In Times of War and Crisis: Regional Identities and Greek Archaeology
Challenging the way we view the development of Greek archaeological practices, my book-length project, “In Times of War and Crisis:…
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The Shrine of the Valley of the Muses: An Archaeological, Historical and Literary Topos Revisited
Citation with persistent identifier: Kalliontzis, Yannis. “The Shrine of the Valley of the Muses: An Archaeological, Historical and Literary Revisited.” CHS Research…
Agriculture and Subsistence Practices in the Dawn of Urbanization of Europe: The Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age
Citation with persistent identifier: Margaritis, Evi. “Agriculture and Subsistence Practices in the Dawn of Urbanisation of Europe: The Cyclades in the…
Inscribing Temples in Greece and Asia Minor: A Diachronic View
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:SitzA.Inscribing_Temples_in_Greece_and_Asia_Minor.2018 My research centers on new approaches to epigraphic material, highlighting their physical characteristics and architectural contexts…
Social identity, social meaning, and the dynamics of everyday writing in Roman and Late Antique Egypt
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BenteinK.Social_Identity_Social_Meaning_and_the_Dynamics_of_Everyday_Writing.2018 Recent studies of Ancient Greek have drawn attention to the social significance of linguistic choice. So…
Διονύσιος: Τhe grammarian, the potter and the ghosts*
Citation with persistent identifier: Nasioula, Maria. Διονύσιος: Τhe grammarian, the potter and the ghosts. CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 2 (2017). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:NasioulaM.Dionysios.2017…
An Early End to Antiquity in Roman Provincial Greece: Pagans and Christians in the Wake of the 365 CE Earthquake in Messene
Messene in the southwestern Peloponnese was one of the most important cities of the region during the Hellenistic and Roman…
The Bioarchaeology of the Early Mycenaean period: An interdisciplinary study of human skeletal remains from Ayios Vasileios (Laconia) and Kirrha (Phokis)
My research focuses on the social dimensions of Aegean mortuary practices, which I attempt to approach through a multidisciplinary bioarchaeological…
Phoenicians Among Others: How Migration and Mobility Transformed the Mediterranean
I spent a productive Fall semester 2020 at the Center for Hellenic Studies, where I worked on my second book…
Numbers, counting, and calculation in Attic oratory
My project studies the role of numbers, counting, and calculation in Attic oratory. At the CHS, I focused on two…
Odysseus in Aeschylean Drama: Revisiting the Fragments
During my year-long appointment as a CHS-AUTH fellow in Hellenic Studies, I had the opportunity to work on my…
Phaedra and Hippolytus: the intertextual journey of the mytheme in 21st century’s drama plays
In the context of the one-year fellowship offered to me by the collaborative programme between the Center for Hellenic Studies…
Prodicus on the Rise of Civilization: Religion, Agriculture, and Culture Heroes
Citation with persistent identifier: Kouloumentas, Stavros. “Prodicus on the rise of civilization: religion, agriculture, and culture heroes.” CHS Research Bulletin 4,…
What’s in a Name? Linguistic Considerations in the Study of ‘Karian’ Religion
Citation with persistent identifier: Carless Unwin, Naomi. “What’s in a name? Linguistic considerations in the study of ‘Karian’ religion.” CHS Research…
Abstract | Love Is in the Hands: Looking for Traces of Affective Relationship Between Human and Object in Votive Epigrams
This paper comprises two parts. The first section will give an insight into my global project on “feelings…
Between Seriousness and Play: Imperial Platonic Readings of the Aristotelian Natural Problems (Plutarch, Taurus, Apuleius)
Citation with persistent identifier: Meeusen, Michiel. “Between Seriousness and Play: Imperial Platonic Readings of the Aristotelian Natural Problems (Plutarch, Taurus,…
Abstract | Scholarship and Leadership on the Black Sea: Clearchus of Heraclea as (Un)Enlightened Tyrant
Clearchus of Heraclea Pontica, who ruled as tyrant from 364 to 352 BC, provides an interesting case-study in the intersection…
Abstract | Between Seriousness and Play: Imperial Platonic Readings of the Aristotelian Natural Problems (Plutarch, Taurus, Apuleius)
The aim of this contribution is to examine how the Natural Problems, attributed to Aristotle (but only partially authentic), were…
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Project Reports
Labors on the Tragic Stage
CHS-International Olympic Academy Pre-doc Fellow in Sport and Society 2020–21 The aim of this project is twofold: first, to…
Orestes in Olympia
CHS–International Olympic Academy Pre-doc Fellow in Sport and Society 2020–21 In Euripides’ Electra, Orestes comes to Argos from Phokis to exact revenge…
Critical Issues and Questions Concerning the Sustainable Future of the Olympic Movement
CHS–International Olympic Academy Pre-doc Fellow in Sport and Society 2020–21 The paper presented the events that shaped the course…
Entangling lyric vision and body: Agency and patiency of perspective in the victory odes
CHS–International Olympic Academy Pre-doc Fellow in Sport and Society 2020–21 My project aims at an intra-relational consideration of the concept of…
Athletics in the Era of Peloponnesian War
CHS–International Olympic Academy Pre-doc Fellow in Sport and Society 2020–21 When I applied to the Center for Hellenic Studies with…
Panhellenism and Athenian Athletics
CHS–International Olympic Academy Pre-doc Fellow in Sport and Society 2020–21 The paper explores the athletic festivities of Roman Athens,…
Refugees and Immigrants in Greco-Roman Myth and Literature: The Case of Teucer
Teucer (Τεῦκρος), the legendary founder of Salamis in Cyprus, is not registered among the prominent figures in classical literature,…
The Reception of American Literature in Greece in the Long 1960s and the Perception of Greece in the Poetry of the Beats
The aim of this project was dual: to explore the reception of American culture, and especially literature, in Greece…
An Early End to Antiquity in Roman Provincial Greece: Pagans and Christians in the Wake of the 365 CE Earthquake in Messene
Messene in the southwestern Peloponnese was one of the most important cities of the region during the Hellenistic and Roman…
Botanical Knowledge and Vegetal Poetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry
My current research aims to answer three interrelated questions: (a) What did the botanical knowledge of the archaic and the…
The Foundations of Stoic Physics
This project examines the nature and function of several important bodies in Hellenistic Stoic physics: the active principle, the passive…
Jewish Poets, Greek Poetry: Contextualizing Jewish-Greek Poetry as Post-Classical Literature
This project focuses on Jewish identity in antiquity, analyzing the relationship between literary practices, identity construction, and multilingualism in the…
Musical evidence for low boundary tones in ancient Greek*
Several scholars have posited a word- or clitic group-final low boundary tone for ancient Greek. The boundary tone would motivate…
The Bioarchaeology of the Early Mycenaean period: An interdisciplinary study of human skeletal remains from Ayios Vasileios (Laconia) and Kirrha (Phokis)
My research focuses on the social dimensions of Aegean mortuary practices, which I attempt to approach through a multidisciplinary bioarchaeological…
Phoenicians Among Others: How Migration and Mobility Transformed the Mediterranean
I spent a productive Fall semester 2020 at the Center for Hellenic Studies, where I worked on my second book…
In Times of War and Crisis: Regional Identities and Greek Archaeology
Challenging the way we view the development of Greek archaeological practices, my book-length project, “In Times of War and Crisis:…
“Entwining Greek with Asian Speech”: Studies on Timotheus of Miletus’The Persians
As a Research Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, I am currently developing the results of a chapter…
Numbers, counting, and calculation in Attic oratory
My project studies the role of numbers, counting, and calculation in Attic oratory. At the CHS, I focused on two…
Odysseus in Aeschylean Drama: Revisiting the Fragments
During my year-long appointment as a CHS-AUTH fellow in Hellenic Studies, I had the opportunity to work on my…
Women in medicine: an epigraphic research
The current study presents 28 epigraphic testimonies of women who practice medicine in a wide geographic area, such as: Attica,…
Phaedra and Hippolytus: the intertextual journey of the mytheme in 21st century’s drama plays
In the context of the one-year fellowship offered to me by the collaborative programme between the Center for Hellenic Studies…
The Rhythm of Greek Oral Poetry: Prosody, Accentual Groups and Metrical Anomalies
In October 2018, I applied to Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies (henceforth CHS) with the project “The Rhythm of…
The End of the Histories: Land, Wealth, and Empire in Herodotus
The monograph interrogates the close of the first historical work, Herodotus’ Histories, as an entrée to key refrains in the…
Xenophon on Liberality and Freedom: Ancient Aristocratic Values and Contemporary Inequalities
Xenophon’s use of slavery as an analogy for political unfreedom permeates his writings, including those revered by the country’s Founding…
Portraits of a Pharaoh: The Sesostris Tradition in Ancient Literature and Culture
When Greeks and Romans thought about Pharaonic Egypt, they would have named Sesostris as the land’s most iconic ruler. From…
Theater of the Home Front: Gendered Trauma in Greek Tragedy
In plays about war and homecoming, male and female characters are both traumatized by the extreme events that disrupt their…
Watchdogs of the People: Demagogues and Popular Culture in Ancient Greece
I spent a wonderful (all things considered) Spring semester 2020 at the Center for Hellenic Studies, where I worked primarily…
Uncanny Intruders
My main project at CHS this semester, provisionally entitled Uncanny Intruders, seeks to understand Greek literature’s fascination with what Sarah…
The Poetics of Distress, the Rape of the Heavenly Maiden, and the Most Ancient Sleeping Beauty: Oralistic, Linguistic, and Comparative Perspectives on the (Pre-)Historical Development of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Often compared with West Asian and Egyptian texts, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter (hereafter Hymn) and the other variants of…
Aristotle’s Metaphysics of Modality
Citation with persistent identifier: Aimar, Simona. “Aristotle’s Metaphysics of Modality.” CHS Research Bulletin 8 (2020). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:AimarS.Aristotles_Metaphysics_of_Modality.2020. The…
Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry
Citation with persistent identifier: Lather, Amy. “Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry.” CHS Research Bulletin 8 (2020). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:LatherA.Materiality_and_Aesthetics_in_Archaic_and_Classical_Greek_Poetry.2020 In…
Ars Brevis: Temporal and Exegetical Compressions in Greco-Roman and Islamicate Medicine
Citation with persistent identifier: Das, Aileen. “Ars Brevis: Temporal and Exegetical Compressions in Greco-Roman and Islamicate Medicine.” CHS Research Bulletin 8 (2020). …
The Shrine of the Valley of the Muses: An Archaeological, Historical and Literary Topos Revisited
Citation with persistent identifier: Kalliontzis, Yannis. “The Shrine of the Valley of the Muses: An Archaeological, Historical and Literary Revisited.” CHS Research…
Agriculture and Subsistence Practices in the Dawn of Urbanization of Europe: The Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age
Citation with persistent identifier: Margaritis, Evi. “Agriculture and Subsistence Practices in the Dawn of Urbanisation of Europe: The Cyclades in the…
New Features in Old Texts. A Diachronic Study of Linear B Tablets from the Room of the Chariot Tablets at Knossos to the Odos Pelopidou at Thebes
Citation with persistent identifier: Pierini, Rachele. “New Features in Old Texts. A Diachronic Study of Linear B Tablets from the…
The Legacy of Ancient Greek Ideals at Times of Environmental Crisis: Heritage, Democracy and Art in Southern Italy and Greece
Citation with persistent identifier: Pellegrino, Manuela. “The Legacy of Ancient Greek Ideals at Times of Environmental Crisis: Heritage, Democracy and…
Silver Cups from Cyrene: Between Royal Gifts and Numismatic Implications
Citation with persistent identifier: Rosamilia, Emilio. “Silver Cups from Cyrene: Between Royal Gifts and Numismatic Implications.” CHS Research Bulletin 8 (2020). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:RosamiliaE.Silver_Cups_from_Cyrene.2020…
Report | Lysistrata on Stage and on the Street: Aristophanes, Popular Theater and Politics from the French Revolution to the Age of the Web
Citation with persistent identifier: Kotzamani, Marina. “Lysistrata on Stage and on the Street: Aristophanes, Popular Theater and Politics from the…
Lysistrata on Stage and on the Street: Aristophanes, Popular Theater and Politics from the French Revolution to the Age of the Web
My project explores Lysistrata’s extraordinary performance history, unearthing a staging tradition of Aristophanes as popular theater, stretching continuously over…
Euripides’ Athens: Art, Cult, and Leadership
This is a book-length project that investigates the political implications of Euripides’ dialogue with cult, iconography and architecture, mainly…
The Poetics of Female Hiketeia: Cult and Character in Euripides
Setting out to study the significance of Euripidean representations of cultic activities, I have used Andromache as a case…
A Handbook of Homeric Greek Word Order: Expressing Information Structure in Homer and Beyond
Whereas word order in Ancient Greek has long seemed to be an unsolvable crux of ancient grammar, recent advances…
Unheard Melodies: Music and Meaning in Ancient Greek and Roman Theater
Citation with persistent identifier: Moore, Timothy J. “Unheard Melodies: Music and Meaning in Ancient Greek and Roman Theater.” CHS Research Bulletin 7…
Wise Citizens and Other Arguments for the Defense of Democracy in Aristotle’s Politics
Citation with persistent identifier: Tsouni, Georgia. “Wise Citizens and Other Arguments for the Defense of Democracy in Aristotle’s Politics.” CHS Research…
Homer in the Margins: Literary Citation and the Ancient Commentary
Citation with persistent identifier: Smith, Joshua. “Homer in the Margins: Literary Citation and the Ancient Commentary.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:SmithJ.Homer_in_the_Margins.2019…
From Grave Circle A to the Hellenistic Theater: The Birth of Agamemnon’s Legend on the West Slope of Mycenae
Citation with persistent identifier: Paschalidis, Constantinos. “From Grave Circle A to the Hellenistic Theater: The Birth of Agamemnon’s Legend on…
The Metaphors of Conscientia in Seneca’s Epistles
Citation with persistent identifier: Németh, Attila. “The Metaphors of Conscientia in Seneca’s Epistles.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:NemethA.The_Metaphors_of_Conscientia.2019 In his…
Epics and Ritual: Reconsidering Homeric Performance in Ancient Greece
Citation with persistent identifier: Brouillet, Manon. “Epics and Ritual: Reconsidering Homeric Performance in Ancient Greece.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BrouilletM.Epics_and_Ritual.2019 My project…
The Thucydidean Turn: (Re)interpreting Thucydides’ Political Thought Before, During, and After the Great War
Citation with persistent identifier: Earley, Ben. “The Thucydidean Turn: (Re)interpreting Thucydides’ Political Thought Before, During, and After the Great War.” CHS…
A Psychological Study of Dreams in Hellenistic Poetry
Citation with persistent identifier: Karamitsou, Dimitra. “A Psychological Study of Dreams in Hellenistic Poetry.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BoufalisD.A_Psychological_Study_of_Dreams_in_Hellenistic_Poetry.2019 The aim of…
Local Scripts in Archaic Macedonia
Citation with persistent identifier: Boufalis, Angelos. “Local Scripts in Archaic Macedonia.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BoufalisA.Local_Scripts_in_Archaic_Macedonia.2019 Up to the end of the…
Near-Eastern Echoes in Iliad XVI 33-35
Citation with persistent identifier: Alepidou, Apostolia. “Near-Eastern Echoes in Iliad XVI 33-35.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:AlepidouA.Near-Eastern_Echoes_in_Iliad_XVI_33-35.2019 The aim of…
The Connected World of Potters in Ancient Athens: Collaborations, Connoisseurship, and Social Network Analysis
Citation with persistent identifier: Harris Cline, Diane and Eleni Hasaki. “The Connected World of Potters in Ancient Athens: Collaborations, Connoisseurship,…
Building Democracy in Late Archaic Athens
Citation with persistent identifier: Paga, Jessica. “Building Democracy in Late Archaic Athens.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:PagaJ.Building_Democracy_in_Late_Archaic_Athens.2019 Democracy emerged in…
Happiness According to Aristotle
Citation with persistent identifier: Reece, Bryan C. “Happiness According to Aristotle.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:ReeceB.Happiness_According_to_Aristotle.2019 Aristotle thinks that…
Heroic Mimēsis and the Ancient Greek Athletic Spirit
Citation with persistent identifier: Reid, Heather. “Heroic Mimēsis and the Ancient Greek Athletic Spirit.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:ReidH.Heroic_Mimesis_and_the_Ancient_Greek_Athletic_Spirit.2019 …
A New Corpus of Greek and Latin Inscriptions from the Kaystros River Valley in Southern Lydia
Citation with persistent identifier: Ricl, Marijana. “A New Corpus of Greek and Latin Inscriptions from the Kaystros River Valley in…
Aeolian Origins
Citation with persistent identifier: Woodard, Roger. “Aeolian Origins.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:WoodardR.Aeolian_Origins.2019 In recent years it has been…
Dimensions of Staatlichkeit in the Early Greek World
Citation with persistent identifier: Lundgreen, Christoph. “Dimensions of Staatlichkeit in the Early Greek World.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:LundgreenC.Dimensions_of_Staatlichkeit.2019 …
Epimenides the Cretan: A History of Athens (6th-5th c. BC)
Citation with persistent identifier: Duplouy, Alain. “Epimenides the Cretan: A History of Athens (6th-5th c. BC).” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019).
The Eagle and the Owl: Athenian Legacies in Early Ptolemaic Alexandria
Citation with persistent identifier: Amendola, Davide. “The Eagle and the Owl: Athenian Legacies in Early Ptolemaic Alexandria.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019).
The Social Network of Socrates
Persistent identifier with citation: Harris Cline, Diane. “The Social Network of Socrates.” CHS Research Bulletin 7 (2019). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:ClineD.The_Social_Network_of_Socrates.2019 To enlarge a figure,…
Abstract | The Social Network of Socrates
Social Network Analysis is a tool that can be applied when a data set has many relationships and one…
The Minoan Modeling Project: 3D Modeling for a New Generation of Archaeological Publication
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:ClintonM.The_Minoan_Modeling_Project.2018 In the last few years, 3D modeling has become increasingly popular in archaeology, but it is…
“Ptolemaeus Byzantinus”: The reception of Ptolemy’s astronomy in the Byzantine world
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:LempireJ.Ptolemaeus_Byzantinus.2018 My research aims to make an important contribution to the history of Greek astronomy through the…
Citizens and Foreigners in Archaic Greece: Access to Land, Justice and Cults
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:Pinol-VillanuevaA.Citizens_and_Foreigners_in_Archaic_Greece.2018 Escaping from the narrow Aristotelian definition of ‘citizenship’ based on the taking of political office, I…
Petsas House, Mycenae. The Excavation of a 14th Century BCE Residential and Industrial Complex
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:SheltonK.Petsas_House_Mycenae.2018 This book manuscript is the final publication of my archaeological excavation of ‘Petsas House’ at the…
Inscribing Temples in Greece and Asia Minor: A Diachronic View
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:SitzA.Inscribing_Temples_in_Greece_and_Asia_Minor.2018 My research centers on new approaches to epigraphic material, highlighting their physical characteristics and architectural contexts…
Cosmos [to] Commons: Systems and Sustainability in Classical Life and Thought
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:UsherM.Cosmos_to_Commons.2018 Cosmos [to] Commons presents a genealogy of modern ideas about sustainability and complex systems through a…
Inter-regional Doric Influences and Developments in the Late Classical and Hellenistic Eras in Greece and Asia Minor
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:LambrinouL.Inter-regional_Doric_Influences_and_Developments.2018 My research at DAI/CHS concerns the investigation of architectural influences and morphological developments of the Doric…
The Others. Looking for diversity in Euboean linguistic ecosystems
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:DellOroF.The_Others.2018 During my stay at CHS I worked on my main project ‘The Others. Looking for diversity…
Companion to the Translation of Greek and Latin Epic
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:ArmstrongR_and_LianeriA.Companion_to_the_Translation_of_Greek_and_Latin_Epic.2018 Our joint fellowship was awarded to aid our co-editorial project, A Companion to the Translation of…
Ἀχαιοί, Ἀργεῖοι, Δαναοί: Revisiting the system of denomination of the Greeks in the Homeric epics
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:OikonomakiA.Achaioi_Argeioi_Danaoi.2018 My aim in this project is to examine the system of the denomination of the Greeks within…
Aristotle as a name-giver: the cognitive aspect of his theory and practice
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:ChritiM.Aristotle_as_a_Name-giver.2018 In this survey an attempt is made to examine whether Aristotle’s approaches to language, as depicted in…
Sensing the ancient world: The multiple dimensions of ancient Graeco-Roman art
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BronsC.Sensing_the_Ancient_World.2018 Introduction The five senses -visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, and auditory– are mostly perceived as something we as…
Computational Analysis of the Corpus Platonicum
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:KoentgesT.Computational_Analysis_of_the_Corpus_Platonicum.2018 The Corpus Platonicum is one of the most well-known and most influential works of ancient literature.
A Measured Harvest: Grain, Tithes, and Territories in Hellenistic and Roman Sicily (276-31 BCE)
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:WalthallA.A_Measured_Harvest.2018 During the reign of the Syracusan monarch Hieron II (276-215 BCE), Sicily’s famed agricultural resources were,…
Dogmata, Rules, Prohibitions: an overall investigation of the Pythagorean symbola
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:FerellaC.Dogmata_Rules_Prohibitions.2018 As part of a large body of traditional Pythagorean wisdom, symbola are short sentences concerning diverse…
Myth and Philosophy in Late Antique Neoplatonism: Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234-305)
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:ViltaniotiIF.Myth_and_Philosophy_in_Late_Antique_Neoplatonism.2018 During my term at the CHS (Fall 2017), I have jointly worked on: (a) my CHS project,…
Kestós Himás: Phraseology and Thematic Indo-European Inherited Structures in Greek Myth
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:MassettiL.Kestos_Himas.2018 In this project, I investigate a number of Greek mythological traditions by means of a comparative…
Calling the Gods: How Cult Practices Moved across Space and Time in the Ancient Mediterranean
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BachvarovaM.Calling_the_Gods.2018 “The tongue is a bridge!” So exclaims the practitioner, probably an Old Woman, to the Sun-goddess of…
Social identity, social meaning, and the dynamics of everyday writing in Roman and Late Antique Egypt
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BenteinK.Social_Identity_Social_Meaning_and_the_Dynamics_of_Everyday_Writing.2018 Recent studies of Ancient Greek have drawn attention to the social significance of linguistic choice. So…
Gift of Athena: Olive Oil and the Making of Athens
Persistent identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:PrattC.Gift_of_Athena.2018 In this project, I take a long-term approach to the production, distribution, and consumption of Athenian…
Archaeology Through Archives: The Early History of the Archaeological Research in Boeotia Through Original Historical Archives
Citation with persistent identifier: Fappas, Yannis. “Archaeology Through Archives: The Early History of the Archaeological Research in Boeotia Through Original…
Deciphering Greek Amphora Stamps
Citation with persistent identifier: Badoud, Nathan. “Deciphering Greek Amphora Stamps.” CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 2 (2017). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:BadoudN.Deciphering_Greek_Amphora_Stamps.2017 §1 One day in…
Scholarship and Leadership on the Black Sea: Clearchus of Heraclea as (Un)enlightened Tyrant[1]
Citation with persistent identifier: Harris, Jason. “Scholarship and Leadership on the Black Sea: Clearchus of Heraclea as (Un)enlightened Tyrant.” CHS Research…
Place and Identity in Pindar’s Olympian 2
Citation with persistent identifier: Lewis, Virginia. “Place and Identity in Pindar’s Olympian 2.”CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 2 (2017). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:LewisV.Place_and_Identity_in_Olympian_2.2017…
Διονύσιος: Τhe grammarian, the potter and the ghosts*
Citation with persistent identifier: Nasioula, Maria. Διονύσιος: Τhe grammarian, the potter and the ghosts. CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 2 (2017). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:NasioulaM.Dionysios.2017…
Two Tombs for Hyrnetho: A Case Study in Localism and Mythographic Topography*
Citation with persistent identifier: Hawes, Greta. “Two Tombs for Hyrnetho: A Case Study in Localism and Mythographic Topography.” CHS Research Bulletin 5,…
Συνοίκησις in Mycenaean Times? The Political and Cultural Geography of Attica in the Second Millennium BCE
Citation with persistent identifier: Papadimitriou, Nikolas. “Συνοίκησις in Mycenaean Times? The Political and Cultural Geography of Attica in the Second…
At the Table of the Gods? Divine Appetites and Animal Sacrifice
Citation with persistent identifier: Carbon, Jan-Mathieu (Mat). “At the Table of the Gods? Divine Appetites and Animal Sacrifice.”CHS Research Bulletin 5,…
Between Seriousness and Play: Imperial Platonic Readings of the Aristotelian Natural Problems (Plutarch, Taurus, Apuleius)
Citation with persistent identifier: Meeusen, Michiel. “Between Seriousness and Play: Imperial Platonic Readings of the Aristotelian Natural Problems (Plutarch, Taurus,…
Greek Colonies and Their Neighbors in Rough Cilicia
Citation with persistent identifier: Mac Sweeney, Naoíse. “Greek colonies and their neighbors in Rough Cilicia.” CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 2 (2017). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:MacSweeneyN.Greek_Colonies_and_Their_Neighbors.2017…
Swelling Women: Formulaics in the Hesiodic Catalogue
Citation with persistent identifier: Kirk, Athena. “Swelling Women: Formulaics in the Hesiodic Catalogue.” CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 2 (2017). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:KirkA.Swelling_Women.2017…
Abstract | Deciphering Greek Amphora Stamps
About 300,000 Greek amphora stamps have been discovered so far. What were they used for? They themselves do…
Abstract | Διονύσιος: The Grammarian, the Potter, and the Ghosts
Four grammatika vases bearing signatures are the starting point of this paper, which aims to uncover the people behind…
Abstract | Συνοίκησις in Mycenaean Times? The Political and Cultural Geography of Attica in the 2nd Millennium BC
A number of scholars have expressed the view that the synoikismos (political unification) of Attica took place in Mycenaean times.
Abstract | Scholarship and Leadership on the Black Sea: Clearchus of Heraclea as (Un)Enlightened Tyrant
Clearchus of Heraclea Pontica, who ruled as tyrant from 364 to 352 BC, provides an interesting case-study in the intersection…
Abstract | Swelling Women: Formulaics in the Hesiodic Catalogue
This paper examines a formulaic phrase in the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, ἣ δ’ ὑποκυσαμένη. While its context in the…
Abstract | Place and Identity in Pindar’s Olympian 2
My current book project, Myth, Locality, and Identity in Pindar’s Sicilian Odes, examines the way that local topographical features are…
Abstract | Greek Colonies and Their Neighbors in Rough Cilicia
How did Greek settlements interact and relate with their non-Greek neighbors? A sophisticated picture of these relationships is beginning to…
Abstract | Two Tombs for Hyrnetho: A Case Study in Localism and Mythographic Topography
This paper considers the factors which shaped myths as both a shared tradition and an amalgam of conflicting variants and…
Abstract | Between Seriousness and Play: Imperial Platonic Readings of the Aristotelian Natural Problems (Plutarch, Taurus, Apuleius)
The aim of this contribution is to examine how the Natural Problems, attributed to Aristotle (but only partially authentic), were…
Abstract | Archaeology Through Archives: The Early History of the Archaeological Research in Boeotia Through Original Historical Archives
The paper examines the fascinating early history of the archaeological research in Boeotia during the 19th century. Based on original,…
Abstract | At the Table of the Gods? Divine Appetites and Animal Sacrifice
The paper seeks to reassess some of the evidence for the offering of portions to the gods during animal…
Constructing Periander in Plutarch’s Symposium of the Seven Sages
Citation with persistent identifier: Stamatopoulou, Zoe. “Constructing Periander in Plutarch’s Symposium of the Seven Sages.” CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 1…
Herodotean Democracies
Citation with persistent identifier: Schlosser, Joel Alden. “Herodotean Democracies.” CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 1 (2016). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:SchlosserJ.Herodotean_Democracies.2016 I. 1§1 To study…
Improving the Public Image Through Athletics: Young Victors in Hellenistic Thebes
Citation with persistent identifier: Scharff, Sebastian. “Improving the Public Image Through Athletics: Young Victors in Hellenistic Thebes.” CHS Research Bulletin 5,…
Aristotelian Piety Reconsidered
Citation with persistent identifier: Aufderheide, Joachim. “Aristotelian Piety Reconsidered.” CHS Research Bulletin 5, no. 1 (2016). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:AufderheideJ.Aristotelian_Piety_Reconsidered.2016 Introduction 1§1 Aristotle apparently…
Logical Categories and the Parts of Speech System as Structuring Devices in Pollux’ Onomasticon
Citation with persistent identifier: Chronopoulos, Stylianos. “Logical Categories and the Parts of Speech System as Structuring Devices in Pollux’ Onomasticon.”…
The Cyclic Views of the Human Condition in Thucydides’ Archaeology and Sima Qian’s Preface to Historical Records
Citation with persistent identifier: BAI, Chun Xiao. “The Cyclic Views of the Human Condition in Thucydides’ Archaeology and Sima Qian’s…
Abstract | Herodotean Democracies
What can Herodotus say to today’s democracies? This essay begins from a puzzle about the very language of…
Abstract | Constructing Periander in Plutarch’s Symposium of the Seven Sages
In Plutarch’s Symposium of the Seven Sages, a seer called Diocles recounts what transpired at a symposium hosted…
Abstract | Logical Categories and Parts of Speech as Structuring Devices in Pollux’ Onomasticon
Pollux’ Onomasticon is a Greek dictionary of the 2nd century CE. It is the first extant representative of…
Abstract | Improving the Public Image through Athletics. Young Victors in Hellenistic Thebes
The political history of Hellenistic Thebes was far from a success story. Razed to the ground by Alexander in 335…
Abstract | Aristotelian Piety Reconsidered
Aristotle apparently does not discuss piety in the Nicomachean Ethics, certainly not overtly. Against an ingenious proposal by Sarah…
Abstract | The Cyclic Views of the Human Condition in Thucydides’ “Archaeology” and Sima Qian’s “Preface to Historical Records”
It seems to me that both Greek and Chinese historical thinking originally investigated the past and reconstructed cultural memories with…
Two Thousand Years of Scholarly Apps
Citation with persistent identifier: Smith, Neel. “Two Thousand Years of Scholarly Apps.” CHS Research Bulletin 4, no. 2 (2016). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:SmithN.Two_Thousand_Years_of_Scholarly_Apps.2016 https://youtu.be/6TwXYHdUiCY…
The New Order of Time and Cult in Synoecized Poleis
Citation with persistent identifier: Schipporeit, Sven. “The New Order of Time and Cult in Synoecized Poleis.” CHS Research Bulletin 4, no. 2…
Democracy and Civic Participation in Greek Cities Under Roman Imperial Rule: Political Practice and Culture in the Post-Classical Period*
Citation with persistent identifier: Brélaz, Cédric. “Democracy and Civic Participation in Greek Cities Under Roman Imperial Rule: Political Practice and…
Prodicus on the Rise of Civilization: Religion, Agriculture, and Culture Heroes
Citation with persistent identifier: Kouloumentas, Stavros. “Prodicus on the rise of civilization: religion, agriculture, and culture heroes.” CHS Research Bulletin 4,…
Anaxagoras, Socrates, and the History of “Philosophy”
Citation with persistent identifier: Moore, Christopher. “Anaxagoras, Socrates, and the history of “philosophy.” CHS Research Bulletin 4, no. 2 (2016). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:MooreC.Anaxagoras_Socrates_and_the_History_of_Philosophy.2016 https://youtu.be/OCKSmPDzjlM…
Love is in the Hands: Affective Relationships with Objects in Votive Dedications [1]
Citation with persistent identifier: Noel, Anne-Sophie. “Love is in the hands: Affective relationships with objects in votive dedications.” CHS Research Bulletin 4,…
A Short Introduction to the Seleucid Era
Citation with persistent identifier: Kosmin, Paul J. “A Short Introduction to the Seleucid Era.” CHS Research Bulletin 4, no. 2 (2016). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:KosminP.Introduction_to_the_Seleucid_Era.2016…
What’s in a Name? Linguistic Considerations in the Study of ‘Karian’ Religion
Citation with persistent identifier: Carless Unwin, Naomi. “What’s in a name? Linguistic considerations in the study of ‘Karian’ religion.” CHS Research…
Spike Lee’s Didactic Lens of Aristophanes [1]
Citation with persistent identifier: Stark, Caroline. “Spike Lee’s Didactic Lens of Aristophanes.” CHS Research Bulletin 4, no. 2 (2016). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:StarkC.Spike_Lees_Didactic_Lens_of_Aristophanes.2016 https://youtu.be/ajHPSCzlUgU…
Abstract | Love Is in the Hands: Looking for Traces of Affective Relationship Between Human and Object in Votive Epigrams
This paper comprises two parts. The first section will give an insight into my global project on “feelings…
Abstract | The Anaxagorean-Socratic Moment in the History of the Philosophos
The half-dozen fifth-century attestations to the word philosophos (and its cognates), from Eastern and Western Greece, do not…
Abstract | Lysistrata(s): Aristophanes to Spike Lee
Modern reworkings of ancient drama offer a valuable interpretative and didactic lens through which scholars can re-examine issues and themes…
Abstract | Prodicus on the Rise of Civilization: Agriculture, Religion and Culture Heroes
Prodicus gained a reputation for formulating a novel theory concerning the origins of religious belief. He suggests that humans initially regarded…
Abstract | What’s in a Name? Linguistic Considerations in the study of ‘Karian’ religion
The study of religion in Karia, in south western Anatolia, is inextricably linked with the wider social dynamics of the…
Abstract | Seleucid Time: Imperial and Indigenous Temporalities in the Hellenistic East
The Seleucid Era, the official tally of years employed by the Seleucid Empire, was the first linear and…
Abstract | Two Thousand Years of Scholarly Apps
This paper first looks at how ancient scholars exploited the technology of writing to add functions — or,…
Abstract | The New Order of Time and Cult in Synoecized Poleis
In 408/7 BC, the old Rhodian cities of Ialysus, Camirus, and Lindus united to form one polis and…
Abstract | Democracy and Civic Participation in Greek Cities under Roman Imperial Rule: Political Practice and Culture in the Post-Classical Period
It has been assumed in scholarship for a long time that democracy was characteristic of 5th-century BCE Athens and that…
Reframing the Phylogeny of Asia Minor Greek: The View from Pontic Greek
Citation with persistent identifier: Ioanna Sitaridou. “Reframing the Phylogeny of Asia Minor Greek: The View from Pontic Greek.” CHS Research Bulletin…
An Athenian Decree Revisited
Citation with persistent identifier: Doyen, Charles. “An Athenian Decree Revisited.” CHS Research Bulletin 4, no.1 (2015). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:DoyenC.An_Athenian_Decree_Revisited.2016 Michel Fourmont’s…
A Sanctuary Model for Representing Incubation in Classical Athens
Citation with persistent identifier: Barrenechea, Francisco. “A sanctuary model for representing incubation in Classical Athens.” CHS Research Bulletin 4, no. 1 (2015). …
Writing and the City in Later Roman Egypt. Towards a Social History of the Ancient “Scribe”
Citation with persistent identifier: Ast, Rodney. “Writing and the City in Later Roman Egypt. Towards a Social History of the…
Preface to Pindar: Early Classical Choral Songs and the Language of Genre
Citation with persistent identifier: Agócs, Peter. “Preface to Pindar: Early Classical Choral Songs and the Language of Genre.” CHS Research Bulletin 4,…
Abstract–Writing and the City in Late Roman Egypt. Towards a Social History of the Ancient “Scribe”
As part of a larger project on the practical application of literate education in antiquity, this paper highlights one segment…
Abstract–Reframing the Phylogeny of Asia Minor Greek: The View from Pontic Greek
In this article we discuss some of the crucial issues pertaining to the evolution and classification of Pontic Greek. In…
Abstract–Preface to Pindar: Early Classical Choral Songs and the Language of Genre
The paper, which argues that Greek philology needs an injection of cultural relativism and attention to indigenous ways of thinking…
Abstract–Palamedes’ Pharmacy
The fate of Palamedes fascinated classical Athens: unjustly accused by Odysseus, he was convicted of treason and executed by the…
Abstract–A Sanctuary Model for Representing Incubation in Classical Athens
Aristophanes’ comic narrative of a miracle cure of Asklepios in Wealth 627-759 reflects a model for representing this experience that…
Abstract–An Athenian Decree Revisited
This paper focuses on an Athenian decree implementing a fundamental metrological reform at the end of the 2nd century BCE.
Connecting People: Mobility and Networks in the Corpus of Greek Private Letters
Citation with persistent identifier: Dana, Madalina. “Connecting People: Mobility and Networks in the Corpus of Greek Private Letters.” CHS Research…
Local Pantheons in Motion: Synoecism and Patron Deities in Hellenistic Rhodes
Citation with persistent identifier: Paul, Stéphanie. “Local Pantheons in Motion: Synoecism and Patron Deities in Hellenistic Rhodes.” CHS Research Bulletin…
Seeing Hera in the Iliad
Citation with persistent identifier: Ali, Seemee. “Seeing Hera in the Iliad.” CHS Research Bulletin 3, no. 2 (2015).
The Social Dynamics of Dedication in the Delian Inventories of the Third Century: Audience, Function and Temporality
Citation with persistent identifier: Constantakopoulou, Christy. “The Social Dynamics of Dedication in the Delian Inventories of the Third Century: Audience,…
Painting, Ethics, and Ontology in Plato’s Republic 5
Citation with persistent identifier: Petraki, Zacharoula. “Painting, Ethics, and Ontology in Plato’s Republic 5.” CHS Research Bulletin 3, no. 2…
Contextualizing Digital Data as Scholarship in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology
Citation with persistent identifier: Kansa, Eric. “Contextualizing Digital Data as Scholarship in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology.” CHS Research Bulletin 3, no.
Isocrates’ Theory of Goodwill (Eunoia) as a Precursor of Emotional Intelligence
Citation with persistent identifier: Xanthou, Maria G. “Isocrates’ Theory of Goodwill (Eunoia) as a Precursor of Emotional Intelligence.” CHS Research…
The Actors’ Repertoire, Fifth-Century Comedy and Early Tragic Revivals
Citation with persistent identifier: Nervegna, Sebastiana. “The Actors’ Repertoire, Fifth-Century Comedy and Early Tragic Revivals.” CHS Research Bulletin 3, no.
To the Dregs: Drawing Meaning from the Rhodian Handles of Hellenistic Ashkelon
Citation with persistent identifier: Birney, Kate. “To the Dregs: Drawing Meaning from the Rhodian Handles of Hellenistic Ashkelon.” CHS Research…
Atticist Lexica and the Pronunciation of Greek
Citation with persistent identifier: Vessella, Carlo. “Atticist Lexica and the Pronunciation of Greek.” CHS Research Bulletin 3, no. 1 (2014). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:VessellaC.Atticist_Lexica_and_the_Pronunciation_of_Greek.2014…
Abstract–Contextualizing Digital Data as Scholarship in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology
Though digital data is assuming increasing importance in archaeological research, it still plays only a minor role in scholarly…
Abstract–Local Pantheons in Motion: Synoecism and Patron Deities in Hellenistic Rhodes
This paper addresses some of the limitations of the concept of patron deity through the case-study of the island of…
Abstract–Isocrates’ Theory of Goodwill (Eunoia) as a Precursor of Emotional Intelligence
Εunoia is one of Isocrates’ core paideutic concepts. In my article, I aim to show that if Isocratean philosophical and…
Abstract–Painting, Ethics, and Ontology in Republic 5
In this paper I examine Plato’s use of the art of painting in the Republic, Book 5 as a metaphor…
Abstract–The Actors’ Repertoire, Fifth-Century Drama and Early Tragic Revivals
This contribution deals with the theatrical afterlife of Euripides’ Telephus, Aeschylus’Edonians and Libation Bearers. The sources for their ancient reception share two features: (i) Classical dramatists…
Abstract–Connecting People: Mobility and Networks in the Corpus of Greek Private Letters
The goal of this article is primarily to highlight the phenomenon of the communication trough letter-writing from the city to…
Abstract–The Social Dynamics of Dedication in the Delian Inventories of the Third Century: Audience, Function and Temporality
My project explores the social dynamics of dedication, as they are reflected in the dedications recorded in the Delian inventories…
Abstract–To the Dregs: Drawing Meaning from the Rhodian Handles of Hellenistic Ashkelon
Rhodian amphorae, distinctive for their shape and their rose-stamped handles, are emblematic of specialized wine trade during the Hellenistic period.
Abstract–Seeing Hera in the Iliad
Hera is the most under-appreciated deity in the pantheon of Homer’s Iliad. Inseminating mortals with thoughts and understanding the secret…
Poetic Authority and the Utility of Reproduction in Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days
Citation with persistent identifier: Hong, Yurie. “Poetic Authority and the Utility of Reproduction in Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days.” CHS…
Silence and Rumor as Rhetorical Strategies in Basil’s Letters
Citation with persistent identifier: Fowler, Ryan, and Quiroga-Puertas, Alberto. “Silence and Rumor as Rhetorical Strategies in Basil’s Letters.” CHS Research Bulletin 3,…
Minoan Communities and Commemorative Practices: The Late Prepalatial to Protopalatial Tholos Tomb A at Apesokari/Crete
Citation with persistent identifier: Flouda, Georgia. “Minoan Communities and Commemorative Practices: The Late Prepalatial to Protopalatial Tholos Tomb A at…
A Stroll along the Sea: The Processional Way in Ephesus and the Littoral
Citation with persistent identifier: Feuser, Stefan. “A Stroll along the Sea: The Processional Way in Ephesus and the Littoral.” CHS…
Abstract–Poetic Authority and the Utility of Reproduction in the Theogony and Works and Days
This paper examines the rhetorical function of reproduction in the Theogony and the Works and Days. It is grounded in…
Abstract–Silence and Rumor as Rhetorical Strategies in Basil's Letters
In this project we have analyzed the use of two non-technical communication strategies—rumor and silence—in the epistles of Basil of…
Abstract–The Control of Emotion: Rhetorical Education and Civic Oratory in the Greco-Roman East
This paper focuses on the early stages of ancient rhetorical education, as a foundation for exploring the emotions involved in the…
Abstract–Minoan Communities and Commemorative Practices: the Late Prepalatial to Protopalatial Tholos Tomb A at Apesokari/Crete
The presentation examines the communal Tholos Tomb A at Apesokari in south-central Crete as the diachronic locus of the commemorative…
Abstract–Atticist lexica and the pronunciation of Greek
It can be proven that Atticist lexica contain information on a special pronunciation of Greek, which the Atticists aimed at…
Abstract–A stroll along the sea: The processional way in Ephesus and the littoral
Port cities played an essential role in the history of the ancient Mediterranean. Due to their location…
A New Historical Grammar of Demotic Greek: Reflections on the Κοινή Ελληνική in the 19th and 20th Centuries as Seen through Thumb’s Handbook of the Modern Greek Vernacular
Citation with persistent identifier: Janse, Mark, & Joseph, Brian. “A New Historical Grammar of Demotic Greek: Reflections on the Κοινή…
Trojan War by Homer: Retaliation, Narrative Order, and Cretan Focus
Citation with persistent identifier: Zecchin de Fasano, Graciela. “Trojan War by Homer: Retaliation, Narrative Order, and Cretan Focus.” CHS Research Bulletin 2,…
Reclining with Callinus and Tyrtaeus: Martial Elegy in the Symposion
Citation with persistent identifier: Cazzato, Vanessa. “Reclining with Callinus and Tyrtaeus: Martial Elegy in the Symposion.” CHS Research Bulletin 2,…
Placing the Muses: Eumelus fragments 34–35 (West)*
Citation with persistent identifier: Tsagalis, Christos. “Placing the Muses: Eumelus fragments 34–35 (West).” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2014).
Hellenistic Information in China
Citation with persistent identifier: Yang, Juping. “Hellenistic Information in China.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2014). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:YangJ.Hellenistic_Information_in_China.2014…
The Tyrant’s Network: Appearances of Characters in the Letters of Phalaris
Citation with persistent identifier: Marquis, Emeline.
Plato and Xenophon on Friendship. A Comparative Study (Plato Lysis and Xenophon Conversations of Socrates 2.6)*
Citation with persistent identifier: Tamiolaki, Melina. “Plato and Xenophon on Friendship. A Comparative Study (Plato Lysis and Xenophon Conversations of…
Khronos, Cronos, and the Cronion Hill: The Spatialization of Time in Pindar’s Olympian 10
Citation with persistent identifier: Pavlou, Maria. “Khronos, Cronos, and the Cronion Hill: The Spatialization of Time in Pindar’s Olympian 10.”…
Prevention or Cure? Tax Exemptions in a Warfare Context: Miletus and the Low Valley of the Maeander (early second century BCE)
Citation with persistent identifier: Carrara, Aurélie.”Prevention or Cure? Tax Exemptions in a Warfare Context: Miletus and the Low Valley of…
Οὐ τὸ νικᾶν ἀλλὰ τὸ εὖ ἀγωνίζεσθαι: Playing to win or to show off? Itinerant artists performing in unconventional ἀγῶνες in some decrees from Delphi (third to first century BC)
Citation with persistent identifier: Cinalli, Angela. “Οὐ τὸ νικᾶν ἀλλὰ τὸ εὖ ἀγωνίζεσθαι: Playing to win or to show off?…
Leisure Rules in Archaic Greece: Legislation on Inebriation and Foul Play in Literary and Epigraphic Sources
Citation with persistent identifier: Martín González, Elena. “Leisure Rules in Archaic Greece: Legislation on Inebriation and Foul Play in Literary…
The City at the Theater in Anatolia from the 260s to the 320s AD: Signs of a Major Transformation
Citation with persistent identifier: Pont, Anne-Valérie. “The City at the Theater in Anatolia from the 260s to the 320s AD:…
Abstract–The City at the Theater in Anatolia from the 260s to the 320s AD: Signs of a Major Transformation
Life in the cities of Asia Minor between the 260s and the 320s is rarely studied: there is a bibliographical…
Early Reperformances of Drama in the Fifth Century
Citation with persistent identifier: Lamari, Anna. “Early Reperformances of Drama in the Fifth Century.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 2…
Abstract–Hellenistic Information in China
The eastern conquest of Alexander the Great not only created a new Hellenistic world and civilization but also established the…
Abstract–Reclining with Callinus and Tyrtaeus: Martial Elegy in the Symposion
That martial elegy, like all shorter elegy, belonged to (some form of) the symposion has become a matter of scholarly…
Abstract–What Thumb’s Handbook Tells Us About the Development of Contemporary Greek”
Our project began as the first steps toward an updating of Albert Thumb’s classic work, Handbuch der neugriechischen Volkssprache, originally…
Abstract–“Οὐ τὸ νικᾶν ἀλλὰ τὸ εὖ ἀγωνίζεσθαι" Playing to Win or to Show Off? Itinerant Artists Performing in Unconventional ἀγῶνες in Some Decrees from Delphi (Third to First Century BC)
The epigraphic documentation of Hellenistic Delphi testifies to an extremely active involvement of the poeti vaganti in a dynamic and…
Abstract–Chronos, Cronos, and the Cronion Hill: The Spatialization of Time in Pindar's Olympian 10
Time holds a central and prominent place in Pindar’s Olympian 10. My paper focuses on a specific passage (49-55) which, as…
Abstract–Prevention or Cure? Tax Exemptions in a Warfare Context: Miletos and the Low Valley of the Meander (early 2nd C. BCE)
In the early second century BCE, Miletus attempted to increase its territorial control at the expense of its neighbors, Magnesia…
Abstract–The Tyrant’s Network: Appearances of Characters in the Letters of Phalaris
The Letters of Phalaris belong to fictive epistolography: the corpus comprises 148 letters attributed to Phalaris, the Sicilian tyrant from…
Abstract–Leisure Rules in Archaic Greece: Legislation on Inebriation and Foul Play in Literary and Epigraphic Sources
Archaic legislation reflects the effort of the Greek communities to regulate a wide spectrum of conflictive public issues. Rules for…
Abstract–Plato and Xenophon on Friendship: A Comparative Study (Plato, Lysis and Xenophon’s Memorabilia 2.6)
The present paper offers a comparative interpretation of Plato’s Lysis and Xenophon’s Memorabilia 2.6 on the topic of friendship. I…
Abstract–Placing the Muses: Eumelus, fragments 34-35 (West)
After the work of Will (1955) on the Corinthiaca, the editions by Bernabé (1987), Davies (1988), and West (2003), and the…
Abstract–Early Reperformances of Drama in the Fifth Century: A Fallacy or an Underestimated Tradition?
This paper investigates the early reperformances of ancient Greek drama in the fifth century BC. By reconsidering epigraphical and literary…
Abstract–Trojan War by Homer: Retaliation, Narrative Order and Cretan Focus
The tale of the Trojan War passes through all Greek Classical Literature in an unusual transverse way. On the one…
Using Homer for Divination: Homeromanteia in Context
Martín-Hernández, Raquel. “Using Homer for Divination: Homeromanteia in Context.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 1 (2013). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:MartinHernandezR.Using_Homer_for_Divination_Homeromanteia_in_Context.2013 Aim §1 Much has been…
Perceptions of the Barbarian in Early Greece and China
Citation with persistent identifier: Huang, Yang. “Perceptions of the Barbarian in Early Greece and China.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 1 (2013). …
The Establishment of the City-States of Eastern Crete from the Archaic to the Roman Period
Citation with persistent identifier: Coutsinas, Nadia. “The Establishment of the City-States of Eastern Crete from the Archaic to the Roman…
Aristotle’s Treatment of Force and Compulsion as Exculpatory Conditions for Moral Responsibility
Citation with persistent identifier: Lienemann, Béatrice. “Aristotle’s Treatment of Force and Compulsion as Exculpatory Conditions for Moral Responsibility.” CHS Research Bulletin 2,…
Socrates in the Marketplace
Citation with persistent identifier: Collins, James. “Socrates in the Marketplace.” CHS Research Bulletin 2, no. 1 (2013). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:CollinsJ.Socrates_in_the_Market_Place.2013…
The Lord of the Wings: Political Leadership and the Rhetorical Manipulation of Athenian Law in Aristophanes’ Birds
Citation with persistent identifier: Buis, Emiliano J. “The Lord of the Wings: Political Leadership…
Abstract–Socrates in the Marketplace
Why does Socrates frequent, and often use the language of, the marketplace? Why, when so many of his elite interlocutors…
Abstract–Perceptions of the Barbarian in Ancient Greece and China
The ancient Greeks and Chinese bear striking similarities in their attitudes towards other peoples, often calling them ‘barbarians’. This…
Abstract–The Lord of the Wings: Political Leadership and the Rhetorical Manipulation of Athenian Law in Aristophanes' Birds
In Aristophanes’ comedy Birds (414 BCE), the protagonist Peisetaerus —not surprisingly named as “he who persuades his…
Abstract–Aristotle’s Treatment of Force and Compulsion as Exculpatory Conditions for Moral Responsibility
This paper explores Aristotle’s conception of responsibility in the Eudemian Ethics and the Nicomachean Ethics by focusing on one representative…
Abstract–The Establishment of the City-States of Eastern Crete from the Archaic to the Roman Period
The island of Crete is the largest Greek island. Unlike the others, it contains dozens of cities,…
Abstract–The Second Loss of Troy: Some Thoughts about Strabo, Book 13
Troy and Troas have always been a central issue for ancient and modern…
Abstract–Using Homer for Divination. Homeromanteia in Context
The verses of Homer were often interpreted in Antiquity as the voice of an oracle. But we have no material…
The Tomb Below the Ostrusha Mound and the Painted Prosopa within the Central Boxes of the Ceiling: Proposal for a New Reading
Citation with persistent identifier: Manetta, Conseulo. “The Tomb Below the Ostrusha Mound and the Painted Prosopa within the Central Boxes…
Art in Transition: Damophon of Messene in the Ionian Coast of Greece
Citation with persistent identifier: Melfi, Milena. “Art in Transition: Damophon of Messene in the Ionian Coast of Greece.” CHS Research Bulletin 1,…
The City of Late Hellenistic Delos and the Integration of Economic Activities in the Domestic Sphere
Citation with persistent identifier: Zarmakoupi, Mantha. “The City of Late Hellenistic Delos and the Integration of Economic Activities in the…
ΠΑΡΑΛΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΑ: "Coastalness" and "Inlandness" in the Ancient Greek World
Citation with persistent identifier: Bultrighini, Ilaria. “Παραλία καì Μεσόγεια: ‘Coastalness’ and ‘Inlandness’ in the Ancient Greek World.” CHS Research Bulletin…
Matters of Trust: Associations and Social Capital in Roman Egypt
Citation with persistent identifier: Venticinque, Philip F. “Matters of Trust: Associations and Social Capital in Roman Egypt.” CHS Research Bulletin…
Ages of Athletes: Generational Decline in Philostratus’ Gymnasticus and Archaic Greek Poetry
Citation with persistent identifier: Stocking, Charles. “Ages of Athletes: Generational Decline in Philostratus’ Gymnasticus and Archaic Greek Poetry.” CHS Research…
Public Slavery, Politics and Expertise in Classical Athens
Citation with persistent identifier: Ismard, Paulin. “Public Slavery, Politics and Expertise in Classical Athens.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 2…
The Oresteia and Waterloo
Citation with persistent identifier: Witucki, Barbara. “The Oresteia and Waterloo.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 2 (2013). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:WituckiB.The_Oresteia_and_Waterloo.2013…
Gender, Genre, and Truth in Pindar: Three Case Studies
Citation with persistent identifier: Park, Arum. “Gender, Genre, and Truth in Pindar: Three Case Studies.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 2 (2013).
Compassion in the Making: Lexicographic Explorations in Judeo-Hellenistic Literature
Citation with persistent identifier: Mirguet, Françoise. “Compassion in the Making: Lexicographic Explorations in Judeo-Hellenistic Literature.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no.
Thucydides 1.89-118: A Multi-layer Treebank
Citation with persistent identifier: Mambrini, Francesco. “Thucydides 1.89-118: A Multi-layer Treebank.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 2 (2013). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:MambriniF.Thucydides_1.89-118_Multi-layer_Treebank.2013…
Knowing Characters and Knowing Authors: “Poetic Knowledge” in Ancient Greece and Early China
Citation with persistent identifier: Zhang, Wei. “Knowing Characters and Knowing Authors: ‘Poetic Knowledge’ in Ancient Greece and Early China.” CHS…
Abstract–Matters of Trust: Associations and Social Capital in Roman Egypt
Concerns regarding the untrustworthy nature of merchants and craftsmen commonly expressed by classical authors, who instead championed agriculture for its…
Abstract–The Oresteia and Waterloo
Victor Hugo says that Les Misérables is “a hydra at the beginning; an angel at the end.” Taking the theme…
Abstract–Dionysos, Divine Space and Dopamine: A Cognitive Approach to the Greek Theatre
The Sanctuary of Dionysos Eleuthereus on the south east slope of the Acropolis in Athens and the theatron that was…
Domination and Legitimacy in Early Hellenistic Basileia: The Rise of Self-Proclaimed Kings
Citation with persistent identifier: Modanez de Sant Anna, Henrique. “Domination and Legitimacy in Early Hellenistic Basileia: The Rise of Self-Proclaimed…
Abstract–The Tomb Below the Ostrusha Mound and the Painted Prosopa Within the Central Boxes of the Ceiling: Proposal for a New Reading
The presentation reviews some figurative paintings inside boxes that adorned the ceiling of…
Abstract–Art in transition: Damophon of Messene in the Ionian coast of Greece
This paper consists of a preliminary reassessment of the activity and chronology of the Messenian sculptor Damophon,…
Abstract–Compassion in the Making: Lexicographic Explorations in Judeo-Hellenistic Literature
Even compassion has a history. The Greek word συμπάθεια, originally a scientific term referring to an affinity between bodies, did…
Abstract–Domination and Legitimacy in Early Hellenistic Basileia: The Rise of Self-Proclaimed Kings
When I first started this research I was thinking about identifying different ideal types of Hellenistic kings based on the…
Abstract–Gender, Genre, and Truth in Pindar: Three Case Studies
This paper explores three deceptive and seductive female figures in Pindar’s myths: the Hera-cloud in Pythian 2, Koronis in Pythian…
Abstract–Paralia and Mesogeia: 'Coastalness' and 'Inlandness' in the Ancient Greek World
Scholarship has in the past few years dealt more systematically with connectivity and interaction in the ancient Mediterranean and in…
Abstract–Knowing Characters and Knowing Authors: “Poetic Knowledge” in Ancient Greece and Early China
This essay submits the earliest articulation of explicit poetics in ancient Greece and ancient China to a…
Abstract–Ages of Athletes: Generational Decline in Philostratus’ Gymnasticus and Archaic Greek Poetry
This paper examines the organization of athletic history in Philostratus’ Gymnasticus. In the introduction to the Gymnasticus,…
Abstract–The city of late Hellenistic Delos and the integration of economic activities in the domestic sphere
Delos underwent a period of rapid economic development after 167 BCE, when the Romans put the island…
Abstract–Thucydides 1.89-118: A Multi-Layer Treebank
This paper presents the first steps toward the enhancement of the available annotated corpora of Ancient Greek texts with annotation on semantic…
Abstract–Public slaves, politics and expertise in classical Athens
Public slavery was an institution common to most Greek cities during the classical and hellenistic periods. From the Homeric dêmiourgos…
The Image and the Text: Dedicatory Epigrams and Strategies of Communication in Archaic and Classical Athens
Citation with persistent identifier: Kaczko, Sara. “The Image and the Text: Dedicatory Epigrams on Stone and Strategies of Communication in…
The Agorē in Epic and Archaeology
Citation with persistent identifier: Marks, Jim. “The Agorē in Epic and Archaeology.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 1 (2012).
Ritual Practice and Material Support: Objects in Ritual Theories
Citation with persistent identifier: Patera, Ioanna. “Ritual Practice and Material Support: Objects in Ritual Theories.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 1…
Abstract: Collective Emotion in Thucydides
Thucydides’ well-known endorsement of Pericles praises his ability to perceive the fears of the Atheniandemos and steer them in the direction…
Abstract: Lesbos Between Athens and Sparta
Archaic Greek poems referred to a specific historical context and to a specific audience. To understand the meaning of these…
Abstract: Rethinking the Homeric Polis
Descriptions of communities in the early Greek epics—like descriptions of places, people and things in general—tend to be cursory. Three…
Abstract: On Her Majesty’s Service: C. L. W. Merlin and the Sourcing of Greek Antiquities for the British Museum
Based on hitherto unpublished archival material, this paper offers a brief biographical account of Charles Louis William Merlin, who served…
Abstract: Ritual Practice and Material Support: Objects in Ritual Theories
“Ritual” has long attracted classicists. While building on anthropological theories, however, the field of classics has not yet fully explored…
Abstract: The Image and the Text: Dedicatory Epigrams on Stone and Strategies of Communication in Archaic and Classical Athens
My project deals with the interplay between image and literary-linguistic features of Archaic and Classical Attic dedicatory epigrams on stone…
Collective Emotion in Thucydides
Citation with persistent identifier: Visvardi, Eirene. “Collective Emotion in Thucydides.” CHS Research Bulletin 1, no. 1 (2012). http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:VisvardiE.Collective_Emotion_in_Thucydides.2012…
Lesbos Between Athens and Sparta
Archaic Greek poems referred to a specific historical context and to a specific audience. To understand the meaning of these…
On Her Majesty’s Service: C.L.W. Merlin and the Sourcing of Greek Antiquities for the British Museum
Based on hitherto unpublished archival material, this paper offers a brief biographical account of Charles Louis William Merlin, who served…