Past Events

Title:  On the appellation ‘Thirty Tyrants’: a paradox and an anachronism

 My study sets out to examine the potential link and affinities between two ancient Graeco-Roman resilient cities, Olynthus and Potidaea. It focuses on the impact of natural catastrophes and… Read More

Title: Philo of Alexandria on Allegory and Metaphor   

Abstract: As a Jewish interpreter of the Bible in first century Alexandria, Philo is situated at a central juncture of symbolical… Read More

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the Athenian funeral orations

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Toponymic Epiclesis in the Iliad and its Festival Performance Setting

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In the Iliad only Zeus, Apollo, and Athena are called upon in prayers. Intriguingly, these

are the three gods who are presented… Read More

The Aigeidai were, according to Pindar and Aristotle, a great Theban clan whose legendary pedigree went back to Kadmos: when Kadmos set out from Tyre in search for his sister Europa, his first stop was Thera.… Read More

A dramatic reading of BOOK 1 of the poem, in current in-progress iambic pentameter verse translation, followed by Q and A. Before the reading there will be coffee and snacks in the Cohen Lounge, 4-… Read More

Kamila Shamsie and Emily Wilson will explore the many meanings of home and homecoming, and how violence, colonialism, and war affect identity and community across national and cultural boundaries.

Two images of Sappho dominate scholarly discussions of her work: 

the poet as chorus leader, immersed in the ritual life of her 

community and engaged in the here-and-now of performance 

(e.g.… Read More