History

The Diary of Cesare Vitali

Early Career Fellow in Philhellenism 2021-22 Abstract Among the numerous testimonies concerning the 1821 Greek Revolution, Cesare Vitali’s account has not yet been investigated and his figure is still relatively unknown. Doctor and vice-consul of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies in Athens during the crucial years of the Greek… Read more

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 a project, I set out to study Sport as the element that accompanies social development in all aspects of public life. At the same time sport is the instrument by… Read more

Panhellenism and Athenian Athletics

CHS–International Olympic Academy Pre-doc Fellow in Sport and Society 2020–21 Abstract  The paper explores the athletic festivities of Roman Athens, as they were reorganized by emperor Hadrian and became a part of his Panhellenic policy. After a necessary introduction into the league of Greek cities called the Panhellenion, in Athens 131… Read more