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Slave Life and Prosopography in the Attic Curse Tablets: An Introduction

Abstract The past three decades have been particularly fruitful for the study of ancient Greek slavery and magic alike. Discussions of slavery have expanded beyond legalistic and terminological issues and enslaved people are now understood to have led complex (occupational, social, and familial) lives. [1]… Read more

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Philosophy/Science

Project: Posidonian Psychology in Galen’s De placitis Hippocratis et Platonis

My project at the Center for Hellenic Studies was devoted to the study of Stoic theories of passion and, in particular, to the role of Posidonius in reshaping Stoic moral psychology. The work carried out during my fellowship constitutes a substantial portion of my forthcoming monograph, Posidonian Psychology in Galen’s… Read more

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History

Animal Diet, Mobility, and Social Complexity in Middle Helladic Central and Northwest Greece

Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction The Middle Helladic (MH) period (ca. 2000–1700 BCE) on the Greek mainland has traditionally been portrayed as a “Dark Age,” [1] wedged between the flourishing Early Helladic II and the palatial societies of Late Helladic III. Read more

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Epigraphy/Papyrology

Pedestals of Honor: Statues, Metaphors, and the Politics of Commemoration in Imperial Greece

Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction The political culture of the imperial Graeco-Roman East employed a series of written and visual media so as to articulate group power and individual distinctiveness. Commissioned by and for local elites, publicly decreed statues, and their inscribed bases, served as lynchpins of… Read more

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Art/Archaeology

Rethinking Borders in Archaeology through the Eastern Aegean-Western Anatolia Interface

Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction: What is a border? Borders are more than mere geopolitical demarcations. They are dynamic, socially constructed processes, produced, contested, and experienced differently across time and space. In the modern world, borders are often embedded in physical infrastructures—walls, fences, checkpoints. In antiquity, however… Read more

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History

Museum Tours for Inmates—the Ancient Greek Encounters

Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction In an era marked by the redefinition of education, social inclusion, and cultural participation, the issue of access to culture gains special significance—particularly for vulnerable populations such as incarcerated individuals. The MuTourIn project, which was formed as part of a broader postdoctoral… Read more

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Slave Life and Prosopography in the Attic Curse Tablets: An Introduction

Project: Posidonian Psychology in Galen’s De placitis Hippocratis et Platonis

Animal Diet, Mobility, and Social Complexity in Middle Helladic Central and Northwest Greece

Pedestals of Honor: Statues, Metaphors, and the Politics of Commemoration in Imperial Greece

Rethinking Borders in Archaeology through the Eastern Aegean-Western Anatolia Interface

Museum Tours for Inmates—the Ancient Greek Encounters

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Slave Life and Prosopography in the Attic Curse Tablets: An Introduction

Project: Posidonian Psychology in Galen’s De placitis Hippocratis et Platonis

Animal Diet, Mobility, and Social Complexity in Middle Helladic Central and Northwest…