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Richard Clogg, “Cousins and allies?: the Special Operations Executive and the Office of Strategic Services in Greece”

British School at Athens, Upper House 52 Souedias Street, Athens, Greece

Library/Archive Lecture Richard Clogg, "Cousins and allies?: the Special Operations Executive and the Office of Strategic Services in Greece" Abstract:  SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was established in July 1940 when Britain’s fortunes, following the Dunkirk evacuation, were at their lowest ebb. It is sometimes suggested that Britain at this juncture stood alone against the […]

Annual Bader Archive Lecture: Michalis Sotiropoulos, Revolutionising the archives: The BSA George Finlay collection, the Greek Revolution and the digital condition

Michalis Sotiropoulos (BSA 1821 Fellow in Modern Greek Studies), "Revolutionising the archives: The BSA George Finlay collection, the Greek Revolution and the digital condition" Abstract To what extent can the digital transformation of an archive enhance, or even change, our understanding of Philhellenism and its relationship to the Greek Revolution of 1821? What new ‘ways […]

Alasdair Grant, “George Finlay among the Scottish Philhellenes”

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Dr Alasdair Grant (University of Edinburgh), "George Finlay among the Scottish Philhellenes" Abstract This lecture places the historian and philhellene George Finlay (1799–1875) in the context of the network of Scottish philhellenes that developed during the years after 1821. This group embraced Thomas Gordon, the soldier and historian; Edward Masson, the educationalist and attorney; and, […]

Antonis Kotsonas, “Politics, research agendas, and the history of archaeology in Crete: an archival perspective on the exploration of ancient Lyktos (c. 1880 – 1940)”. Virtual Lecture

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Professor Antonis Kotsonas (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University / BSA Bader Archive Lecturer 2019-2020), "Politics, research agendas, and the history of archaeology in Crete: an archival perspective on the exploration of ancient Lyktos (c. 1880 – 1940)" Politics and research agendas have had a major role in shaping the […]

Sketchbooks and journals from the Ionian Mission © Trustees of the British Museum

Celeste Farge, “The Society of Dilettanti’s Second Ionian Mission: William Gell’s journals at the British School at Athens and the British Museum”

British School at Athens, Upper House 52 Souedias Street, Athens, Greece

Sketchbooks and journals from the Ionian Mission © Trustees of the British Museum   Celeste Farge (British Museum), "The Society of Dilettanti's Second Ionian Mission: William Gell's journals at the British School at Athens and the British Museum" William Gell (1777- 1836) - Classicist, traveller and topographer - was famously referred to by Byron as […]