The siege of Eion In 478 BCE, after Pausanias had been recalled from Byzantion, the leadership of the Hellenic League was taken over by the Athenian stratēgós Kimon II.[1] The remaining members of the Hellenic League, assembled in a council [sunédrion] on the holy island of Delos, decided to form an alliance led by Athens, while Sparta and its allies withdrew into the original Peloponnesian League. The objective of this… Read more
Lunch & Learn with Aldo Bottino Time, Tripods, Textiles and Trees:Metaphors and Metonyms that Construct the Homeric Odyssey• Free Online Event • Wednesday, April 15, 2026 • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET • Online via Zoom Register Now! You’re invited! The New Alexandria Foundation is hosting a lively Lunch & Learn with Aldo Bottino, author of Time, Tripods, Textiles and Trees: Metaphors and Metonyms that Construct the Homeric Odyssey. Join us for… Read more
“Long prepared they for the wedding In Pohyola’s halls and chambers, In the courts of Sariola; Many things that Louhi ordered, Great indeed the preparations For the marriage of the daughter, For the feasting of the heroes, For the drinking of the strangers, For the feeding of the poor-folk, For the people’s entertainment.” For April, we continue reading the Finnish epic, The Kalevala. We will read Rune 16 to the… Read more
Lunch & Learn with Aisha Dad Through the Looking Glass: The Narrative Performance of Anarkali• Free Online Event • Thursday, March 26, 2026 • 12:30–1:30 p.m. ET • Online via Zoom Register Now! Join the New Alexandria Foundation for a lively conversation with Aisha Dad, author of Through the Looking Glass: The Narrative Performance of Anarkali. In this session, Dad explores how Anarkali’s narrative lives through performance and re-performance across architecture, travel… Read more
The Odyssey with Bruce King 4-Week Online Seminar offered by the New Alexandria Foundation Saturdays 1:00-4:00 pm ET (with breaks) 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 Register Now! From the smoking ruins of Troy to the long-awaited homecoming in Ithaka, Odysseus leaves a wake of death, sorrow, and reinvention. As a hero and trickster, he slips in and out of identities—king, husband, father, son, stranger, storyteller. Wherever Odysseus goes, trouble follows, for… Read more