This paper presents the first steps toward the enhancement of the available annotated corpora of Ancient Greek texts with annotation on semantic and pragmatic aspects. In particular, we will draw from the experience of the Prague Dependency Treebank of Czech and we will introduce the three-layer annotation schema used by that project. The problems raised… Read more
Public slavery was an institution common to most Greek cities during the classical and hellenistic periods. From the Homeric dêmiourgos to the scribes of VIth-century Crete, the archaic period abounds with examples of skilled technicians who, as such, were excluded from the political community. Despite such antecedents, the advent of… Read more
On April 26, 2013, thirteen fellows will present their research to an audience of faculty, students, and senior fellows at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC. The proceedings from this symposium will published as Volume 1, Issue 2 of the CHS Research Bulletin e-journal. Join us online for… Read more
Antiochus I rose to the throne in the east from a relatively established position; in fact, he had been co-ruler since 292, eleven years before the assassination of his father. This was an innovation in the light of experience (Shipley 2000: 287), an intelligent strategy to avoid the division of… Read more
Fig. 1: A modern representation of the Agamemnon, Siracusa (Italy). Copyright E. Schembri At line 1100 of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, after Cassandra’s visions have begun to unfold progressively, the murderous plot that is about to be accomplished against the king is hinted at for the first time. The captive seer… Read more
