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Late Antique Lamps in Attic Caves: Evidence of Cult Practice?

The Classical period represents the peak of the joint cult of Pan and the Nymphs in Attica. [1] The deities were honored together in the caves located in the asty, on the north slope of the Acropolis and elsewhere, as well as in several caves… Read more

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Language/Literature, Research Articles

Speech Acts and Greek Lyric Poetry: An Example from Alcaeus

Abstract Although it is relatively common to see references to speech acts or the work of speech act theorists in literary criticism, the transition of this term from its theoretical home in the philosophy of language to its applied use has not always been straightforward. This project reviews the principles… Read more

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History

The House and Domestic Ritual in the Early and Middle Bronze Age

(Center for Hellenic Studies Harvard University Summer Fellowship 2024-2025) Over the course of this six-week fellowship, I was able to work primarily on my manuscript project, concerning the houses of Middle Bronze Age (MBA) mainland Greece. [1] In particular, I refined and elaborated two previously… Read more

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Epigraphy/Papyrology

The discourse of arete: Spoken words, written texts, and public images in the Hellenistic and early Imperial periods

(Center for Hellenic Studies Harvard University Summer Fellowship 2024-2025) Abstract [1] Arete is a core concept in the Greek culture, as W. Jaeger early stressed. [2] My research project focuses on the discourse of arete in an honorific context. By… Read more

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History, Research Articles

Democracy, Civic Motivation, and the Search for the Everyday Athenian

For the duration of my residency at the Center for Hellenic Studies (Spring of 2024), my research plan involved the expansion of the work already undertaken for my dissertation with an aim to produce a monograph on civic behavior in Classical Athens. The particular focus of my project is on… Read more

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Art/Archaeology, Research Articles

Cracking the Code: Symbols, meanings and networks in Early Iron Age Greece; Evidence from the Stamna pottery. The qualitative approach

FIG.1. Stamna region (and other Protogeometric sites in Aetolia, Greece). I. Stamna Basics The Protogeometric period in Stamna, Aetolia, initially came to light through isolated rescue excavations conducted intermittently over the past thirty years. [1] However, it gained recognition as an extensive cemetery of… Read more

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Late Antique Lamps in Attic Caves: Evidence of Cult Practice?

Speech Acts and Greek Lyric Poetry: An Example from Alcaeus

The House and Domestic Ritual in the Early and Middle Bronze Age

The discourse of arete: Spoken words, written texts, and public images in the Hellenistic and early Imperial periods

Democracy, Civic Motivation, and the Search for the Everyday Athenian

Cracking the Code: Symbols, meanings and networks in Early Iron Age Greece; Evidence from the Stamna pottery. The qualitative approach

Featured Publications at the Center for Hellenic Studies

Late Antique Lamps in Attic Caves: Evidence of Cult Practice?

Speech Acts and Greek Lyric Poetry: An Example from Alcaeus

The House and Domestic Ritual in the Early and Middle Bronze Age