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Susannah Verney , ‘Greek Euroscepticism after a Decade of Crises: Researching Public Opinion through Eurobarometer Surveys’

Susannah Verney (University of Athens) , ‘Greek Euroscepticism after a Decade of Crises: Researching Public Opinion through Eurobarometer Surveys' Abstract The Eurobarometer surveys published biannually by the European Commission offer time data series tracking public opinion towards the European integration project over time. This paper focuses on mass attitudes in Greece during the period 2010-2020, […]

John Bintliff and Anthony Snodgrass, “The City of Thespiai, Central Greece: Its Precursors, Florescence And Successors, a Narrative Of 7000 Years of Community Life”

John Bintliff (University of Edinburgh) and Anthony Snodgrass (University of Cambridge): "The City of Thespiai, Central Greece: Its Precursors, Florescence And Successors, a Narrative Of 7000 Years of Community Life" Abstract The Boeotia Survey project has since 1982 completed total field surveys of five ancient urban centres in this region of Central Greece.  This lecture will […]

Professor Charles Brittain, “Protagorean Hermeneutics”

(Image: Iliad 1.1, excerpt from British Library Add MS 8232, f.184) 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. Abstract In this paper I argue that Protagoras’ method of poetic interpretation was not eristic. […]

Alasdair Grant, “George Finlay among the Scottish Philhellenes”

Virtual Lecture

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, […]

Michael Llewellyn-Smith discusses his new biography of Venizelos with Roderick Beaton

Michael Llewellyn-Smith discusses his new biography of Venizelos with Roderick Beaton Abstract 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 1914, including his family background, his  political apprenticeship in Crete, his move to […]

Maria Mina, “Manifestation or mirage? The cultural construction of insularity in the south-east Aegean”

Professor Maria Mina (University of the Aegean), "Manifestation or mirage? The cultural construction of insularity in the south-east Aegean" Abstract The lecture assesses the position of islands of the south-east Aegean in relation to diachronic prehistoric phenomena, such as colonisation, interaction, and perceived acculturation. The scope of the presentation is twofold. On one hand, it […]

David Lewis, “A lost cargo of slaves from the fourth century BC” and John Bennet, “Work of the BSA – highlights & upcoming activities”

Image: Boeotian cup, Credit: Huesca, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons BSA Scotland Seminar Announcing a special event co-hosted by the British School at Athens and the University of Edinburgh. Dr David Lewis (University of Edinburgh) Abstract: Existing studies of the ancient Greek slave trade lack detailed evidence for a key link in the supply chain. The geographical origins […]

Judith Herrin, “Elements of Greek in Ravenna’s culture: sixth to eighth centuries”

Virtual Lecture

Image: Gold cross in San Vitale, Ravenna. Source: Judith Herrin   Abstract: This talk will explore the influence of Greek and Greek culture in Ravenna, where Latin was the language of everyday life in the sixth-eighth centuries, while Gothic and Greek left deep marks. The reconquest of the city by imperial troops in 540 brought […]

Ian Collins, “John Craxton: A Life in Greece”

Virtual Lecture

Image: Self Portrait, 1946-7, oil on canvas. Private collection. Image courtesy of Christies, copyright John Craxton Estate.   Born into a bohemian family in London, the painter John Craxton (1922-2009) was a nomad who yearned to live and work in Greece. He achieved his goal from 1946 and enduring joy coloured his ensuing pictures. Long […]

Antonis Ellinas , ‘Antifascism in Greece: Actors, resources, and tactics’

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 at Athens and the Greek Politics Specialist Group Organisers: Eirini Karamouzi (University of Sheffield) and Lamprini Rori (University of Exeter) - Hosted by the British […]

Innovation, tools and services for libraries: the COVID-19 challenge – 4 IFLA Presidents share their insights on the topic.

Virtual Lecture

The webcast will include five speeches, and a unique opportunity for attendees to interact with four presidents of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) and the President of the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Specialists, who will be “present” at the same event to share their knowledge. -Christine Mackenzie, IFLA President 2019 […]

Professor Voula Tsouna, “Issues in Epicurean philosophy of mind and science: The method of multiple explanations in Epicureanism”

Professor Voula Tsouna (University of California), "Issues in Epicurean philosophy of mind and science: The method of multiple explanations in Epicureanism" Abstract I intend to examine an original and important feature of Epicurean science, namely the method of multiple explanations.  The Epicureans claim that, in certain contexts, several alternative explanatory hypotheses may be advanced which may prove […]

Professor Voula Tsouna, “Issues in Epicurean philosophy of mind and science: The Epicurean notion of ‘επιβολή'”

Professor Voula Tsouna (University of California), "Issues in Epicurean philosophy of mind and science: The Epicurean notion of ‘επιβολή'" Abstract The surviving writings of Epicurus and his followers contain several references to epibolê  - a puzzling notion that does not receive discussion in the extant Epicurean texts, even though it is known to have been debated within […]

Charlotte Van Regenmortel, “Fighting for a Great Transformation? Paid Military Service and the Hellenistic Economies” and Michael Loy, “Innovation and Tradition: Digital Resources of the British School at Athens”

Image: Tetradrachm, 301-295 BC, Demetrius Poliorketes - Macedonia. Source: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., via Wikimedia Commons British School at Athens North Seminar Announcing a special event co-hosted by the British School at Athens and the Medieval and Ancient Research Seminar University of Sheffield. Originally designed to bring BSA Ambassador speakers to the north of the UK, […]

Yannis Hamilakis & Rafael Greenberg, “Modernity’s sacred ruins: colonialism, archaeology, and the national imagination in Greece and Israel”

Moses Lilien’s masthead for the journal Altneuland (1904) Professor Yannis Hamilakis (Brown University) & Professor Rafael Greenberg (University of Tel Aviv), "Modernity's sacred ruins: colonialism, archaeology, and the national imagination in Greece and Israel" Abstract Based on a forthcoming book, the presenters will reflect on the shared origins of Classical and Holy Land archaeology as ‘ground […]

Foteini Kalantzi , ‘A ‘bare life’ in the borderlines of the Mediterranean’

Dr Foteini Kalantzi (SEESOX, University of Oxford), ‘A ‘bare life’ in the borderlines of the Mediterranean’ Discussant: Dimitris Skleparis (Newcastle University) Research webinar series on Modern Greek Studies organised by the British School at Athens and the Greek Politics Specialist Group Organisers: Eirini Karamouzi (University of Sheffield) and Lamprini Rori (University of Exeter) Hosted by […]

Panel Discussion: “1821: The Migration of Revolutionary Ideas” (Pt 2)

Image: Painting by Ioannis Moralis   A Panel Discussion chaired by Roderick Beaton, Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature, King’s College London. Co-hosted with the Hellenic Society. Ideas about making a revolution – ideas that are in themselves revolutionary: these two back-to-back panel discussions, one in Athens, the other in London, […]

Panel Discussion: “1821: The Migration of Revolutionary Ideas” (Pt 1)

Image: Painting by Ioannis Moralis   A Panel Discussion chaired by Roderick Beaton, Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature, King’s College London, co-organised with the British School at Athens. Ideas about making a revolution – ideas that are in themselves revolutionary: these two back-to-back panel discussions, one in Athens, the other in London, […]

Foteini Dimirouli, “C.P. Cavafy in the World: Origins, Trajectories and the Diasporic Poet”

“artwork ©Dimitris Kamenos, with permission” Dr Foteini Dimirouli (University of Oxford), “C.P. Cavafy in the World: Origins, Trajectories and the Diasporic Poet” Abstract How does an author writing in a minor language enter world literature? C.P. Cavafy’s journey from relative invisibility to global visibility was long and tumultuous, determined by his debts to both the […]

POSTPONED: Yannis Hamilakis & Rafael Greenberg, “Modernity’s sacred ruins: colonialism, archaeology, and the national imagination in Greece and Israel”

Moses Lilien’s masthead for the journal Altneuland (1904) Due to circumstances beyond our control we regret that this event has been postponed for a future date (to be announced).  Apologies for any inconvenience. We hope you will be able to join us for the rescheduled event, for which you will have to re-register. Professor Yannis […]

Bettany Hughes, “In Search of the Goddess of Love – by Land and Sea”

Virtual Lecture

This event is very popular; please join early and wait for it to start. If you are unable to join, please follow the livestream on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/britishschoolathens   Abstract: In conversation, award-winning historian and author Bettany Hughes shares her research and journeys in the field to track down the archaeology, history and mythical […]

(Postponed) Iosif Kovras, ‘Who’s sorry now? Explaining (Non) Apologies in Post-Crisis Europe’

UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED; WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A FUTURE DATE Iosif Kovras (University of Cyprus), ‘Who’s sorry now? Explaining (Non) Apologies in Post-Crisis Europe’ Discussant: Stathis Kalyvas (University of Oxford) Research webinar series on Modern Greek Studies organised by the British School at Athens and the Greek Politics Specialist Group Organisers: […]

Robert Parker, “New Discoveries and New Problems in Greek Religion”

Virtual Lecture

Abstract: There are always ‘New Discoveries and New Problems’ in Greek Religion, but the two discoveries to be presented in this lecture are exceptional. In 2013 a large new cache was published of the lead tablets on which enquirers at Zeus’ oracle at Dodona wrote their questions. They extend our knowledge of the very down-to-earth problems […]

Markos Katsianis, “Excavation archives in 3D: Digital documentation and curation workflows”

Professor Markos Katsianis (University of Patras), "Excavation archives in 3D: Digital documentation and curation workflows" Abstract: 3D recording methodologies at the intra-site level have greatly enhanced the quality of the produced archaeological record and facilitated novel ways to interact with its content. In addition, they have opened exciting opportunities to revisit mixed and traditional documentation […]

Violetta Hionidou, ‘Using emmenagogues and abortifacients in Modern Greece, 1830-1967’

Professor Violetta Hionidou (University of Newcastle), ‘Using emmenagogues and abortifacients in Modern Greece, 1830-1967’ Abstract Greece currently has one of the most liberal laws on abortion. While we know quite a lot about abortion in Greece in the second half of the 20th century, we know much less about earlier times. This paper will explore when, […]

Elias Kolovos, ‘Romaiika: Towards a History of the Greek Lands under Ottoman Rule’

Elias Kolovos (University of Crete), ‘Romaiika: Towards a History of the Greek Lands under Ottoman Rule’ Abstract The seminar will discuss the history of the Greek lands under Ottoman rule, between the fourteenth and the early nineteenth century, as a shared history of Christian and Muslim communities: to the south of Mount Olympus, more or less, […]

Syma Tariq, “Dreaming of Entopia: Constantinos Doxiadis in Pakistan”

Source: Constantinos A. Doxiadis Archives© Constantinos and Emma Doxiadis Foundation                         Syma Tariq (University of the Arts London / BSA Arts Residency holder), "Dreaming of Entopia: Constantinos Doxiadis in Pakistan" Abstract Greek architect and town planner Constantinos Doxiadis played an enormous role in the urban […]

Roderick Beaton, “From the Europe of empires to the Europe of nation-states: The Greek Revolution of 1821 in international context, 200 years on”

Virtual Lecture

Image: Statue of Bishop Germanos of Old Patras at the Monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta.    2021 will mark the bicentenary of the outbreak of the Greek Revolution, or War of Independence. As that anniversary approaches, this talk takes a long view, beginning with the European settlement reached at the Congress of Vienna in 1814-15, […]

Christy Constantakopoulou, “Gods, Slaves, Goats and Pirates in the Aegean Islands.  Insular Life and Inter-island Connectivity in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.”

Professor Christy Constantakopoulou (Birkbeck, University of London), "Gods, Slaves, Goats and Pirates in the Aegean Islands.  Insular Life and Inter-island Connectivity in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods."  Abstract The lecture will explore some little-known stories of island connectivity from the Classical and early Hellenistic Aegean. The presence of many islands is a dominant feature of […]

Dimitris Sotiropoulos, ‘Populism, party politics, and the economic crisis: contrasting the case of Greece with the case of Portugal’

Dimitris Sotiropoulos (University of Athens), ‘Populism, party politics, and the economic crisis: contrasting the case of Greece with the case of Portugal’ Discussant: Lamprini Rori (University of Exeter) Research webinar series on Modern Greek Studies organised by the British School at Athens and the Greek Politics Specialist Group Organisers: Eirini Karamouzi (University of Sheffield) and […]

Beyond words: history and translation in modern Greek fiction

Beyond words: history and translation in modern Greek fiction – David Ricks (King’s College London), Karen Emmerich (Princeton), Lambrini Kouzeli (journalist and translator), and Joshua Barley (translator). A panel discussion exploring how translators manage the reader's historical awareness in relation to modern Greek fiction and how these works can be made relevant for a contemporary audience. This […]

Quarantine Art Exhibition

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

This exhibit will celebrate the work of creatives worldwide who have experienced quarantine, lockdown, isolation as part of the coronavirus pandemic. Please reserve your free ticket for this event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quarantine-art-exhibition-tickets-118120530687 Entry to the exhibition will be according to booked times slots so that we can ensure physical distancing on the premises. Booking is […]

Quarantine Art Exhibition

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

This exhibit will celebrate the work of creatives worldwide who have experienced quarantine, lockdown, isolation as part of the coronavirus pandemic. Please reserve your free ticket for this event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quarantine-art-exhibition-tickets-118120530687 Entry to the exhibition will be according to booked times slots so that we can ensure physical distancing on the premises. Booking is […]

Paul Cartledge, “Thebes: the (nearly) lost city of Ancient Greece” Virtual Lecture

Virtual Lecture

Prof. Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge), “Thebes: the (nearly) lost city of Ancient Greece” The city of Thebes in ancient Greece has too often been 'forgotten' - for various reasons. But actually there were two ancient cities of Thebes, not just one: the City of Myth (Kadmos, Oedipus and co) and the City of History […]

Stefano Frullini, “Synoikisms, tradition and reality: the cases of Elis and Mantinea”, AthENIS e-seminar

Virtual Lecture

Stefano Frullini (University of Cambridge / BSA), "Synoikisms, tradition and reality: the cases of Elis and Mantinea" This event is hosted by AthENIS (Athens Early-Career Network of International Scholars), the new group for postgrads and postdocs, showcasing early-career researchers’ current projects and working papers in an informal and constructive environment. Zoom lecture invitation will be […]

Carrie Sawtell, “Χρηστὸς / χρηστή in 4th and 3rd century BC Attic Epitaphs.” Virtual Lecture.

Virtual Lecture

Dr Carrie Sawtell (BSA, Macmillan-Rodewald Student), "Χρηστὸς / χρηστή in 4th and 3rd century BC Attic Epitaphs" Variously translated as excellent, good, useful and worthy, among others, the epithet χρηστὸς / χρηστή when used in fourth-century BC Attic epitaphs is taken as denoting the servile status of the deceased. The epithet was used across the […]

HE Kate Smith, “Gennadios in London”, Virtual Lecture.

Virtual Lecture

HE Kate Smith (British Ambassador to Greece), "Gennadios in London" Ioannis Gennadios was an exceptional figure of Western diplomacy.  Living in London for a period spanning seventy years he penetrated into British customs and character always remaining a great Greek patriot. From 1862, when he first set foot in London to 1932, when he died […]

POSTPONED: Annual Garden Party

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

Annual Garden Party

Mark Letteney, “Water to Aelia Capitolina: The Pools of Solomon from Hadrian to the British Mandate”, AthENIS e-seminar

Virtual Lecture

Mark Letteney (Princeton University / ASCSA), "Water to Aelia Capitolina: The Pools of Solomon from Hadrian to the British Mandate" This event is hosted by AthENIS (Athens Early-Career Network of International Scholars), the new group for postgrads and postdocs, showcasing early-career researchers’ current projects and working papers in an informal and constructive environment. Zoom lecture […]

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

Virtual Lecture

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 […]

Nicholas Salmon, “Archives and Attribution: Reconstructing the British Museum’s excavation of Rhodes”, AthENIS e-seminar

Virtual Lecture

Dr Nicholas Salmon (BSA), "Archives and Attribution: Reconstructing the British Museum’s excavation of Rhodes" This presentation will focus on the excavation of Rhodes by British Vice Consul Alfred Biliotti and French artist Auguste Salzmann in the mid-nineteenth century, and how archives relating to this excavation can be used to retrieve the context of archaeological finds […]

Mike Edwards, “Places in the Attic Orators: a philologist and his topography”, Virtual Lecture.

British School at Athens 52 Souedias Street, Athens, Greece

Hundreds of places in Athens and Attica, and more broadly in Greece and across Europe, are referred to in the speeches of the Attic Orators, the canon of ten speechwriters and politicians from the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Among them are demes and sanctuaries, buildings and even walls. The precise location of many of […]

POSTPONED: Susan Mossman, Title TBC

Senate House (Room 349) Malet Street, London, United Kingdom

  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.  

POSTPONED: James Petre, “The Fortifications of Byzantine and Crusader Cyprus: some thoughts on origins, forms and functions”

Senate House (Room 349) London, United Kingdom

  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.   Friends x SPBS Annual Lecture James first studied Cypriot fortifications when pursuing a master’s under Prof. Allen ‘Castles’ Brown at KCL. He only returned to this interest for his second doctoral thesis (Cardiff University 2010), supervised by Prof. Denys Pringle, which he developed into […]

Panel Discussion: Archaeologists at the Trojan walls, meddling between myth and reality?

UCL Institute of Archaeology, Room G6 London

Archaeology is just one of the many disciplines that have approached the understanding of the site of Troy and the events in its history. In some ways, it occupies an awkward position between myth and the reality of the site. What is the role of archaeology in the modern consumption of Troy? Do archaeologists just […]

CANCELLED: Lamprini Rori, ‘The Landscape of Political Violence in Crisis-Ridden Greece’

School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University, Armstrong Building, NE1 7RU: Room ARMB.1.05 , United Kingdom

  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.   Political extremism has been present in Greece since 1974. Despite the adoption of a counter-terrorist governmental strategy around the turn of the millennium which temporarily limited episodes of violent extremism, violence remains a serious problem. By its unprecedented magnitude and durée, the ongoing financial crisis […]

‘Moving Seaside’: Neolithic seafaring workshop – CANCELLED

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

This workshop will focus on seafaring in the Mediterranean of the Neolithic Period, and will stimulate discussion on the topic for featuring in an international documentary film 'Moving Stones'. We aim to discuss how throughout the Neolithic Period the seas, far from being obstacles, were major vectors of transportation and communication. All welcome. Joint workshop […]

The Early Ottoman Peloponnese – A Study in the Light of an Annotated Editio Princeps of the TT10 – 1/14662 Ottoman Taxation Cadastre (ca. 1460 – 1463).

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

The Early Ottoman Peloponnese - A Study in the Light of an Annotated Editio Princeps of the TT10 – 1/14662 Ottoman Taxation Cadastre (ca. 1460 – 1463). In this book, Georgios C. Liakopoulos presents a unique insight into late Byzantine Peloponnese society and its economy, and how these were incorporated into the Ottoman Empire, using […]