ASCSA Newsletter | American School of Classical Studies at Athens

December 8, 2020

Hesperia 89.4 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 89.4. Topics in this issue include a report on recent work at the Athenian Agora Excavations, an overview of the activities of the Ancient Methone Archaeological Project, a topographic journey through Athens as led by Plato, and the presentation of a closed deposit from late-13th- to mid-14th-century Thebes.

December 1, 2020

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Every contribution made on GivingTuesday will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $50,000.

November 30, 2020

Webinar - Eustathios of Thessaloniki on Homer and Excellent Oratory

Watch the 3rd episode of the Byzantine Dialogues by Gennadius Library with Baukje van den Berg and learn about Eustathios of Thessaloniki on Homer and Excellent Oratory.

November 25, 2020

Gennadius Library Treasures - Eustathios of Thessaloniki

On the occasion of Baukje van den Berg's webinar on Eustathios of Thessaloniki (November 24, 2020), watch a short video on one of the treasures of the Gennadius Library.

November 25, 2020

Webinar - The Ancient Methone Archaeological Project: The Movie

Watch a spectacular webinar on the archaeological project of ancient Methone (AMAP). In this film you will take deep dive into the complexities of a modern archaeological project.

November 23, 2020

American School Short Film Wins Orona Foundation Award

“Twelve Decades of Discovery” takes top prize in Educational Section of 20th International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa

November 18, 2020

Νέο βιβλίο για τον Άγγελο Τερζάκη

Ένα νέο βιβλίο για τον συγγραφέα Άγγελο Τερζάκη (1907-1979), κορυφαίο εκπρόσωπο της περίφημης "Γενιάς του 1930", δημοσιεύτηκε πριν από λίγο καιρό. Βασισμένο σε έρευνα στο προσωπικό αρχείο του Τερζάκη που φυλάσσεται στα Αρχεία της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών, ο συγγραφέας του, Θανάσης Αγάθος, διερευνά τη σχέση του Τερζάκη με τον ελληνικό κινηματογράφο της δεκαετίας του 1950.

November 13, 2020

Webinar - The Red Monastery Church (Upper Egypt): Its Significance and Conservation

Interested to know more about the Red Monastery Church, located in the Egyptian desert? Watch our latest, Byzantine Dialogues webinar, with Professor Elizabeth Bolman as she discusses this remarkable conservation project.

November 13, 2020

Webinar - Reading Greek Literature with Frederick Douglass

Watch the video archive of our webinar with Edward M. Harris, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Durham University, were we discuss how we can better understand the history of slavery in Ancient Greece from the slave’s perspective by reading "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."

November 11, 2020

American School Launches 2020–2021 Annual Appeal

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November 11, 2020

ASCSA Publications Participates in University Press Week 2020

In honor of University Press Week (November 9–13, 2020), ASCSA Publications celebrates the local voices of Vrysaki: A Neighborhood Lost in Search of the Athenian Agora.

November 9, 2020

Webinar - The Stoa of Attalos

Watch our fourth episode of our "Live from the Agora" series, with Professor John Camp, Director of Excavations and enjoy a unique in-depth look at some of the most important finds on display in the Stoa of Attalos today!

November 9, 2020

Webinar - Ίων Δραγούμης: Από το εγώ στις μυλόπετρες της ιστορίας

Παρακολουθήστε την διαδικτυακή διάλεξη την οποία διοργάνωσε ο Σύλλογος Φίλων της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης, με θέμα "Ιών Δραγούμης: Από το εγώ στις μυλόπετρες της ιστορίας", με ομιλητές τους, Θεόδωρο Σωτηρόπουλο, πρέσβη ε.τ. και Αλέξη Αλεξανδρή, πρέσβη ε.τ. και ιστορικό. (Η διάλεξη πραγατοποιήθηκε στα Ελληνικά)

November 9, 2020

Webinar - Ίων Δραγούμης: Από το εγώ στις μυλόπετρες της ιστορίας

Watch our webinar on Ion Dragoumis that was organised by The Philoi (Association of Friends of the Gennadius Library), with former ambassadors, Theodore Sotiropoulos and Alexis Alexandris. (The webinar is in Greek)

November 9, 2020

Update on traveling to Greece

Please read our latest information on traveling to Greece and the American School during COVID-19.

October 29, 2020

Poets Takis Sinopoulos and Yorgis Pavlopoulos Together

Τα Αρχεία της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα απέκτησαν πρόσφατα δύο φωτογραφίες των ποιητών Τάκη Σινόπουλου και Γιώργη Παυλόπουλου, οι οποίες θα προστεθούν στα προσωπικά τους αρχεία που φυλάσσονται στην ΑΣΚΣΑ.

October 28, 2020

Trustees Name Room in Honor of John Wesley Gilbert

First African American student of the American School to be honored with a bedroom in the renovated Student Center.

October 27, 2020

National Hellenic Society Features American School Scholars on “NHS Talks Stories: A Story of Philhellenism”

Watch “A Story of Philhellenism: The History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens” hosted by the NHS.

October 23, 2020

Webinar: Sixty Years Exploring Prehistoric Kea

We celebrate sixty years of our affiliated excavations on the Cycladic island of Kea (Tzia) with a special webinar.

October 23, 2020

Webinar: Byzantine Literature: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About It (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Watch the inaugural episode—featuring Professor Papaioannou—of a new series of Byzantine webinars from the Gennadius Library.

October 22, 2020

Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη απέκτησε έναν εξαιρετικά σπάνιο οθωμανικό χάρτη

Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη απέκτησε μία εξαιρετικά σπάνια έκδοση ενός από τα πιο εμβληματικά έργα οθωμανικής προπαγάνδας του 1916. Με τον τίτλο «Εκδίκηση», ο χάρτης αποτυπώνει το θρήνο για την απώλεια πολλών οθωμανικών περιοχών στην Ευρώπη κατά τη διάρκεια των Βαλκανικών Πολέμων, αποδίδοντας -με δραματικό τόνο- τα χαμένα εδάφη ‘λουσμένα’ σε μαύρο χρώμα.

October 18, 2020

National Hellenic Society Features American School Scholars on Second Episode of “NHS Talks Stories: Classics Couples”

The NHS hosted Professors Diane Cline, Eric Cline, Nancy Klein, and Kevin Glowacki for another engaging episode of "Classics Couples."

October 17, 2020

Gennadius Library acquires an exceedingly rare Ottoman map

The Gennadius Library purchased a very rare issue of one of the most iconic Ottoman works of visual propaganda. Entitled ‘Revenge,’ the map laments the loss of numerous European Ottoman territories during the Balkan Wars, with the forfeited lands dramatically bathed in black.

October 16, 2020

Webinar: A Victim of His Times: Ion Dragoumis and the Struggle for the "National Soul" of Greece

Watch a very interesting webinar on Ion Dragoumis, a legendary figure in the Greek imagination because of his untimely death, by Professor, Roderick Beaton.

October 15, 2020

Exhibition - Ion Dragoumis: Between East and West

Visit our latest exhibition on the life and work of Ion Dragoumis, a legendary figure in the Greek imagination because of his untimely death.