The Book Club is taking a break over the holiday season, although discussion is still taking place in the forum. Meanwhile here is a foretaste of what is to come during the early part of 2019 to start a new year of varied classical reading from Roman and Greek primary texts, with works by: Plautus Plutarch Xenophon Look out for further announcements in January, February, and March with details of… Read more
Aegina is a Greek island not far from Attica; it is well known for the Temple of Aphaia, situated on an elevated site. Figure 1: Temple of Aphaia On the island, there is also a city named Aegina, at the northwestern end of the island, with a famous little harbor. The temple of Apollo was the main sanctuary in the town of Aegina. The remains of the foundations are still… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Heleni Palaiologou, an archaeologist, retired from the Ministry of Culture of Greece, for a discussion about burials from the late Bronze Age at Mycenae, and what they tell us. The event took place on Thursday, November 29, at 11 a.m. EST, and was recorded. In preparation you might like to read the description of Mycenae in Pausanias 2.16.1–2.16.7. You can watch the event on our… Read more
Join Professor Gregory Nagy and a group of students, HeroesX participants, and alumni, March 15–23 2019, on the Harvard Alumni Travels – Center for Hellenic Studies Spring Break Trip 2019, an immersive, 9-day exploration of Greece! Travel back in time to ancient Greece, starting in the charming seaport town of Nafplio, home to Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies. Then proceed through the Peloponnese to Delphi and Athens. Explore Greece’s… Read more
We were pleased to welcome back Maša Ćulumović, Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies, as a guest for a discussion on Pindar’s Poetics of Homecoming. The event took place on Thursday, November 15, at 11:00 a.m. EST, and was recorded. The main focus passages for this discussion are: the whole of Olympian 5 Olympian 1.1–24 Olympian 9.1–20 Pythian 11.1–16 although it might be helpful to read them all in… Read more