the “global" Middle Ages.
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May 31, 2022
Video Archive: “Homage to Classical Culture and to Konstantinos Kavafis” (Watch in Italian)
Watch a lecture on Konstantinos Kavafis, with Nuccion Ordine, Renata Lavagnini and Cristianno Luciani, that was organized by the Friends of the Gennadius Library, under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in Greece.
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May 29, 2022
Rediscovering the Julian Basilica: A Conversation with the Authors of Corinth XXII
Scotton, Vanderpool, and Roncaglia discuss their new publication, The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII)
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May 28, 2022
Video Archive - Καππαδόκες Ρωμιοί: Eλληνική ταυτότητα, ορθόδοξη συνείδηση και τουρκικός εθνικισμός (1919-1923)
Watch our latest lecture, with Alexis Alexandris, organized by the Friends of the Gennadius Library and learn about the Greeks of Cappadocia.
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May 26, 2022
On the Margins of History: The Music of Greek Jewish Women in the Early 20th Century
The first musical lecture by the award-winning American ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King entitled "On the Margins of History: The Music of Greek Jewish Women in the Early 20th Century" was completed with great success. As a strategic partner, the Gennadius Library hosted the event in Cotsen Hall at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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May 25, 2022
Video Archive: Simon of Athens, two Byzantine manuscripts and a lost bronze horse from the Athenian Agora
Watch our lecture with Anne McCabe, and learn about Simon of Athens, a recognized authority during the 5th century BC, who was name-checked by Aristophanes, quoted reverently by Xenophon, and remembered for criticizing the painter Mikon for inaccurate representation of a horse's eyelashes.
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May 25, 2022
Vangelis Raptopoulos corresponding with Elias Petropoulos
Ο συγγραφέας Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος δημοσιεύει στη LIFO την αλληλογραφία του με τον Ηλία Πετρόπουλο (1928-2003). Οι επιστολές προέρχονται από τα προσωπικά αρχεία των δύο συγγραφέων που βρίσκονται κατατεθειμένα στο Τμήμα Αρχείων της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών.
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May 24, 2022
Video Archive: The Unsung History of Greek Jewish Women in the early 20th century
Watch the award-winning American ethnomusicologist, Christopher C. King, as he presents the untold stories and songs of the Romaniote Jewish singers from Ioannina. Amalia Vaka (Matsa), and the Sephardic Jewish singers from Thenassaliniki, Rosa Eskenazi and Stella Haskil.
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May 23, 2022
New Publication! The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII) by Paul D. Scotton, Catherine de Grazia Vanderpool, and Carolynn Roncaglia.
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May 17, 2022
School Awards Edward E. Cohen with Athens Prize at Sixth Annual Gala
Acclaimed economic historian, author, businessman, and educator honored at Gotham Hall in New York City.
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May 14, 2022
Gala 2022 - Video Archive
Watch a replay of our sixth annual Gala honoring Edward E. Cohen at Gotham Hall in New York City.
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May 12, 2022
Video Archive: Recent Excavations at the Sanctuary of Artemis in Amarynthos, Euboea
Watch our lecture with former Mellon Professor and current Director of the Swiss School of Archaeology, Dr. Sylvian Fachard, and learn more about the excavation project at the Sanctuary of the Artemis in Amarynthos, Eubea.
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May 6, 2022
Gennadius Library Opening Hours from May 9, 2022
From Monday May 9, 2022, the Gennadius Library returns to its usual opening hours without the need of an appointment. Vaccination / infection certificate or temperature check is no longer required to access the Library. The use of a mask remains mandatory.
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May 6, 2022
Video Archive: Annual Open Meeting 2022
Watch our the video archive of our annual Open meeting and learn about the important work that was carried out at the American School, for the past year, as well as the great work of preserving and restoring the Roman frescoes at Ancient Corinth, thanks to the generosity of Mr. Charles K. Williams II.
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May 1, 2022
Exhibition open on May 1st
Turn your May Day into a Neigh Day! Our exhibition “Hippos: The Horse in Ancient Athens” will be open tomorrow, May 1st, from 12:00 to 18:00!
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April 29, 2022
The Athenian Agora Has Gone to the Dogs!
Colin Whiting speaks to us about his exciting new publication, Dogs in the Athenian Agora (Agora Picture Book 28)
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April 15, 2022
New Publication! Dogs in the Athenian Agora
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Dogs in the Athenian Agora (Agora Picture Book 28) by Colin M. Whiting.
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April 12, 2022
Video Archive: Byzantine Dialogues from the Gennadius Library: "Sparing the Vanquished”: Empire and the Provinces from Hadrian to Justinian
Watch the 9th episode of our Byzantine Dialogues from the Gennadius Library with Marion Kruse, from the University of Cincinnati, and learn about the different ways in which Hadrian and Justinian understood the provinces, in the second and sixth century.
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April 6, 2022
Video Archive - “Σμύρνη (19ος- αρχές 20ου αιώνα): Οι διαδρομές των ανθρώπων και των βιβλίων”
Watch a lecture organized by the Association of the Friends of The Gennadius Library, as learn about the typography in Smyrna, in the 19th century.
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April 4, 2022
Video Archive - Ένα Πρόγραμμα για την Αθήνα (Greek Translation)
Στο πλαίσιο της πρωτοβουλίας Athens Meetings 2022 και μετά την εκδήλωση που προηγήθηκε στις 23 Φεβρουαρίου, η δεύτερη δημόσια συζήτηση με τίτλο «Ένα πρόγραμμα για την Αθήνα» πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 4 Απριλίου του 2022. Ποιος σχεδιάζει την Αθήνα; Σχεδιάζεται η Αθήνα; Τι σχεδιάζεται στην Αθήνα; Ποιες είναι οι προτεραιότητες; Ποιοι είναι οι διατυπωμένοι στόχοι; Υπάρχει σήμερα «ένα όραμα για την Αθήνα».
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April 4, 2022
Video Archive - A Program for Athens (English Translation)
Στο πλαίσιο της πρωτοβουλίας Athens Meetings 2022 και μετά την εκδήλωση που προηγήθηκε στις 23 Φεβρουαρίου, η δεύτερη δημόσια συζήτηση με τίτλο «Ένα πρόγραμμα για την Αθήνα» πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 4 Απριλίου 2022. Ποιος σχεδιάζει την Αθήνα; Σχεδιάζεται η Αθήνα; Τι σχεδιάζεται στην Αθήνα; Ποιες είναι οι προτεραιότητες; Ποιοι είναι οι διατυπωμένοι στόχοι; Υπάρχει σήμερα «ένα όραμα για την Αθήνα». Παρακο
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March 31, 2022
Hesperia 91.1 Now Online!
We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 91.1! Topics in this issue include an examination of the development of cooking dishes in the prehistoric Aegean, visual representations of the myth of Philomela and Prokne in Athenian vase painting, the concluding remarks regarding the comprehensive study of the sculptures from the Temple of Ares, and the publication of the Roman curse tablets from the Athenian Agora.
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March 21, 2022
Video Archive: Athena’s Horsemen: Equestrian Dedications from the Athenian Acropolis
Watch our last Hippos lecture, with Professor Mary Ann Eaverly, and discover the fascinating world of equestrian monuments that were figured prominently among sculptural dedications on the Athenian Acropolis.
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March 21, 2022
Video Archive: The Residue of Eden: Myth and Medicine in Early Christian Anointing Practices
Watch the latest Byzantine dialogues lecture, with Professor John Penniman, and learn how olive oil moved between medical, magical, and cultic contexts in the broader Greco-Roman world.
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March 21, 2022
Dr. Peter Frankopan Presents Second Thalia Potamianos Lecture at Georgetown University
Dr. Peter Frankopan presented his second Thalia Potamianos lecture at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
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March 18, 2022
Much Anticipated Book about John W. Gilbert is Out
John Lee's much anticipated book about the first African American archaeologist and member of the American School of Classical Studies in 1890-1891, John W. Gilbert, is finally out.
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March 15, 2022
Video Archive: Γεώργιος Γεννάδιος: Ήρωας του Ναυπλίου και διδάσκαλος του γένους
Παρακολουθήστε την διάλεξη της ιστορικού Λεωνόρα Ναβάρη θα μιλήσει για τη ζωή και την προσωπικότητα του Γεωργίου Γενναδίου, τον ρόλο του στην Επανάσταση του 1821 και τις επιρροές που συνετέλεσαν στην ίδρυση της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης από τον υιό του Ιωάννη Γεννάδιο.
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March 15, 2022
Video Archive: Γεώργιος Γεννάδιος: Ήρωας του Ναυπλίου και διδάσκαλος του γένους
Παρακολουθήστε την διάλεξη της ιστορικού βιβλίου κας. Λεωνόρας Ναβάρη, όπου μας μιλά για τη ζωή και την προσωπικότητα του Γεωργίου Γενναδίου, τον ρόλο του στην Επανάσταση του 1821 και τις επιρροές που συνετέλεσαν στην ίδρυση της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης από τον υιό του Ιωάννη Γεννάδιο.
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March 10, 2022
Video Achive: Περί Ιππικής: On Ancient Greek Horsemanship
Watch our latest Hippos Series lecture with Professor Mattusch and learn how Xenophon’s recommendations regarding buying, stabling, grooming, training and equipping the horse still hold true today.
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March 4, 2022
Online exhibition “Greek Printing Presses during the Revolution: editions from the collections of the Gennadius Library”
Greek Printing Presses during the Revolution of 1821: the exhibition traces the trajectory of printing in Revolutionary Greece based on the collections of the Gennadius Library.
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March 4, 2022
Ancient Selfies: Potters at Work on the Penteskouphia Pinakes
Eleni Hasaki discusses her new publication, Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth: Industry, Religion, and the Penteskouphia Pinakes (Hesperia Supplement 51)
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