Professor Charles Brittain (Cornell University), “Protagorean Hermeneutics” Michael Frede Memorial Lecture, in partnership with the Department of the History & Philosophy of Science, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. AbstractIn […]
Dr Alasdair Grant (University of Edinburgh), “George Finlay among the Scottish Philhellenes” AbstractThis lecture places the historian and philhellene George Finlay (1799–1875) in the context of the network of Scottish […]
Eleftherios Venizelos: The Making of a Greek Statesman, 1864-1914. Michael Llewellyn-Smith discusses his new book with Roderick Beaton. This first volume of a new biography traces its subject’s career to […]
Professor Voula Tsouna (University of California), “Issues in Epicurean philosophy of mind and science: The method of multiple explanations in Epicureanism” AbstractI intend to examine an original and important feature […]
Professor Voula Tsouna (University of California), “Issues in Epicurean philosophy of mind and science: The Epicurean notion of ‘επιβολή‘” AbstractThe surviving writings of Epicurus and his followers contain several references […]
Director of the British School at Athens, professor John Bennet presents the work and future activities of the BSA as an introduction to the BSA Scotland Seminar recorded 5 May […]
Professor Maria Mina (University of the Aegean), “Manifestation or mirage? The cultural construction of insularity in the south-east Aegean” The lecture assesses the position of islands of the south-east Aegean […]
Dr David Lewis (University of Edinburgh), “A lost cargo of slaves from the fourth century BC” Existing studies of the ancient Greek slave trade lack detailed evidence for a key […]
Professor Emerita Judith Herrin (King’s College London), “Elements of Greek in Ravenna’s culture: sixth to eighth centuries” The talk explores the influence of Greek and Greek culture in Ravenna, where […]
Dr Antonis Ellinas (University of Cyprus), “Antifascism in Greece: Actors, resources, and tactics” Discussant: Vasiliki Georgiadou (Panteion University) Research webinar series on Modern Greek Studies organised by the British School […]